QUOTE(lemonadegirl @ Apr 14 2008, 01:06 AM)
Thanks nos n jayniel for the quick replies. Im glad there's ntg wrong wit my hamster
. im a noob at keepin hamsters. three weeks ago, i bought Chubby(or fei fei, she really very fat) and a new basic cage tht comes wit everythin but, sadly, now i need to get her a new plastic tank or somethin wit no metal bars. Argh. I wonder why ppl still sell cages when hamsters have a bad addictive habit of biting the dumb bars. I did give my hamster chew wood to wear off her teeth, bt noo, she wants the metal bars instead. Was just wonderin, is there a way to stop (or train) a hamster from bitin the cage besides placin her in a tank wit no bars and givin her chew toys?? I noticed my hamster is eatin up all the metal bar paint..even her mouth seem to be like the paint color. im worried she might get cancer or somethin...will she?
The only way to stop is to change the cage to a tank. People sell cages coz it gives good ventilation and some are not bothered with the biting.The bar chewing is a bad habit. But the worst part is a hamster can get metal poisoning if the chewed parts are rusty. Petshops of course won't advice you, and certainly not many caresheets advice this too....
When metal comes in contact with saliva, it becomes metalic and salty, which causes the hamster to chew more coz of the taste. No matter how much wooden toys, or mineral stones or whatever chew toys, it will always chew back the cage bars.
If your hamster becomes skinnier, it would mean she got some teeth problem. Check the teeth to make sure not overgrown.
Apr 14 2008, 01:19 AM
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