Hi Hamster Lovers, just wanna ask a few questions.

1) Is Hamster generally smelly?
2) How often do you clean the cage, bedding, litter and the hamster?

I've a housemate that keeps a hamster in dining area and its smells (the whole living and dining area). I'm not sure whether she cleans up the cage occasionally, but if she did, she might clean it every 2 weeks or less. If you live in a sharing apartment, where would you keep your hamster and in what kind of room? Would you consider keeping it inside your own room?

Thanks for the advice. Its not for me though since I'm not the one with the hamster. Just want to acquire some general knowledge on hamster and where would normally typical tenants in an apartment keep 'em. My housemate been placing the hamster in the living room and now there's a dining table so it gets a bit inappropriate as it stench while me and some of the house guests eat food. I go back home everyday and wanna smell fresh air, but all I smell is the little fella

Plus the living area has less air circulation since the french sliding, balcony door is always shut or open slightly. Its an open space, but its closed, so the open space has been upgraded with extra odor. I don't think she cleans the cage that often though. Even play with the Hamster less. I've pets at home in my hometown, and I would play with them a lot. But not sure if my houssie just buy the Hamster for the sake of buying it.

I suggested my houssie to place the hammy in the dry room (its like a store room in a way) cos it has 3 big vertical 'lubang' which I think is great for air circulation. She was like and

Its been more than a year. I oso volunteer to clean her cage cos I said its smelly (just to hint hint for her to move it elsewhere), but she has NO clue. Sigh...I told my friends about it and they were like Aiya, I always kena buli, not only on this matter, but cleaning the house oso.