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velma · 01-11-2016, 11:19 AM

I use whichever wood shavings I pick up from the shop at the time, at the moment it tends to be p@h. I've never had have huge problems with it, as long as I sift through it first to break up clumps & reveal any large or sharp pieces, which there will always be a few.
In other countries, as I understand it, unspecified shavings could be anything including pine which isn't kiln dried, which is bad for your hamster's respiration so Aspen would be a better option. Here in the UK, it's kiln dried so even though it isn't on the label as that, it will still be safe. I use a mixture of shavings & Carefresh, although I like the sound of fitch. But for many people shavings are their only affordable or convenient option so I wouldn't say it's a bad thing to use them.

01-11-2016, 11:19 AM
velma Moderator Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 3,365	Re: p@h woodshavings? I use whichever wood shavings I pick up from the shop at the time, at the moment it tends to be p@h. I've never had have huge problems with it, as long as I sift through it first to break up clumps & reveal any large or sharp pieces, which there will always be a few. In other countries, as I understand it, unspecified shavings could be anything including pine which isn't kiln dried, which is bad for your hamster's respiration so Aspen would be a better option. Here in the UK, it's kiln dried so even though it isn't on the label as that, it will still be safe. I use a mixture of shavings & Carefresh, although I like the sound of fitch. But for many people shavings are their only affordable or convenient option so I wouldn't say it's a bad thing to use them.