could the hamster eat the panit?
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they all do this, give em empty toilet paper rolls to chew on mine love it, also an exercise ball for outside the cage fun, and yes you may have to tape it shut when in use, they bump into things and the lid pops off. also they sell things at petsmart your hammie can chew on, in the hammie treats section.
It's not bad when he chews on the cage. It's actually a good thing because hamster's teeth are constantly growing so they need some way to gnaw them down. You could try putting in chew sticks in there (pieces of wood you buy from the pet store) but my hamster doesn't chew on them, just the bars.
no, it's not bad. it's okay because the hamster needs to shorten their teeth so they chew on the cage. if they dont, and the teeth grow too long, they cant eat and then they will die. if you dont want the hamster to chew on the cage to shorten his teeth, you could buy him dog biscuits and let him chew on that.
it is not bad. i have a rabbit and he chews on all of his cages and toys. It is annoying at nite when i get in bed he is chewing on his waterbottle and he never stops!
no, its perfectly fine
]they're supposed to do that. it means that its teeeth are growing, and it wants to "file" them
but if it bothers you, maybe stick a toilet paper center, or like a cardboard thing in the cage so it can chew on that.
or stop at the pet store to but little wooden bloks for it
my hamster's cage is filled with little things for her to chew on XD
hope u find luck, pixie!
It is ok. They put non-toxic paint on the bars and they need to chew or their teeth will get to big and well... it's ok
No it is not bad. It means his teeth are growing. You should give it toilet paper rolls with no toilet paper on it and give it to your hamster to chew on and you can give them chew sticks for other stuff he can chew on. He might not chew them and will still chew the cage but at least you gave him more stuff to chew!!!
It is perfectly normal for hamsters, or any rodent for that matter, to chew on their cage, food dishesl, etc. That is their instinct to wear down their teeth. However it could be from boredom, which isn't good. Both of these problems could be solved with one easy step: Put some chew blocks or sticks and other amusing things for hamsters. Make sure they are for your specific animal, because puting any block of wood from a hardware store in the cage could really hurt the animal. Most chew toys from pet shops are coated with something so it won't splinter off and expose sharp shards of wood that can puncture externally or internally. Well it looks like I am rambling again, hope this helped~
There is evidence that this can cause brain damage in hamsters, and i dont encourage my hamster to do it.
regardless of how many people telling you they do it to grind their teeth down, its false. their everyday diet of nuts, seeds, and dried cereal will do this for them.
They chew the bars of the cage through boredom. Make sure you have fruit flavoured wood, and cereal chew bars in the cage. All pet stores sell these. And take your hamster out of the cage for exercise if he does do this.
Put some lemon juice on the bars so that it tastes sour :-)
Normal mine do it all the time! however it normally means they want attention or out of the cage!
you should buy a ball and put your hamster in it...but put tape on the lip part because many hamsters get out and go missing because those ball's lids aren't very good.
Have the wooden nibbles things, shes bored, no toys, lonely, need something to chew on i read on net personal experience ma hammy done it
try a wooden dowel
heya i have 2 dwarf hamsters and they climb on top of the cage so they are up side down and chew the cage.
it is fine for them to do it.
they do this because there teeth are like guinea pigs and they grow and grow. so they chew the cage to file them down.
you dont need to worry and if you get bad comment then dont listen to them. x
Nahh...not at all my mouse did that to its cage just because it like the taste or somthing like that so that is what i think.
No. Hamsters need to chew something to keep their teeth from becoming overgrown. You could get your hamster some wood chewsticks or treat sticks(these are flavored and consist of various seeds, sometimes with a wood chewstick core) from a pet store or supermarket. Hope this helped!
Rodents gnaw on things naturally in order to keep their teeth short.
You can buy mineral salt wheels and lickstones which are specifically designed for small animal to gnaw on. You can also get wooden shapes for them to gnaw on too, which stops them potentially hurting themselves on their cages.
no, its not bad if the hamster chews on its cage, it just means he/she is unhappy, and usually its because they dont have anything else ta chew on, so if you dont already, u should get a chewing block for him/her.
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I don't use a bar cage. Mine is like an aquarium. It is much quieter and there is no chewing, but I do leave a toilet paper roll with out the toilet paper on it and their food and water full. Always make sure the cage is clean! And DO NOT put in salt sticks. I had three mice and now I am down to two. All of this makes for some pretty happy mice!
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