i clean my rats out every single day and if you cant't be bothered doing this you shouldn't really have a caged pet. hygene is so important,they can't do it for themselves.

When I was about 10 I think it was...We had 5 cats (which i helped look after), a dog (again i helped with walking and poop picking up in teh garden), 3 hamsters (Which I looked after!!!) and 7 goldfish (again which i looked after). Age is no excuse for anything.

I am very sorry your hamster died but I have to agree that your age does not come in to it and that a cage never should of gotten to the "Minging" stage anyway!!!

my daughter has cleaned after her pets since she was 3 years old ! 15,you should know better ! poor hamster ! would you like to live in your own crap ? I would advise you not to bother getting another pet.

Totally agree, I suggest if you can't learn a lesson from this you don't get another pet. Hamster's are easy to look after, a full clean out once a week and cleaning his toilet area once a day. I cant imagine how long you must have had to leave his cage uncleaned for him to get in that state. You won't get any sympathy from me! Poor hamster!

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