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Question
Hi suzi, I have a hamster i believe is a serian i am not sure though, anyways every night around 2-5 in the morning my hammy will start to bite on the wires of the cage. I have a crittertrail2 i know that hamsters are nocternal and come out at night mostly...but when she bites on the wires it is SOOOOOO NOISY!!! and ill go up to the cage and tap on the cage and she'll stop for about 2-5 minutes then start right back up! its very annoying but i love her...i was wondering if you know anything i can do so she wont chew on the wires..i have put chew stciks in the cage for her and she'll eat them but still chews on the wires. I dont know maybe if i could put anything on the wires so she'll not wanna chew on them or what ? i dont know. if you could help me it would be great i could get a full night rest! if you could write back asap that would be great!! thanks,ashton

Answer
Hey Ashton,
 Bar chewing is the most annoying thing in the world, especially at night when you are sleeping, i would know...i've had five hamsters in my room at night before!
 Sadly there is no complete cure for chewing becuase hamsters have a need to gnaw to keep their teeth down. :(
 but here are a few suggestions that work quite well.
 If you take her out in the day more, she get used to being awake during the day, and sleep at night, it will take some time, but if you try and wake her up and get her out at the same point every day, she'll soon get to know that she can be awake at this time, and then she will sleep at night.
 Give her other things to gnaw on too, peices of wood(fruit wood is best), nuts are perfect (if you can get hold of hazelnuts they are best) and i've heard these funny little colour things called hamsteroids are good too.look about in your local pet shop.
  Distraction toys are good,a wheel if she hasn't got on already. some wheels that rattle can be solved by peices of card to make washers, and squeaky wheels can be solved by vegetable oil. there are also things called boredom breakers, these trap food inside the toy and hamsters spend time chewing on them to get the food out. well worth it!
 i've also heard that lemon juice works, if you rub it on the bars,but i've never tried it, so try not to end up with a sticky hamster! Look in your pet shop again, they might even have something in there.
 i hope at least one of these helps, i also know people who have gone as far as to buy a glass tank for the hamster to live in, but i just sleep with ear plugs if its bad! :oD
 love suzi x