why does my hamster chew on her cage other than the wood she has in her cage??

Question

my hamster has all the wood she needs in her cage to chew but theres something she does funny that i dont think is normal, she chews on her cage bars ,why does she do this??

Answer 1

30 seconds it's for his teeth. if longer, it's because he's bored and wants out. it is NOT NORMAL to chew for more than 30 seconds---it's obsessive---like the animals that pace at the zoo. sometimes a bigger or 2nd cage cage added will do the trick but most of the time u have to get a hamster ball for them to run in. use tape on the lid because they pop open. let them run til they stop---make sure u r around cuz as i said the lid can pop open---just listen for him u dont have to watch. then put him back and if hes had enough he wont chew again--if he wants more he'll start back--then u can just let him run some more. my girl runs for about 2-3 hrs with hourly water/food breaks. i know when shes had enough because she doesnt chew and goes to bed. they r used to running in the wild for 5-6 miles and they want this freedom. this is safe freedom. get him a ball---$5 at petstore or even walmart. the best ones have screws in them---mines from meijer. he'll then just chew to let u know he's ready to get out.

what time does yours wake up in the evening? this is when u will have to let him out or early morning. i go to bed at 1am so mine runs from 10am-1am with breaks every hr. my other one is blind so shes not nocturnal & runs in the day.

do make sure he has chew sticks(mine use tiny greenies dog biscuits) & give him the toliet paper rolls and even plain, dye-free toilet tissue---scott. he does need these for his teeth. but i'm telling u that's not why he's chewing when it lasts over 30 seconds & it won't make him stop. if u can add a 2nd wheel that helps too because my youngest wants to run all night but cant when i go to bed so she has 3 wheels to choose instead.

it can cause brain damage & misaligned teeth when excessive so why not use this easy fix?

Answer 2

LOL LOL!!! Because that swhat the lil guys do!!! Hamsters are known for chewing on EVERYTHING!!! I had one that lived in one of those plastic habitrails, you know w all the cool tubes and extra wheels & houses n such....well he chewed all the conectors to the tubes and in & out holes so I had to reinforce them all w electrical tape & change it on a regular basis to keep him form chewing thru in & gettin out!! HAmsters are escape artists & also they are rodents and like all other rodents their front teeth continuously grow, hence they need to chew hard objects to keep their teeth from growing too long and causing problems w eating n such, most all rodents chew A LOT

Answer 3

It's normal. I had hamsters that did the exact same thing. I'm not really sure why, but my guess would be that they're looking for a way out.

Answer 4

Hamster and such(gerbils,rats, mice), are all about escape. Mine does that, he chews and rattles the door, had to buy one of those key chain eye hooks, little bugger kept opening the door. I don't know why they want to escape, they've got it made, food, water, bedding, chew toys, rolly ball, just don't get it.

Answer 5

Its mainly an attention needy tactic. i have 25 hamsters and my few who do that, do it to get let out, held, or fed. it will stop eventually. to get their attention. boil 1/4 cup water with one of these vegitables ( broocoli or fresh spinach NO CANNED!) and remove vegitables and soak wood chewys is mixture for 30mins-1hour hammy will love the taste! for more info visit my web site akll about hamsters : http://www.hamsterhealth.bigbig.com

Answer 6

she needs a saltlick. she is sucking the bars that you have probably touched to get at the salt


or she is trying to eat her way through to escape

Answer 7

she's probably bored, like my hamster, so take her out more often to play with her!