Bobi!!

[dwarfhamstersmom]

The wheel probably is her pee spot then, you can clean that more frequently! I would say every 3 - 4 days or so.

It's absolutely fine to leave her bed alone longer if you don't find a bad smell! If it's coming close to three months, I would give it a check for soiled bedding & suspect food.

Some people have said the smell female hamsters give off is like rubber cement. It's very noticable and unique, you will be able to tell the difference since you're probably familiar with her pee thanks to the wheel.

Yes, the pee smell in her wheel it’s quite noticeable and “common” for us since we adopt her hahaha

Besides her wheel we have found pee in her bed (smelly bedding and toilet paper that she uses as nesting material) and sometimes in her sand (very easy to see and cleaning).

I’ve never smelled this “heat smell”, I’ll guess we’re lucky Can heat change a bit her behaviour? She is a social hamster but some days she doesn’t want to know anything from us unless it’s a treat

 

[Hank]

You will need to clean her toilet area that is by her nest, it probably isn't her actual nest, they tend to have a place closer, but not the actual nest.
I'm not sure about female Russian dwarf hamsters in heat, I'm sure others can help. I have a Syrian, she didn't give off any smell, but she had a lot of energy, when she went into heat. They can be a little less tolerable, for example, not wanting to be handled, when they are in heat, but every hamster is different. That might be what you are seeing? I'm not sure anything would get in the way of treats

 

[dwarfhamstersmom]

You will need to clean her toilet area that is by her nest, it probably isn't her actual nest, they tend to have a place closer, but not the actual nest.
I'm not sure about female Russian dwarf hamsters in heat, I'm sure others can help. I have a Syrian, she didn't give off any smell, but she had a lot of energy, when she went into heat. They can be a little less tolerable, for example, not wanting to be handled, when they are in heat, but every hamster is different. That might be what you are seeing? I'm not sure anything would get in the way of treats

Hahah yea that’s what I meant: some days she doesn’t want to be held when normally she comes to our hands so we think in that days she’s in heat.

How often should we clean her toilet if it’s in her nest or in her hoard? We don’t want to “force” her to change the hoard as she already did

 

[Hank]

There is no specific frequency, if it really is her nest, then you need to leave it as much as possible and only clean it, if it needs it. Are you able to spot clean that bit? Just take out the soiled bits and replace. If her hoard is spoilt, you will need to take it out. If you take any of the hoard it's a good idea to add a bit more. I try to clean different parts of the cage, I split mine into thirds, so there is always an area that stays the same, unless it needs cleaning.
There is a good article on the home page for hints.

 

[dwarfhamstersmom]

There is no specific frequency, if it really is her nest, then you need to leave it as much as possible and only clean it, if it needs it. Are you able to spot clean that bit? Just take out the soiled bits and replace. If her hoard is spoilt, you will need to take it out. If you take any of the hoard it's a good idea to add a bit more. I try to clean different parts of the cage, I split mine into thirds, so there is always an area that stays the same, unless it needs cleaning.
There is a good article on the home page for hints.

It’s what we do but I thinks the ham gets upset only for doing clean spot, since she changed her hoard after we spot cleaned it

 

[Maz]

I think it’s normal for dwarf hamsters to move their hoards or have more than one hoard.