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03-13-2017, 01:40 PM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Sagunto, Spain
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Question : is Lego safe for hamsters?
I have LOTS of Lego that my grandson plays with when he comes to stay for the summer.
If it's safe, I'm sure he wouldn't miss a 'few' pieces.
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03-13-2017, 01:45 PM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Hertfordshire, UK
Posts: 1,269
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Re: Question : is Lego safe for hamsters?
I'm sure it would be fine for the occasional supervised photoshoot, but I wouldn't let them have it full-time in the cage or in a playpen. I would worry about them chewing the plastic, getting their claws caught in any gaps and walking on the bumpy surface because they can develop bumblefoot from uneven surfaces. There are many safer alternatives like the Puzzle Playground, if you have a dwarf hamster and patience.
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03-13-2017, 01:52 PM
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Hamster Antics
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 23,533
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Re: Question : is Lego safe for hamsters?
Individual pieces could be pouched as well. I wondered about it too at one point, but decided to stick to hamster-safe things  Although we did let our hamster play in the Octopod during dry bathtub taming!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjyEme2xcq4
And we did use some children's toys but just for photos really and they need checking carefully (I had to block off the floor area of the army truck on this video as it was open with bits of metal tubing and small gaps underneath).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAZYfMZEzeY
I did have a megalomaniac plan at one time of a large glass tank with 30cm of substrate and the Octopod partly submerged in it  But found hamsters are more interested in cosy round hidey places and tunnels.
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03-13-2017, 05:28 PM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Sagunto, Spain
Posts: 125
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Re: Question : is Lego safe for hamsters?
Thanks - it was just a thought. I was thinking of the flat bases to be used as a ramp, perhaps. I thought the bumps might give a bit more traction going up & coming down.
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03-13-2017, 06:44 PM
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The Hamtologist
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Southern United States
Posts: 2,855
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Re: Question : is Lego safe for hamsters?
If you can get a large ramp that doesn't come apart, I'd say it would be okay to use as long as you closely supervise your ham with it. Remember that plastic isn't the best thing to have in ham cages so it will need to be removed if it is chewed at all
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03-13-2017, 07:23 PM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 4,545
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Re: Question : is Lego safe for hamsters?
Honestly there are much better materials to make ramps from that would actually be safe to chew.Hamsters are prone to chewing just about anything in the cage,so anything that isn't chewproof(such as ceramic,terracotta,or stone to an extent)must be fully digestible and nontoxic.Plastic does not fall under that category,which in turn means that Legos definitely shouldn't be used!
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03-14-2017, 07:33 AM
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Hamster Antics
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 23,533
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Re: Question : is Lego safe for hamsters?
It can be quite sharp if chewed. The Germans won't use anything plastic in their cages  Except for wodent wheels which apparently are made of a special hamster safe plastic if chewed. A lot of hamster toys are plastic - but lego I think could be quite sharp or brittle if chewed. For ramps some people have stuck lolly sticks or dowels onto a ramp to give it some footholds for climbing.
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03-14-2017, 10:35 AM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 189
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Re: Question : is Lego safe for hamsters?
I sometimes make hides etc out of the large duplo bricks and have them in my syrian's playpen that is far too big to pouch and hes not a chewer but I would always supervise anyway.
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