Comments on: What woods are good for hamsters and what are bad?

By: drainages

drainages — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:31:55 +0000

Definitely not cedar. Pine shavings and any other wood would do.

By: Corey Yates

Corey Yates — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 22:59:12 +0000

I would say to stay away from pine and cedar and oak and any trees that have been sprayed w/ pesticides and any trees you cannot identify. The safest would be friut trees as the hammy can have a snack out of it and a little cage accesory too. Just make sure they are PESTTICIDE free.

By: Leonel Fowler

Leonel Fowler — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 12:17:06 +0000

You should watch out for pine and cedar wood. I don’t know why.
Fruit tree branches are fine for them to chew at and also willow.

Hope I helped!!

By: Tyrese Willis

Tyrese Willis — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 04:06:03 +0000

Hiya, well i have four gerbils and im always making things for them to play on and i’ve always used untreated pine shelves ( value ones from homebase or b&q) There reasonably cheap and safe if they chew. Also some fruit branches are safe E.g pear apple etc..

By: Damarion Levy

Damarion Levy — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:33:19 +0000

Stay away from cedar AND pine. They both can cause severe respiratory problems.

By: Zane Cornelius

Zane Cornelius — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:48:59 +0000

Use woods from fruit trees such as apple, pear & plum as these are probably the safest. If unsure, many petshops stock a range of toys and wooden sticks designed especially for hamsters and other small rodents.
Hope this helps. Good luck & have fun buildling =)

By: Greyson Lang

Greyson Lang — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 06:22:51 +0000

make sure the wood is not treated first of all. I do think that cedar isn’t good for them either. I think a safe wood would be oak.