Each animal is different and you will get a nice feel for the level of waste your pet creates after a few clean ups.
The two different choices of liner for most typical hamster cages is wood chips or newspaper. The benefit of using newspaper is it is really fast to clean the cage. After peeling the matted newspaper off the bottom I advise that you sanitise the metal or plastic bottom. The wood chips come in several different styles. There are the large heavy wood chips. These are not optimal for a small hamster and the wood shavings work much better. If you decide to go with the wooden bottom of the hamster cage it is best to buy the shavings in bulk.
You might feel ridiculous walking out of the pet store with a bag of wood chips but this is the most expensive part of owning a hamster. Even more so than the essentials like hamster cages themselves and the cost of hamster food.
Monday, January 17, 2011
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