Tip:

The safest nesting material is plain white toilet paper or tissue. The "fuzzy" fluffy beddings petstores sometimes sell, can actually be dangerous as they may get caught in cheek pouches or cause intestinal blockage if the hamster eats some of it.

Nesting Material

All hamster will make a nest out of whatever soft materials they can find to have a cozy place to sleep during the day. The fluffy nesting material that can be purchased in a petstore is actually dangerous for hamsters as the fiberous cotton like material can get caught in cheek pouches and snag on nails. It will also cause very nasty problems if the hamster swallows it (may kill it from intestinal blockage).. The best bedding is amazingly inexpensive and can be found in any houseshold. Plain white toilet paper or plain, undyed, unlotioned facial tissue works well. The dwarves do not seem to tear tissue very well so I tend to help mine out by tearing it into strips or smaller pieces. Offering shredded brown paper is also a good alternative. Next time it is grocery day, get a brown paper bag and then shred it in a paper shredder...it is fairly soft paper and the hamsters love to burrow in it.

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