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Ria P · 05-24-2022, 08:15 AM

Clive shredded all the flat pieces of cardboard and then chewed the bars. Like Raffy, he wants out all the time.

So i made chewing difficult for him. I attached a bendy bridge flat against his favourite chewing area and replaced the flat and easy chew cardboard by the door with an awkward Pringle tube. He doesn't chew the tube and tried to stand on it to get to a new chewing bars place but kept sliding off! Not one to give up easily, Clive is now able to balance on top of the Pringle tube but doesn't chew the bars there anymore.
Well, he does sometimes when i'm in the room and he thinks i should catch the freeroaming hamster to let him out but making things awkward for him has reduced his bar chewing a lot. He spends more time on his wheel now and still gets out a lot.
Anything is worth a try with assertive hamsters.

05-24-2022, 08:15 AM
Ria P House of Hamsters Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,103	Re: Raphael (Raffy's) Adventures Clive shredded all the flat pieces of cardboard and then chewed the bars. Like Raffy, he wants out all the time. So i made chewing difficult for him. I attached a bendy bridge flat against his favourite chewing area and replaced the flat and easy chew cardboard by the door with an awkward Pringle tube. He doesn't chew the tube and tried to stand on it to get to a new chewing bars place but kept sliding off! Not one to give up easily, Clive is now able to balance on top of the Pringle tube but doesn't chew the bars there anymore. Well, he does sometimes when i'm in the room and he thinks i should catch the freeroaming hamster to let him out but making things awkward for him has reduced his bar chewing a lot. He spends more time on his wheel now and still gets out a lot. Anything is worth a try with assertive hamsters.