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Old 10-21-2021, 09:20 AM   #1
SarcasticMeow
 
Join Date: Oct 2021
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Question Bar rub/Bar chewing

I recently got a new ham & I'm having issues with bar chewing and bar rub on her nose. I've added more toys, more foraging mix, chew blocks, apple sticks, tried using homemade treat balls to keep her distracted but she always goes back to the bars. I'm afraid that she is bored and am a bit worried about her injuring herself because she will literally sit there for hours chewing on the bars if I don't try to redirect her attention elsewhere. What else can I try to get her to stop bar chewing?
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Old 10-23-2021, 02:04 PM   #2
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Default Re: Bar rub/Bar chewing

Hello and welcome to HC?

Female Syrians can be demanding and they need a lot of space. I had a foster female Syrian who shredded a lot of cardboard. I lined the bars with pieces of cardboard to distract her from bar chewing and gave her plenty of out of cage time every evening. She lived in the 80cmx50cm Alaska cage which wasn't big enough for her.

Does she have a 28cm wheel? If she keeps bar chewing the only option left would be to house her in a large glass tank like a fish tank with a DIY meshed and secure lid.

She's a lovely looking hamster.
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