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Ria P · 03-14-2021, 07:22 AM

I don't know of any scientific research because that's not something i ever look into.

Maybe you could contact whoever produces scented bedding and ask them? I'd ask them if there is any scientific research to proof that scented bedding is not harmful to hamsters.

The whole concept of scenting bedding is crazy considering that hamsters have scent glands and scent their environment.
A typical case of producing an animal product but aimed at humans without consideration for the animal, to please the human nose. Like a hamster ball, produced for the convenience of humans who can't be bothered setting up a playpen and without consideration to the stress and danger it exposes the animal to.

03-14-2021, 07:22 AM
Ria P House of Hamsters Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,103	Re: Scented Bedding I don't know of any scientific research because that's not something i ever look into. Maybe you could contact whoever produces scented bedding and ask them? I'd ask them if there is any scientific research to proof that scented bedding is not harmful to hamsters. The whole concept of scenting bedding is crazy considering that hamsters have scent glands and scent their environment. A typical case of producing an animal product but aimed at humans without consideration for the animal, to please the human nose. Like a hamster ball, produced for the convenience of humans who can't be bothered setting up a playpen and without consideration to the stress and danger it exposes the animal to.