Hampster bedding??

my daughter has a hampster. stinky little devil it is!! i have been

buying the recycled type of bedding for his cage. he has 2 cages

connected together. one small one and one med. size one.

i only use

the bedding in the med size one. (food and toys go in the small one)

so here is my question. is there something that i can use other than

buying bedding. ie. i shred papers, could i use them.

also, after

about 5 days, he (his cage) starts stinking again. is there something

i need to add or take away from his diet that would help. i feed him

the boxed store bought hampster food. or is there a secret someone

would be willing to let me in on that i could add to his cage to

counter act the smell. it seems he uses the bathroom where there is no

bedding to absorb the liquid.

just need some advice on the stinky little critter. he is way too cute

to get rid of and my daughter loves him.

thanks