My hamster is eating the side of his plastic cage? Need Help!?

Your hamster is biting most likely becuase he is bored and frustrated. What species of hamster is he? Roborovski, winter-white russian, and cambells-russian dwarf hamsters are all social animals and should never be bought/sold/housed alone, as they get lonely and problems like this develope.

It is possible for people with the right equipment/housing and know-how to succesfully introduce 2 strange adult hamsters to each other, and get them to become best of friends - this might well solve your problem, but I understand you probably dont have the equipment and know-how to do this.

Another, slightly unconventional method for social enrichment is to try providing your hamster (if he is a social species) with a mirror - this can mimic having other hamsters in his home and reduce abnormal behaviours. Ive never heard of it being used with hamsters before, but I know it is succesfully used with horses and other larger animals, so its worth giving it a shot.

Other options are... a bigger cage! I rarely see hamster cages that I would consider big enough, especially plastic cages! Pet shops will try to rip you off...shop around online.

Or you could utilise the space you have better... fill the base with a good 2-3 inches or more with wood shavings, and bury lots of tubes in it - this gives him extra space to run around in underground. You could even try burying his bed in it, my dwarf hamster loves this and refuses to sleep anywhere else other than her tissue box underground.

Finally, if you don't already, try getting your hamster out every day! My hamsters go out for 1 hour per day in their exercise balls and they never bite their bars or display any other abnormal behaviours! You will probably find he will love his ball and will happily jump into it of his own free will - my hamsters are never put into their balls, they always walk in of their own accord, which is how I know they do love them!

I hope this helps and your hamster improves!

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You should ask the vet or petstore. But also take him out of the cage to run around a bit in the house, my hamster did the same thing I took him out of the cage and made him run around on the flor for a while, put him back in, and he was so tired he slept, and did not eat the cage anymore.

I know this sounds really werid but i had the same problem with my two dwarfs and asked my pet shop, they said to put a bit of lemon juice where the hamster chews because they dont like that

mine chewed their plastic water bottle and the lemon juice really worked

It seems a bit odd that your local pet supplier recommended a plastic cage for a hamster! Try going to a different pet shop and see what they recommend

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if u can get a glass aquarium with a metal net lid for your hamster and if u cant then get wood toys from the store asap. or if money is a problem get a glass tray with tall sides and a lid.

Hampsters do that because of their chewing habits. You need to buy a new cage one that has wires instead of plastic.

first off never get a plastic cage for a dwarf theyre horrible for them just get a metal cage