Hamster cage cleaning 🐹

Is it safe to clean a hamsters cage whilst pregnant? I use gloves and cover my face to avoid breathing in the bedding dust. I’ve only had the hamster a month and I don’t have anyone else who could clean it. Googles giving me mixed answers so was wondering if anyone has one and if they clean it themselves?

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They say its not due to lcmv a virus that causes miscarriage however the chances of a pet hamster having said virus is rare and there are plenty of signs so if he has a loss of appetite and rough fur coat red eyelids depression weight loss and/or a hunched posture id refrain from holding it or cleaning its cage. If your as careful as you say theres no need to be concerned until you see these signs!

Ohh okay, thank you for that I feel a bit better now Google was more scary with the answers 😂 Yeah she seems completely normal definitely has none of those symptoms 🙌🏽 I have to be that careful as I have dust allergies which the bedding triggers so I’ve always kept extra care when cleaning the cage

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