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AmityvilleHams · 09-23-2022, 11:24 AM

Definitely remove the rope toy with two blocks attached. That's cotton rope which is extremely dangerous - it can cause serious life threatening blockages in the digestive system just like fluffy nesting materials would unfortunately.

A couple other hazards I can see would be the climbing toy & hanging bridge thing. Those both have gaps in them which unfortunately pose a risk to hamsters since they can end up getting limbs and such caught in them, leading to potential injury. The pencil shaped chew sticking straight up is also an injury risk if I'm honest(specifically if fallen on from above).

Hamsters honestly don't tend to bother with wood chews like that anyway. Whimzees for example are much more successful with hamsters and very widely loved, and the hedgehog & alligator shaped options are very cute or you could stick with the simple sticks or toothbrushes. The veggie sausage & strips are unsafe due to containing clove bud oil.

09-23-2022, 11:24 AM
AmityvilleHams PM Fluffy for custom title Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 4,545	Re: Omg I got the call he's almost ready Definitely remove the rope toy with two blocks attached. That's cotton rope which is extremely dangerous - it can cause serious life threatening blockages in the digestive system just like fluffy nesting materials would unfortunately. A couple other hazards I can see would be the climbing toy & hanging bridge thing. Those both have gaps in them which unfortunately pose a risk to hamsters since they can end up getting limbs and such caught in them, leading to potential injury. The pencil shaped chew sticking straight up is also an injury risk if I'm honest(specifically if fallen on from above). Hamsters honestly don't tend to bother with wood chews like that anyway. Whimzees for example are much more successful with hamsters and very widely loved, and the hedgehog & alligator shaped options are very cute or you could stick with the simple sticks or toothbrushes. The veggie sausage & strips are unsafe due to containing clove bud oil.