Also i been to other hamster forums and they tell me just to spot clean, and that I never have to do a full clean, just replace the soiled bedding, do you agree? I did buy the 160 QT for my hamster, but was told that it is too small, to me is huge, anything bigger would really be big. The hamsters are in both their new homes, but it looks like I am going to have to buy 200qt tote, will do ASAP. I did buy hamter toys and hideouts and sprays, not sure what else to buy. Right now all I have is hamster wheel, a big wheel, water bottle, food dish, 2 hideouts, some sprays and hamster toys, what else should I buy seems kind of bare and that i need to buy more for my hammies.
is spot cleaning my hamster cage all I have to do, or do i need to do a full clean as well?
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Hi. We have an article here with cage cleaning tips, that should give all the information needed 
Partial cleans are better than full cleans - that means you don't clean everything at the same time, so something always has the hamster's familiar scent.
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That's great the robos are in their new bins. The 160 quart bins are good. People will always say bigger is better, which it is, but you have good sized bins for your hamsters. I wouldn't worry about that. It's good you've made them better homes.
With these larger bins, it can take a bit of filling them. And you sound to have nice things for them. You don't need to buy a lot of expensive things - you can make hides out of cardboard (eg a tissue box) and tunnels from kitchen roll inner tubes and toilet roll inner tubes. Some people get quite creative with cardboard! You can make treat parcels out of cut up toilet roll inner tubes as well.
There's also a thread on here about making things out of cardboard
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Partial cleans are better than full cleans - that means you don't clean everything at the same time, so something always has the hamster's familiar scent.Hamster cage cleaning
Tips on how to clean your hamster cage and avoid causing stress to your hamster. It's best to have plenty of depth of substrate and mainly spot clean your hamster cage. Avoid disturbing your hamster's nest and hoard.
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That's great the robos are in their new bins. The 160 quart bins are good. People will always say bigger is better, which it is, but you have good sized bins for your hamsters. I wouldn't worry about that. It's good you've made them better homes.
With these larger bins, it can take a bit of filling them. And you sound to have nice things for them. You don't need to buy a lot of expensive things - you can make hides out of cardboard (eg a tissue box) and tunnels from kitchen roll inner tubes and toilet roll inner tubes. Some people get quite creative with cardboard! You can make treat parcels out of cut up toilet roll inner tubes as well.
There's also a thread on here about making things out of cardboard
Cardboard creations
This is a thread to show how many things you can make for your hamster or enclosure, out of cardboard :-) Cardboard is your friend.
www.thehamsterforum.com
Thank you for the helpful info. I will read it a few times, but i think i got it. I also bought some dust free hamster sand and my hamster likes playing in it. I will also take a look at card boar creations. I did buy them some hide ways that I have to put together. looks easy to put together. I also bought some sprays and toys as well as toilet paper rolls. is this enough bedding or do I need to add more. Here is a picture I took of my 160 QT with the bedding. If I need to add more, how much more, thanks. His food bowl is way in the back of cage, but it is there, just hard to see. i also bought another hideaway, so they have two hideouts. Hammies will get more toys as well, not sure if they will play with the toys, or not, guess I will have to wait and see.
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That's a good amount of bedding and the hamsters sometimes pile it up where they want it deeper! There is scope for more bedding but it's probably best to just let them adjust and settle in for a couple of weeks. It can take two weeks for them to adjust to a cage change. Adding some sprays will give them more cover as well.