What is best bedding for hamsters
SAFE & UNSAFE hamster beddings + alternatives!
hey guys it's me and today's video is
going to be safe and unsafe hamster
beddings
and I am going to be including some
alternatives because I do know that not
every single country has the same types
of batting's or even the same brands
some countries don't even have really
hamster bedding available to them so
first I'll be talking about safe hamster
beddings the first type is paper-based
bedding this is the most recommended and
common hamster bedding there are some
popular brands such as care fetch and
Katy clean and cozy those are the most
common I would say but there are tons of
different types of brands basically
anything that's paper-based is safe for
your hamster you can also get the
colored bedding so those are totally
safe as well there is other paper-based
beddings and these are just basically
different textures and different forms
of paper-based bedding they might not be
as soft as the other types but they are
also safe next is the Katy soft granules
this is a little bit different than any
paper-based bedding this is made from
wood fibers that are not suitable for
paper production and they're kind of
little tiny balls I guess you could say
these aren't the best for letting your
hamster burrow but they do make a great
texture for a part of the cage next is
Aspen shavings these are safe these may
also be known as hard wood shavings as
well and then lastly there is hemp
shavings and this isn't as commonly used
as the other types but it is safe now
I'm going to be talking about safe
beddings that you can use in your
hamsters cage but they should only be
used in a small section the first is
sand not dust you can get sand made for
chinchillas or if you want to go for the
cheaper option you can get a large bag
of children's play sand and then
sanitize it by baking it in the oven at
a high temperature then there is eco
earth this is basically just coconut
fiber and you can find this in the
reptile section and it is
perfectly safe to use a little bit in
your hamsters cage the last option is
hey some hamsters like to snack on this
but you can include it in the bedding
too but you are gonna want to make sure
you choose a type that is soft and not
sharp at all because you don't want them
to cut themselves or poke themselves in
the eye
personally orchard grass is a good type
of hay to use for them now I'm going to
talk about the beddings for countries
who do not have access to any of the
previous options that I talked about so
there is paper pellets while these are
not as recommended because they are hard
and they do not provide your hamster the
ability to burrow they can be used if
absolutely necessary
next is Aspen pellets and is basically
just Aspen in a little pellet form and
this is the same thing as the paper
pellets they are hard and don't provide
your hamster with any ability to burrow
but they can be used if absolutely
necessary
next is shredded toilet paper or paper
towel please take note that this
material is not good at keeping any odor
down so spot cleaning daily will be
necessary and the last one is shredded
paper and shredded newspaper this
material is not very absorbent at all or
good at keeping odors down and you also
need to make sure the paper is either
plain or has soy-based ink so now I'm
going to be talking about the unsafe
beddings for hamsters the first is soft
wood shavings now this is basically a
name for the other types of unsafe
shavings anything softwood needs to be
avoided then there is cedar shavings and
pine shavings these both need to be
avoided now why aren't these shavings
safe to use to basically keep things
short cedar trees naturally produce
chemicals that are made to protect the
tree from things like bugs and funguses
from eating the tree and because of this
it's very dangerous for other animals
and even humans living on cedar shavings
can cause your hamster to develop
respiratory infections it may not affect
them right away but long-term it
and pine also has similar natural
chemicals as cedar and can cause the
same harm which is why you want to avoid
it as well
the next bedding to avoid is any type of
scented Bunnings so why isn't this safe
brands will often make bedding centage
so that your pet won't smell while that
may sound appealing to you it can
actually cause harm to your hamster
hamsters have an extreme sense of smell
which means things that may not smell
strong to you may be very strong to them
so living 24/7 on scented bedding can
cause your hamster some distress and can
even cause them to develop a respiratory
infection personally if you cannot
handle a pets odor I do not suggest you
own one and the last unsafe type of
bedding is corncob bedding so why is
this unsafe any moisture that gets on to
this bedding so if your water bottle
drips or your hamster pees on it this
type of bedding can actually grow fungus
very very fast and very easily which is
not safe for hamster obviously this
bedding also is very very hard and it's
not very comfortable for your hamster to
live on or let them be able to burrow I
really hope this can help anybody who is
looking into hamster bedding xand which
kinds are safe and which aren't and I
hope this gives some people who don't
have every type of bedding available
some options of different things they
can use so yeah guys thank you for
watching bye
