Hamster and cedar bedding?

Question

ok ppl are saying that it killed their hamsters and that hamsters dont like it? my hamster at least brings the cedar bedding to his play pen and makes little beds. So i don't understand where everyone is going with that? ps. its cedar and pine mixed (Canadian nd dried) any ways can someone use pieces of cut cloth as bedding? for a hamster?

Answer 1

I like smoking cigarettes but that doesn't mean they are safe!!!

Your hamster does not know that his bedding is dangerous - it is up to you to provide with a safe environment.

Softwoods (especially cedar but also pine) contain high levels of phenols. These cause respiratory and liver disease, which can significantly shorten lifespan. They can also cause allergic reactions (eg sore feet).

PLEASE change your hammie onto a safe bedding such as aspen or carefresh as soon as possible!

Answer 2

pine and cedar smell good to us. it's because of the hydrocarbons in it.. it's nice for awhile, but if you have to breathe it all the time it will affect your lungs. also, cloth will get stuck in their cheek pouches. use kaytee soft-sorbent or carefresh.

Answer 3

The hamster doesn't know better.. The hamster will use whatever you give to it because it doesn't have the ability to reason and make decisions like humans do. Your hamster depends on you and you are 100% responsible about what goes into the cage.

Pine and cedar are very bad for hamsters' respiratory system and could cause skin rash.. Any veterinarian or pet store employee will recommend you don't use it. You should go buy some Carefresh bedding. It's nice and soft and it retains odor very well. My hamster had this red rash on his backside when I was using cedar, and I switched to Carefresh and it cleared right up.

Answer 4

I know that the real question is if you can use cut cloth as bedding and the answer is no! Cut cloth as said above is bad for the cheek pouches of hamsters! No! to the second question! Cedar is harmful to a hamsters respiratory system and it Cedar must not be used at anytime because it kills. Please remove the cedar bedding As soon as you can. I'm sorry if I sound bossy but it is very expensive to take your hamster to the vets if it's respiratory system isn't working.

Answer 5

if a mouse eats a poisoned apple, the mouse will die because it did not know that poison is harmful.

humans know that poison is harmful, therefore we do not consume it.

same thing with the hamster. if humans knew that their beds are covered in lice(harmful to humans), then humans will not sleep on those beds. but if the human did not know the bed had lice, then the human will sleep on it.

same thing with the hamster. the hamster does not know cedar is harmful to their respiratory systems therefore, they use it like any other kind of bedding.

you can buy soft non-wood bedding in pet stores