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Old 02-09-2019, 01:08 AM   #1
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Post Pine wood pellets and alfalfa hay

Hi everyone!! Just want to ask if pine wood pellets are okay to use as beddings and to feed the hammies with some alfalfa hay? I just bought these items but upon reading to some sites it says that alfalfa hay can cause diarrhea to hamsters. Thanks in advance!
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Old 02-09-2019, 04:08 AM   #2
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Default Re: Pine wood pellets and alfalfa hay

Pellets of any kind don't really make good substrate, can you get any paper based substrate or something like carefresh? Any pine needs to be kiln dried & dust extracted to be safe.
A small amount of alfalfa hay would probably be ok occasionally but they shouldn't have much alfalfa in any form really.
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Default Re: Pine wood pellets and alfalfa hay

You can use small amounts of wood pellets to create an enriching texture to their environment but it shouldnt be used as a main substrate because its cant hold burrows.

Alfalfa isnt good for them really but they can have normal meadow or timothy hay in their setups. They don’t usually eat it (maybe a little nibble) but it adds enrichment and some hamsters will use hay for nesting.
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Old 02-27-2019, 06:26 PM   #4
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Default Re: Pine wood pellets and alfalfa hay

Thanks for the reply cypher and alpacassei won't be using these two items anymore. don't want my hamster to get sick. thanks again guys!
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