How much aspen bedding should i put in my cage.
2007-03-04 11:53:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
in a cage like this.
http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441779762&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302047888&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023695&bmUID=1173056080982&itemNo=4&In=Small+Pet&N=2047888+4294965743+102&Ne=2
should i get a new one and what would u recommend
2007-03-04 11:55:49 · update #1
is it ok to put this in the cage
http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441806001&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302047882&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023695&bmUID=1173056368704&itemNo=4&In=Small+Pet&N=2047882+4294965743&Ne=2
2007-03-04 12:00:04 · update #2
I'm glad that you're using aspen. Put enough in the cage so that you cannot see the bottom any longer and then add a few more handfuls for burrowing purposes. Hamsters like to hoard their food in corners and extra shavings are always appreciated.
In regards to the fluffy bedding, please don't use it. I really wish that stores would stop selling this product. It is fatal to the hamster in many ways. It often gets stuck in their pouches, causing them great discomfort and can become infected. If this bedding is swallowed, it causes blockage in the intestines. I've also heard that it can get wrapped around limbs.
The best nesting material to use is plain, white bathroom tissue. It dissolves in the stomach if swallowed and is nice and soft for your hamster. I breed dwarf hamsters myself and have found this to be the best.
Below is a site with more information on the fluffy bedding
2007-03-04 12:22:10 · answer #1 · answered by CC 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Super Pet 1 story is fine for your hamster and the bedding should be 1/3 to 1/2 of the depth of the pan, much more than that and the bedding will be outside of the cage. Almost any bedding will do EXCEPT cedar.. it is aeromatic and will cause breathing difficulties with your hamster.
2007-03-04 12:10:19 · answer #2 · answered by hotsnakes2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi three inches is enough for a hamster,they like to burrow holes so three inches is fine.You mentioned that you use aspen? i was told by a small animal expert that aspen shavings and pine shavings are not recommended for small animals,it irritates their respiratory tract so I was told to use a type of litter called Carefresh its easier on the small animals lungs and it doesnt mat or clump.Glad I could lend you a hand Rubberstampr
2007-03-04 12:44:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i in my opinion propose the Carefresh bedding. threat-free comfortable, and it holds structure in case your Hamster is a touch structure worker. the 2d one, maximum folk are affirming is unsafe, is because it truly is cotton and which could get the feet tangled and choke them. in case you want, purchase fluff, a kind of issue that you only placed a touch in dozing aspects. completely threat-free, mine loves it, and it truly is no longer that bedding, regardless of the truth that very similar.
2016-12-05 06:07:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is an awfully small cage! for any AnIMAL!, But.... yeah 2-3 inches of bedding so they can make there nests. =]
2007-03-04 13:46:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you will need enough to make a nice cozy little whole for them but not to much that it will go all over the place like on the floor
2007-03-04 13:17:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have never heard of aspen bedding. i use critter care. but an inch or two of any bedding is good.
2007-03-04 11:56:06 · answer #7 · answered by heather l 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
enough to dig in and be comfortable but watch out, too much will be a mess
2007-03-04 12:01:48 · answer #8 · answered by Mango Muncher 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use carefresh bedding because it's soft and cozy...I'm assuming.
2007-03-04 12:01:32 · answer #9 · answered by gizmo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋