Things You'll Need:
- litter box for your hamster
- a small litter scooper that comes with your litter box or a plastic fork
- critter litter
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Step 1
You will need to get a small litter box for your hamster and some litter (it's really easy to find them at any pet store and they are quite inexpensive). If you'd like to save some money, you could also use a homemade litter box (f.e a little jar or an ash tray)
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Step 2
Now you have to observe your hamster and see which corner of its cage it uses to go to the bathroom in (contrary to what some people think, hamsters are quite clean and they always use the same place to urinate).
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Step 3
At this point, it would be a good idea to clean your hamster's cage thoroughly. Make sure to keep a few pieces of the bedding the hamster peed on. Clean the rest of the cage carefully to eliminate the smell of urine from the corner your hamster uses for its bathroom.
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Step 4
Fill your litter box with some litter (it takes some practice and observation to figure out how much litter to put in, but usually about 1/2" works). Don't forget to put in those few pieces of the soiled bedding that you kept. Doing this lets your hamster know what the litter box should be used for.
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Step 5
Put the litter box in the corner of the cage that your hamster likes to use as its bathroom and watch your hamster. The familiar smell coming from the litter box should be enough to get it to use its new litter box to go to bathroom in. Hurray!
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Step 6
If your hamster still refuses to use the litter box, you might need to repeat all of the above steps again (hopefully, that won't be necessary!)















Comments
mweise said
on 7/3/2009 Wow, I didn't even know this was possible. Great article!
cybilfrost said
on 4/12/2009 I never knew this! I love hamsters; especially the dwarf ones. 5*
jrosengarten said
on 4/4/2009 Whoda thunk it? Hamster potty training. Never knew that could even be done. See why e-how is so great?
HardworkinJudy said
on 4/3/2009 Great detailed article on litter training hamsters! Thanks!
tachic said
on 3/28/2009 This is great! Potty-training a hamster?! Didn't know it could be done.