i use wood shavings for her main bedding on the bottom of the cage but she seems to be a lot comfier with cotton wool in her house.but i read somewhere that cotton wool can be harmful to them.it is my first hamster so i am not very experienced.
2006-10-25 23:57:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
The reason it is sometimes considered harmful is if they eat it.
They will often stuff it in the cheek pouches, which is fine, but if they actually eat it, it messes up the digestive tract and they can die.
If you hamster has already been using it and not eating it, I'm sure it's fine.
2006-10-26 00:11:51 · answer #1 · answered by P-nuts and Hair-dos 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is cotton wool? There's cotton and there's wool, but there's no such thing as cotton wool. Do you mean the small fuzzy bag of bedding they sell as small animal nesting material to fill their sleep area, or a nursing/nest box? Just like people every hamster is different. You can be really lucky with one hamster, and not so lucky with another. It's better to be safe than sorry if it's something that isn't safe, especially with something with a very short life span already. Sometimes you end up making the critter's lifespan even shorter by using various items you shouldn't, or feeding various items you shouldn't.
2016-05-21 21:50:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure that it's fine. A friend of mine had hamsters and they had cotton wool bedding and they lived for a realy long time without any side effects. Also, in the wild, it's probably similar to what they'd build their nests out of anyway, so go for it!
2006-10-25 23:59:56 · answer #3 · answered by chalqua 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't use cotton wool in it cage there are proctuces out there for hamsters cages it is for bedding just use a little bit.
2006-10-26 00:12:19 · answer #4 · answered by fonda b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
erm i also read that somewhere to...If you do not feel at ease with letting you're hamster having this then rip up some kitchen roll or toilet paper...i've got a Syrian hamster and he loves anything that he can snuggle into!
2006-10-26 00:08:41 · answer #5 · answered by ***((amzeh babii))*** 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes we do
2006-10-26 00:06:43 · answer #6 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they will use just about anything.
2006-10-26 00:05:12 · answer #7 · answered by Daniel H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋