What Makes a Great Hamster Bedding for Your Pet?

Have you ever wondered why your pet hamsters seem to get restless and unruly? Maybe they aren’t getting enough rest or sleep. It’s time for you to inspect what type of hamster bedding you are using to identify the culprit of your pets’ lack of relaxation. 

For your information, hamsters love a quiet little area in their cage that they can turn into their beds. They also enjoy moving materials and stuffing it into a corner to make their own resting havens. As a responsible pet owner, you should take time to do some research about your pets and the ideal housing that you must provide them. 

Hamsters should be housed with specific types of bedding, which have been recommended by veterinarians and pet experts. The substrate is the material that is used to cover the cages of hamsters and this is where your furry friend will be burrowing and living on its entire life. Because the substrate needs to provide a natural coziness for your hamsters, you must learn to identify which materials will make good substrates for your little buddies.

Some of the types that you should avoid using as hamster bedding are the pine or cedar-based shavings and clumping cat litter. Since hamsters eat a small portion of their own feces as a natural part of their digestive process, cat litter won’t do because it might get lodged in their digestive system and lead to death due to intestinal obstruction. 

On the other hand, pine and cedar shavings have aromatic oils that can cause breathing difficulties or irritation of the hamster’s respiratory system. Newspaper, shredded paper and fluffy beddings are also not recommended because these contain ink fumes that can cause suffocation as well. 

Many pet owners recommend using aspen wood shavings and reclaimed cellulose fiber that does not contain ink and other harmful additives for hamster bedding. You can also add some Care Fresh or Critter Care to make the bed soft and cozy. After putting all the necessary materials inside the cage, you can put the hamsters into it and have fun watching your pets move the supplies to create their own beds.