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Originally Posted by herbi7
Maybe he could stay over at someone's who has a hamster and try handling it and breathing close to the bedding or something to be absolutely sure. I think the type of bedding is going to be important, I'm allergic to random things, I'm fine with pine woodshavings if they have been aired for a bit, aspen makes me sneeze and so does aubiose but I think that may be high dust content of the last two. But I'm allergic to recycled paper cat litter and I've no idea why that is. I'm best with fitch. My friend's nephew has bad asthma and managed to keep gerbils despite that but it did affect him and made things harder for him. Do you have a garden? Maybe a bunny or guinea pigs would work if nothing else does as you could keep them outside. Or if he does turn out to be allergic to the hamster, keeping it in a room which is shut away form the rest of the house with an air purifier, I find those really effective with allergies.
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That's what I want him to do, but we don't know anyone with a hamster
I've been asking around Facebook but no one has one.
It's interesting that you're allergic to paper bedding, the rats had shredded cardboard, is that the same or different?
Sadly we don't have a garden. We have a large balcony, but I've always thought it was unfair to keep a rabbit or guinea pig if you don't have any grass for them to enjoy.
Getting an air purifier is definitely one of my last choices, but still an option. I don't really want to have to get one as it will cost money to use all the time and they're also not too cheap to buy. Have you found that to be true?
Thank you for all your help, I really appreciate it!