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Originally Posted by Yzma
There are a lot of reasons why hamsters chew bars. I'm not sure of all of them, but these are the most common ones:
1. Boredom. It doesn't sound or look like that should be the case with your hamster. I see lots of great toys there!!
2. Small space. Hamsters need a LOT of space, and as much as they are climbers, they are runners even more. If you don't want a tank, there are other cages you can buy off the internet that provide a lot of space.
3. Little interaction. Hamsters need to be taken out of their cage pretty much every day.
4. Stress. Is he a new hamster? That might explain why he chews. Mine did too the first week after I brought her home.
I hope any of that helps
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Thanks
. I Don't think its a space issue, the cage is pretty big. I really like tanks, it's just he seems to enjoy climbing. I think If I have to move him it will be to a bin cage, but it will be a last resort because the largest bins I could find are smaller than the cage he's in now
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I've had him over a month now, he's not a nervous hamster at all. I have recently put another hamstee in the same room as him though, I wonder if the different smells could be stressing him?