hay and hamsters

[annie7]

Can i feed my hamster hay?

[lankeela]

Although they may nibbble at a ittle bit, they will probably make a bed of it instead, and use it as a toilet! So really not a lot of point if you have already given them some soft shredded paper bedding.

[annie7]

i thought that might be the case, thank you.

[coco pops]

You have to watch hamsters don't get too hot when they use hay instead of straw for bedding

[tomwakeman]

I thought you shouldn't use hay for hamsters-I always used sawdust and that shredded jay cloth bedding stuff. Also, if you've got a paper shredder, hamsters love shredded paper for making beds-and it's free! (but make sure it's plain paper, because ink is poisonous if they eat it)