Possessive over nesting material
I have been giving my hamster a little bit of tissue and replace it once in a while (it does get dirty quite soon, as compared with the aspen shavings in her cage). I realised that she has been getting very possessive of all tissue! I experimented by giving her a little more, and it seems like she will take as much tissue as I give her and stuff it all into her nest for the night.
It's a bit too much, because sometimes her hide is so full that she gets a bit stuck and finds it hard to come out when I call her out with a treat, and I kinda worry she ends up blocking all the air inside.
Can anyone help explain this?
Would she become less possessive and only take what she needs if I gave her plenty of it (maybe a whole layer over her cage)?
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