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What can be done to make a hamster stop chewing on the cage bars2007-11-24 22:16:38

-- get your hamster something else to chew on, like a treat stick or just a plain little piece of wood (i've seen them in pet stores flavored or shaped like carrots).

if that doesn't work and your hamster still chews on the bars (when i worked at a pet store, there was one dwarf hamster who i think just liked the sound it make when she chewed on them), you can put a little bit of lemon juice or something bad tasting like that on the bars. if you don't have any lemon juice or that doesn't work, i know they sell things to put on the bars that work about the same way.

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give it something, like a peice of wood, to chew on. natrualy, the chew on hard stuff to keep there teeth from over growing, and cousing infections. you can also give it a salt weel,because it tast good to them.

if not, it will probly keep chewing on the cage.

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soak the cage in bitter tasting goo...

it should keep him away from it

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sounds a little mean, but Tabasco sauce or something that's safe but tastes yuck for them wiped on the bars, make sure you do have plenty of treats and chew toys for your pet

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A simple way to fix this is to get a glass cage. A 10 gallon tank with a screen lid works great for hamsters. No more bars.

Make sure he has an exersise wheel to run it.

Another solution is to give your hamster other things to chew on. You can try whole walnuts in the shell, dried corn, no sugar added dried fruit, dog biscuits, compressed hay, and a whole bunch of other things your pet store sells for hamsters.