After a tiring day at work, you want to relax at home. But when you enter the door, all you can smell is your hamster’s home! This can be very frustrating, but if you can simply take the time and check the cage or tank, you will know what to do.

Basically, the bad odor might be coming from the cage, the food, the poop, or the hamster itself. These are the four reasons why the hamster’s home is smelly, but this is not a very difficult problem to solve. By purchasing a charcoal absorbent product, you can end this agony. However, the best way to identify the problem is to check and inspect the cage first.

As mentioned earlier, the smell can be caused by stale food. Hamsters need a fresh supply of food and water everyday. Once you remove the food that from the bowl, you need to clean the bowl as well. You can wash the bowl with a mild detergent and rinse it thoroughly. Wipe the bowl dry before placing the new serving of food. Also, make sure that you clean and change the water everyday. If you have done this and the bad odor persists, then the smell might be caused by something else.

Once you get your hamster from the pet store and take it home, you will need to identify the spot where the poops can be found. Hamsters usually poop in the same area. Did you know that you can also train your hamster to potty while it’s still young? All you have to do is to determine where the poop is found and place a litter box there. When beddings are soiled, you will need to remove the part where the poop is located and replace it with new ones.

When the poop is not a problem, there are still potential reasons left – the cage and the hamster itself. The cage can be odor-free if you clean it every week. You should also check for soiled beddings everyday. There are times when the food and the water are spilled on to the beddings. When you see soiled beddings, take them out immediately and replace them with new ones. This should already be part of your daily care routine. After a week, you will need to take out the hamster and clean the whole cage or tank thoroughly. The used beddings should be disposed and be replaced with new ones.

If the cage or the hamster smells, the ideal solution is the odor-absorbent charcoal product which can be purchased from pet supply stores. This product usually lasts for about four months and creates a natural-feeling hamster home without the smell.

Make it a point to serve fresh food and water on a daily basis. Take out the soiled beddings and poop once you see them. Purchase an odor-absorbent product to remove unwanted smell. . All it takes is some effort, time, and a small amount of money to have an odor-free hamster home.