Are certain woods and plants safe for my hamster's natural habitat?

As long as the toys are "hamster safe", there is no cause for concern. Hamsters are burrowers. They like to dig through and under bedding. You can use aspen shavings or recycled paper bedding. Do not use pine or cedar shavings.

The only thing that I would be concerned with would be if the wood is coated with any type of toxic substance. I believe you can find houses meant for rodents (since these guys chew so much). I would stick with these. Thank you for using Pet Coach!

Care fresh bedding is what is recommended. It is the safest, healthiest bedding. Controls odors up to two times longer than traditional bedding. Absorbs up to three times its weight in liquid. Made from reclaimed wood pulp waste, not recycled paper. *99% dust-free for easy cleanup *Natural paper small animal bedding *CareFresh pet bedding with 10-day odor control formula *Absorbs 3 times more liquid than wood shavings Hope this helps. Best wishes.

No. Hot glue is plastic nawed, so if your hamsters chews and ingests it, there is risk of obstruction. A PVA glue or any glue labeled as 'child safe' would be a better option. Cardboard tubes or rolls are safe and hamsters love shredding them or crawling through them. Popsicle sticks, when chewed, may expose a hamster to sharp splinters. For this reason they are not recommended.

I would not give Jelutong wood to a gerbil as it has gum that may be detrimental to your gerbil. Meranti has been reported to cause eye, throat, and skin irritation, so I am not sure if this would be a good idea for giving to a gerbil to chew. You may try giving him bamboo or coconut shell for a chew toy.

Well, the website say yes. But trying to mask the odor of urine probably means you just need to clean the cage more often. The ammonia in urine can be very harsh on the lung tissue, and the hamster is living at the level of the fumes. Hamster cages just need to be spot cleaned daily to remove the urine soaked substrate. Good luck.

If there are any fruit trees like apple trees or pear trees near you, you could get some twigs into his cage for him to chew. Willow will work also. I realize that Israel is a mainly aried country, but maybe there is a kibbutz near you that grows apples or pears. If youpout "hamster chew toys" into your browser search window, there should be many hits on where in Israel you can buy hamster chew toys.