i've bought her a nutri block and hard stuff for her to chew on. why does she keep biting the bars? how do i make her stop before the paint wears off?
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try put yourself in her. paws
image you were living in a house, even a very luxurious one, 3 floors, gym in the basement, billiards, ping pong, a 1st floor with the most luxurious living room a kitchen w/ a fridge always filled w/ the most delicious treats and a 2nd floor w/ a royal bedroom and a 8ft bath pool.
wouldn't you want to get out, too?
but, wait, no. problem is that except for rides in a panorama limo (kind'a) you never had any contact with the outside world.
how would you feel, facing the cool air of the night, in front of an open window, the unhoped chance to get out?
practically, if you have a room (or two) that you can make ABSOLUTELY hamster escape proof (vent openings no bigger then 1/2", no cracks, not even behind closets %26 all, no mice holes (!) tight doors %26 windows)
then, let her run freely in that/those room/s, a couple evenings, every week
she'll come back to you after a while (usually no more then an hour)
u can't make her stop. sounds to me like she's bored and needs more to do . does she have a wheel and a ball. perhaps she just wants her freedom and is trying to get out. wouldn't you.
Some hamsters just like to nibble on cage bars. It's just the way they are. There's two things you can try. First, you can coat the cage bars LIGHTLY with tabasco sauce. Just make sure their water bottle is full first! Second, you can move the hamster to a mesh-topped glass aquarium. I had a hamster with the exact same problem a few years ago, and once I got her into an aquarium she had no more cage bars to chew on.
I'm sorry but there really is no way to get her to stop chewing on the bars. When I had a hamster she acted like she was in hamster prison too!lol! She probably likes the taste of the paint or she just wants to escape! Try using an aquarium.
Let her out more or get her a ball to roam in. I'd be biting my cage too if I was in a cage all day.
maybe do what the 1st person said: buy a wheel and stuff, and I would say get her a bigger cage as well.
i heard that there is actually a reason why they chew on things.anyways-maybe she perfers the way the bars feel in her mouth than a nutri block.get something closer to the bars
they bite stuff because like beavers their teeth never stop growing so they need to wear tham down so they can eat properly. you just have to keep offering her a variety of things untill you find something she likes to chew they are very hard to deter from chewing.,
Poor little baby,he or she's screaming at you:
GET ME OUT OF HEEEEEEEERE !
you are probably not leting out enough
your hamster probably wants more attention try playing with it as much as possible if that doesn't work get it a chew toy to chew on instead or watch it crawl around on the floor for More exerigfse
that's what i had do with my hamster Patience is the key
She's bored. She needs a bigger cage and more things to do. You can't stop her from biting your current cage. Get a really big cage that doesn't have painted bars. The paint could make her sick if she eats enough of it.
GET HER A TANK. my dwarfy has a tank, the bedding can't come out, and there are no bars to bite. So much better for the hamster!
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my 12 yr old daughters hamster chews her cage too.what we tried is this. get the cardboord tube from a toilet roll. lightly coat the inside with peanut butter (crunchy is best) and hopefully she/he will chew that instead. if that doesnt work u can put her in the bath tub (enpty of course!) and stroke her and just let him/her have a bit of freedem every day.
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