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Originally Posted by AmityvilleHams
I believe the item linked was vinyl coated,which is very different and unsafe.Plastic itself should not be chewed as it isn't a digestible material,so chewing on a plastic hamster toy isn't the best way to say something is safe.
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Are you saying that a hamster automatically consumes whatever it chews on?
It says "PE coated steel construction" on the description. The plastic on these shelves seems to be the same kind of plastic they use for pet products, so they must be just as safe as plastic hamster toys, right? Though, I did notice that they don't seem to list what kind of plastic is actually used for those. On the igloo hides it just says "durable plastic." Do you think commercially-made plastic hamster accessories are unsafe, then? I am all for avoiding plastic; these wire shelves are the only form of plastic I usually use in my cages.
What about those tree trunk hideouts? I'm pretty sure those aren't edible, and probably plastic.