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?
2006-10-19 11:00:51 · 14 answers · asked by Prevent Animal Cruelty 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
i take her out of the cage everyday. and she ocassionaly roams around in her ball. and she has a wheel and everything. she's a spoilt little devil hamster. she has a loft, an apartment, endless tunnels. and all the love in the world!
2006-10-19 11:13:42 · update #1
are you serious with the tabasco sauce? and i leave the cage open all the time under supervision. she just climbs out till the top of the rung and starts chewing there. when freedom is right in front of her eyes. so its not that i keep her locked up all the time. she has a choice.
2006-10-19 11:19:14 · update #2
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 & all, no mice holes (!!!) tight doors & 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)
2006-10-20 13:53:11 · answer #1 · answered by mr. c 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-10-19 11:04:38 · answer #2 · answered by Steven 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-10-19 11:05:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-10-19 21:59:50 · answer #4 · answered by beachgirlkandy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
according to hazard attempt a greater robust cage so she has greater room and placed diverse wood for her to chew on- diverse thicknesses woods (make valuable they're hamster secure) with diverse ranges so she would be able to placed on her self out. additionally we used to conceal our hamsters cage interior the day so it concept it grew to become into night so as that they knawed the cage then thinking it grew to become into night time as they're noctornel, which meant they slept interior the night as quickly as we placed the night gentle close to her. The blanket additionally drowns the sound in the event that they do chew at night. in the event that they do no longer artwork are you able to no longer placed her in yet another room? She feels like a cutey, stable success
2016-11-23 19:57:00 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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
2006-10-19 18:36:29 · answer #6 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-10-19 11:08:29 · answer #7 · answered by Ian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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
2006-10-19 11:10:34 · answer #8 · answered by ellie_2121 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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!
2006-10-22 12:52:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.,
2006-10-19 11:12:25 · answer #10 · answered by cameron b 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋