Please help, bar gnawing...

CREEPSHOW · 03-17-05

My hamster has just recently started chewing/gnawing the bars of his cage. Is this dangerous for him and if it is, what can I do to prevent him from doing it?

Please reply ASAP as I am quite worried about this.

Thanks.............................

yodelinghamster · 03-17-05

Everything is fine, is is actually GOOD for him to do this, it wares down his teeth!!

My hammies do it too.

SnowPrincess · 03-17-05

yeah, it's fine. it's a natural urge to chew and wear their teeth down.

there is no way of stopping it, mine do it too even though they have tons of chew toys and treats.

CREEPSHOW · 03-17-05

Oh okay thanks. It's just I heard that bar-gnawing can lead to misaligned teeth & brain damage? Is this not true? Please let me know thanks.

SnowPrincess · 03-17-05

i've never heard of that and almost all the hamsters i've ever owned chewed on the bars.

lilforjc · 03-17-05

Ralph and Hoop have lotsa options in their cages as far as chew things and they still seem to prefer bars, slides, tubes...they seem to be fine. kinda like when you buy expensive toys for the baby and it only wants ribbons and boxes! hehe

03-17-05	#1
CREEPSHOW Pets Hub Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 39	Please help, bar gnawing... My hamster has just recently started chewing/gnawing the bars of his cage. Is this dangerous for him and if it is, what can I do to prevent him from doing it? Please reply ASAP as I am quite worried about this. Thanks............................. __________________ My hammie's name: JERICHO

03-17-05	#2
yodelinghamster Pets Hub Zealot Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The land of purple chicken Posts: 865	Everything is fine, is is actually GOOD for him to do this, it wares down his teeth!! My hammies do it too. __________________ Evil beware, we have waffles!!

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SnowPrincess Pets Hub Buddy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Huntingdon Valley, PA Posts: 253	yeah, it's fine. it's a natural urge to chew and wear their teeth down. there is no way of stopping it, mine do it too even though they have tons of chew toys and treats. __________________ The Crew 5 Cats: Darth Vader, TinkerBell, Gus, Lestat & Jada 3 Rats: Sibella, Crystal & CocoPuff 2 Rottweilers: Annabelle & Holly 1 Hamster: Lily "Never underestimate the power of a purr." Veronica

03-17-05	#4
CREEPSHOW Pets Hub Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 39	Oh okay thanks. It's just I heard that bar-gnawing can lead to misaligned teeth & brain damage? Is this not true? Please let me know thanks. __________________ My hammie's name: JERICHO

03-17-05	#5
SnowPrincess Pets Hub Buddy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Huntingdon Valley, PA Posts: 253	i've never heard of that and almost all the hamsters i've ever owned chewed on the bars. __________________ The Crew 5 Cats: Darth Vader, TinkerBell, Gus, Lestat & Jada 3 Rats: Sibella, Crystal & CocoPuff 2 Rottweilers: Annabelle & Holly 1 Hamster: Lily "Never underestimate the power of a purr." Veronica

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lilforjc Pets Hub Buddy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: texas Posts: 239	Ralph and Hoop have lotsa options in their cages as far as chew things and they still seem to prefer bars, slides, tubes...they seem to be fine. kinda like when you buy expensive toys for the baby and it only wants ribbons and boxes! hehe __________________ -Lisa -Hoop -Ralph Tanner Hannibal, Alvin, Simon and Dutch R.I.P R.I.P Cinnamon and Simon and R.I.P Bubbles the snake new puppy chocolate lab Annabelle

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