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AmityvilleHams · 10-09-2019, 02:32 PM

It's really not that unusual. This is actually one reason why many people strongly discourage using any kind of plastic tubes and tunnels(and other plastic cage objects other than wheels), among other issues associated with using plastic.

Along with potentially getting stuck, plastic tunnels and other similar objects(houses etc) trap humidity. They also hold bacteria and odor, so this can lead to a much smellier cage as well as increase your risk of respiratory illness in any hamster.

Hamsters can make their own tunnels and burrow systems just fine given appropriate substrate that is deep enough(6-12" for Syrians, although even more would be ideal). This would eliminate the risk of any trapped hamsters as well as significantly increasing ventilation and in general ridding you of any of the issues plastic or other synthetic tunnel systems can bring(although the primary culprit when it comes to these tunnel and house style products is plastic).

10-09-2019, 02:32 PM
AmityvilleHams PM Fluffy for custom title Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 4,545	Re: My young hamster is a weirdo?? It's really not that unusual. This is actually one reason why many people strongly discourage using any kind of plastic tubes and tunnels(and other plastic cage objects other than wheels), among other issues associated with using plastic. Along with potentially getting stuck, plastic tunnels and other similar objects(houses etc) trap humidity. They also hold bacteria and odor, so this can lead to a much smellier cage as well as increase your risk of respiratory illness in any hamster. Hamsters can make their own tunnels and burrow systems just fine given appropriate substrate that is deep enough(6-12" for Syrians, although even more would be ideal). This would eliminate the risk of any trapped hamsters as well as significantly increasing ventilation and in general ridding you of any of the issues plastic or other synthetic tunnel systems can bring(although the primary culprit when it comes to these tunnel and house style products is plastic).