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Old 07-12-2020, 04:57 PM   #1
Felixle
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Default Unnecessary chewing + no chewing at all

My hamster, Nala, is just over a year old, in that time she has gone through about 8 cages, 6 of which she chewed her way out of. She chews on her cage constantly. Her cages have all been over the recommended size and the current one is double. She has always had things to do, wheels, things to climb, tunnels, but all she does is chew. I don't often see her teeth, but I did the other day and they are stumps, that doesn't worry me. I just don't understand why she's chewing, to me it seems she just likes to chew on metal mesh or plastic, she's not interested in wood. She doesn't need to chew all night when her teeth are barely there to chew with, I just don't get it. On the other extreme my other hamster pringle who is two, has never really chewed in his life and has really long teeth and I don't know what to do about that either, so any help for that would be great too.
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Old 07-13-2020, 04:15 AM   #2
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Default Re: Unnecessary chewing + no chewing at all

Some hamsters are unfortunately harder to please than others. I’m guessing that your cage is around 900sq inches. I know that you have probably spent a lot of money buying cages but I would recommend upgrading her to a bigger, bar less wooden cage one last time.

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Old 07-13-2020, 05:49 AM   #3
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Default Re: Unnecessary chewing + no chewing at all

I agree with what’s been said, it can be difficult with some of them & a wooden or glass tank cage would probably be a better option.
Have you tried giving her whimzee dog chews? Most hams love them & that might help to distract her a bit from chewing the cage.

If your other hams teeth are overgrown then you need to take him to your vet, hams don’t actually need extra chews as just eating their normal mix should be enough to keep teeth worn down but some can have problems like misaligned teeth that prevent them wearing normally & they need to be trimmed by a vet.
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