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Hamster Fact:

Hamster teeth constantly grow. Hamsters have to wear down their teeth by nibbling things.

It's important to allow your hamster to have access to things to nibble on. I bought a loofah for Captain Hill that looked like a miniature corn and a pumice stone in the form of a gray cube for Peppy and the Professor.

The Corn Loofah


What? A loofah?

At first I thought these things were for the hamster to use while taking mini showers.  They are actually meant for chewing.  Captain Hill crawled up to the loofah and gave me this look (see photo) and never went near the loofah again. I would say that the loofah was a poor choice for hamster chewing. There may be hamsters out there that like chewing on loofahs, Captain Hill didn't seem to go for it.

The Pumice Cube


The Professor treats the cube as an obstacle.

The item that looks like a mini Borg space ship made of pumice rock was introduced into the living quarters of Peppy and The Professor.  I haven't seen them grinding their teeth on it or even try to nibble on it.  It serves more as a thing to stand on or an obstacle that takes up space and gets in the way.  This is another product I would not recommend for hamsters.

The hamster chews these

As luck would have it hamsters (at least my hamsters) have been found to like a few things that are readily available from the store.

The Snak Shak Taking the form of a tiki hut, the Snak shak is made of edible material. If you don't have enough space in your cage for a tikihut, superpet also makes bridges of various sizes and logs out of the same material. Captain Hill demolished a small bridge by nibbling it until there was nothing there.


Captain Hill chewing on the snak shak.

Wood Chews these come in a variety of shapes and colors from rolling dinosaurs, to watermelons, and flat discs. Captain Hill loved the dinosaur and would chew on it on a regular basis. I also used the dinosaur as a peanut butter dispenser when serving a special treat was required.


Prepare for chewing


Captain Hill loves the wooden dinosaur



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