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Old 03-15-2019, 11:24 PM   #1
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Exclamation Difference between substrate and bedding?

I have looked on a lot of websites and some of them say that substrate and bedding are different and some say they are the same. So are they different or the same? and can you guys recommend some good bedding or substrate? I am getting a hamster this weekend and want to be prepared..
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Old 03-16-2019, 03:35 AM   #2
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Default Re: Difference between substrate and bedding?

The two are interchangeable really, some say substrate some bedding but unless specifically referring to nest material to all intents & purposes they're the same.
I think probably the best substrate you can get in the US is the white Kaytee clean and cosy.
For the nest in addition to the substrate you can just add plain white toilet tissue torn into strips.
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Old 03-16-2019, 07:24 AM   #3
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Default Re: Difference between substrate and bedding?

It depends how they are called Some people use the terms substrate/bedding/litter all to mean the stuff you put on the bottom of the cage - which I tend to think they all are.

I call the stuff they nest in "nesting material". So there are various types of substrate you can use, but nesting material needs to be safe and something like plain white toilet paper torn into strips. They take it from a pile you put out and take it to the house themselves to build a nest the way they want it to be.

Now you could have paper substrate as well as paper nesting material - and sometimes hamsters will take a bit of that to add to the nest as well. But they do need separate nesting material as well really. Substrate paper is smaller pieces - they like the longer thinner strips of paper for nesting, - our last hamster actually used to carefully weave them into a kind of cocoon!
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Old 03-16-2019, 02:44 PM   #4
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Thanks guys!!
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