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07-07-2020, 07:52 AM
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Senior Hamster
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Scotland
Posts: 501
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Nail in wood shavings!
I've just cleaned Freya's cage, and found an old bent nail, just over one inch long, which I think must have come from her bag of wood shavings; there certainly doesn't seem to be anywhere else it might have come from. It's not a brand I've bought before, but the only one that was available when I needed some. I'm glad I found it before it caused her any harm, but I'm just posting this now because I recall recently someone on the forum posting about something they had found in their substrate. Hopefully it's not a common occurrence - but has this happened to anyone else?
Last edited by Fluffagrams; 07-11-2020 at 05:16 AM.
Reason: Removed brand name
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07-10-2020, 07:59 PM
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Hamster Antics
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 23,533
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Re: Nail in wood shavings!
Sounds awful. I would switch brands. There are lots of good alternatives to wood shavings as well. I buy fitch in bulk. Kaytee clean and cozy is good too. Or Zooplus sell hemp bedding in bulk.
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07-11-2020, 02:51 AM
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#3
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Senior Hamster
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Scotland
Posts: 501
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Re: Nail in wood shavings!
Thanks for your reply. I won't be buying it again! I do use Kaytee clean and cozy too, for a deep burrowing section -and Freya seems to be very happy with that.
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07-11-2020, 02:58 AM
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Hamster Antics
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 23,533
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Re: Nail in wood shavings!
If you want to try something that works out cheaper then try Fitch - it's very similar to Kaytee clean and cozy but you can buy a 10kg back for about £23.That lasts me about 6 months or more with spot cleaning and the bag isn't too big to squish under a chair or something. It's about the size of a child's beanbag chair.
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07-11-2020, 05:20 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Bath, UK
Posts: 3,640
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Re: Nail in wood shavings!
I've removed the brand name from your post but I would advise that you contact the company's customer services department with your findings. It may just be a one off but it's important that they are made aware of it in case other people are also having the same problem and they need to review their manufacturing methods.
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07-12-2020, 02:57 AM
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Senior Hamster
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Scotland
Posts: 501
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Re: Nail in wood shavings!
Yes - good idea to contact the customer services department of the company. Thanks, Fluffagrams - I will see if I can find where they are located. Thank you also for removing the brand name of the product.
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