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Hammy_Newbie · 07-13-2021, 03:05 PM

I adopted a female Syrian a month ago who was also a keen bar chewer. I think she may have got into the habit when she was with her previous owners but she also has a strong urge to chew, compared to my previous hamster.

I have tried to add cardboard to the places where she was chewing and this seems to have worked -I haven’t seen her biting the bars for weeks. Just toilet rolls and cut up egg boxes and cardboard trays. I also attached an entire toilet roll to the side of her cage, which she has enjoyed ripping to shreds!

It’s still very early days and she is still settling in so hopefully when she is a bit more used to her surroundings the chewing will reduce or drop, but in the meantime I’d give her lots of different things to chew and place them in the areas she likes to chew the bars.

07-13-2021, 03:05 PM
Hammy_Newbie Hamster Pup Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 55	Re: New Hamster Bar chewing I adopted a female Syrian a month ago who was also a keen bar chewer. I think she may have got into the habit when she was with her previous owners but she also has a strong urge to chew, compared to my previous hamster. I have tried to add cardboard to the places where she was chewing and this seems to have worked -I haven’t seen her biting the bars for weeks. Just toilet rolls and cut up egg boxes and cardboard trays. I also attached an entire toilet roll to the side of her cage, which she has enjoyed ripping to shreds! It’s still very early days and she is still settling in so hopefully when she is a bit more used to her surroundings the chewing will reduce or drop, but in the meantime I’d give her lots of different things to chew and place them in the areas she likes to chew the bars.