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velma · 11-11-2017, 07:21 AM

A lot of hams will do that and I'm not always sure it's because they're bored. They're naturally curious so it doesn't sound like you're not providing her with something. But it's good to give them plenty of stimulation to try & prevent behaviour that may harm them. Chewing plastic is obviously not going to be good for them so is there a way you could prop bendy bridges or something like that against the offending areas to distract her into chewing that instead. Or maybe have a look at the DIY thread boards and have a look at some of the treat toys made from loo roll tubes and that sort of thing. It might help to make her have to work for things a bit more so that and maybe start carter feeding half her food? Little changes might help make a difference.

11-11-2017, 07:21 AM
velma Moderator Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 3,365	Re: Options??? A lot of hams will do that and I'm not always sure it's because they're bored. They're naturally curious so it doesn't sound like you're not providing her with something. But it's good to give them plenty of stimulation to try & prevent behaviour that may harm them. Chewing plastic is obviously not going to be good for them so is there a way you could prop bendy bridges or something like that against the offending areas to distract her into chewing that instead. Or maybe have a look at the DIY thread boards and have a look at some of the treat toys made from loo roll tubes and that sort of thing. It might help to make her have to work for things a bit more so that and maybe start carter feeding half her food? Little changes might help make a difference.