CareFresh Pet Bedding for my Dwarf Hamster?

Question

I have [colorful] carefresh pet bedding for my small dwarf hamster that I just got from petco. Umm I was wondering if this bedding is "okay" for my hamster. He keeps burrying himself in the bedding and like going under it, and I was worried because I dont want him to suffocate or not be able to breathe or something. Is this bedding safe and is it okay that he buries himself in it??

Answer 1

I used the same product. My Robo dwarf hamster burrows in about 3 inches deep. And he was fine. He sometime sleeped in it.

Answer 2

Carefresh is the best type of bedding there is! If its colored it doesnt affect them. Dwarf hamsters love burrowing its in thier nature thats a good thing he wont suffocate! (^_^)

Answer 3

he is safe my dwarf hamster McLovin a.k.a. Snoop Ballz does that all the time and has yet to show problems. They are natural burrowers.

just dont re-cover his burrows or he will get mad and possibly get anger issues

Answer 4

Hamsters, especially dwarf hamsters, are natural burrowers! You have made a great choice by using Carefresh Colours. Thankfully, this bedding is loose enough so even when your pet burrows in it he can breathe. Don't worry, this is natural.

Answer 5

We use the CareFresh too (I was buying the blue until the pet store stopped carrying it, so now I use the white)

Never a problem.  Hamsters like to 'hide' and it keeps them cool too.  Our Sonic sleeps 'upstairs' in his cage and if he isn't satisfied with the amount of bedding I put up there, he spends all night reconstructing the cage, which means taking the bedding, stuffing it in his cheeks and moving it around.  They love that stuff.  It doesn't matter how much or little I put up in his sleep area, he always has to adjust it on his own :-)

Answer 6

My 4 dwarves have been living fine it for a few months now.  They just like burying themselves and making warm, cozy little nests.  It's fine.  (: