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My hamster won't stop chewing on the bars of her cage!

IT'S DRIVING ME NUTS!!!

I know it's because she has a lot of energy, so I let her run around in her ball and stuff and I hold her but as soon as she's back in the cage, she starts chewing on the freakin bars!!!

Anybody know a HUMANE way to get her to stop?

BTW - she does have a wheel in her cage and stuff to chew on.... so I have no idea what else to try.

I had a female hamster that used to do this all the time
She LOVED THESE, I dont know if you have tried them yet but;

http://www.petco.com/product/2287/Kaytee-Hamster-or-Gerbil-Honey-Treat-Sticks.aspx

Here are some other things that will probably Help;

Bar chewing is sometimes caused by boredom, so take plenty of time to play with your hamster, and provide plenty of toys. Swap the toys around regularly to stop your hamsters' environment from becoming monotonous. As an alternative to chewing the bars, you might try providing fruit tree branches (make sure they have not been treated with pesticides) or wooden chews. However, many hamsters will not want to chew on the wood. As an alternative to wooden chews, many hamsters prefer to chew on unflavoured dog biscuits. If, even after all this, your hamster still continues to chew on the cage bars, it is in your hamsters' best interests to move it to a barless or aquarium type cage to stop the problem.

This Came from here;
http://www.hamsterific.com/CageBarChewing.cfm

As for Barless Cages , Heres What i've found;
http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441815649&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302047888&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023695&bmUID=1181046350683&itemNo=42&In=ALL&N=2047888&Ne=2

http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441811158&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302047888&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023695&bmUID=1181046351111&itemNo=57&In=ALL&N=2047888&Ne=2

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