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08-08-2019, 06:23 AM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: London, UK
Posts: 163
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Overgrown claws
Hello again!
Now that Cadmium has decided she's comfortable being handled (and using me as a climbing frame) I've been more able to check her over and I'm worried that her claws are getting a little overgrown.
She's got some wooden toys that have natural bark surfaces that I have been acquiring recently, like a bridge that seems to have become one of her favourite toys.
Will that help wear down her claws? Or is there something else I should be doing? I know I could clip them or take her to a vet to be clipped, but I imagine that would be stressful and she's a massive fidget, so I'd be worried about hurting her if she wriggled at the wrong moment Is there anything else I can do to help wear them down naturally?
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08-08-2019, 07:21 AM
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Cosmic Hamsters
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 2,593
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Re: Overgrown claws
pebbles/stones placed in her cage will really help. They need sterilising first. Or if you have a tiled floor where she can run around.
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08-08-2019, 11:41 AM
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House of Hamsters
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Wiltshire, UK
Posts: 7,103
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Re: Overgrown claws
My hamster scratches the floor when inside his coconut hut which must be good to wear his nails down.
Pebbles are great like Luna already said. I gave mine a good wash and scrub then used three good sized ones for a path leading up to my hamster's house.
The rough texture of a clay pot on its side with a bit of food chucked in is good too especially a smaller pot so the hamster has to use its paws to get the food out.
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08-08-2019, 08:06 PM
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#4
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: Aug 2019
Posts: 2
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Re: Overgrown claws
My hamster had an overgrown claw and I just trimmed it, the others seemed fine though and he hasn't had an issue since. Trimming them can be a pain, since they can be fidgety, just try be gentle and not stress them out or take them to a vet if you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself.
I also have quite a few wooden houses / bridges that are rough in texture for him to run on not only to help his claws but he loves to chew that type of texture
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08-08-2019, 11:09 PM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 187
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Re: Overgrown claws
Ria's coconut hut sounds so adorable.
I have given my hamster a sterilised pebble for her teeth and claws, and she also has a ceramic hideout. It's basically an essential oil burner (that I've bought especially for her) from a dollar store that is her absolute favourite because she just snuggles inside it as a cooling nest, sits on top of it for a snack and for gazing outside of her bin cage, and scratches the outer surface pattern a lot to file her nails down.
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08-09-2019, 06:00 PM
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#6
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Midlands
Posts: 208
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Re: Overgrown claws
Coconut hides are good, along with chew toys and stones.
My dwafs seem to like this methods, however my syrian never seemed to use them.
However, I found whole walnuts, a tiny hole made so they can smell its food, then they can claw at it and chew. This seems to have gotten her teeth and claws down.
I'd try a few things and see what your hamster prefers to do. Each hamster has their own preferances and quirks.
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08-11-2019, 02:06 AM
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#7
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: London, UK
Posts: 163
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Re: Overgrown claws
Thanks for all your suggestions, I'll give them a try. She does have a coconut hide, but when prefers chewing it to scratching it. She really loves her wooden bridge, I'm hoping the amount of time she spends on that will help, and I will definitely grab some stones for her.
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