Hey guys, so in today's video I am going to be talking about how to get your hamster to chew on its chew toys I often get a ton of comments asking. How do I get my hamster to chew on its wooden chews? It has no interest. I've tried everything. What do I do? so it is really important for your hamster to be chewing on different materials such as Wood because their front incisors actually never stop growing so they need to chew on things to help wear them down now, of course, they need to be chewing on safe things and they should not be chewing on things like plastic items or Cage bars. That is not healthy or good for your hamster to be chewing on So the first thing I recommend is to try a variety of chews Don't just try one wooden chew And then think your hamsters never gonna want to chew on anything else try a variety of things because every hamster is of course different some will like chewing on Certain chews while others may not so try a variety of different types There are different types of wood kinds of chews and there is sea grass types You can also try things like these mineral chews But these really should only be given as kind of like a treat. hamsters don't need no mineral or calcium Stones because they should be getting all of the vitamins and minerals in their diet So this is just kind of unnecessary, but you can try it to see if your hamster does like chewing on it But it shouldn't be given to them 24/7 So my first tip to try and get your hamster to chew on different things is a whole walnut here these have a very very hard shell so it Kind of takes the hamster quite a while to maybe even break it up open Some hamsters can't even break them open, but they will generally chew along the edges of them So that is good for the teeth because it is hard. It is perfectly safe because walnuts are safe for hamsters to eat so the next tip I have is taking the wooden stick type chews and putting these in your Hamster's seed mix and you can leave it in there for however long you want but basically it's going to get the scent of your hamster seed mix onto this little stick and Your hamster might be more intrigued to chew on it because it's gonna smell like their regular seed mix the next thing you can try of course is one of the most popular tips I can give is to take a little bit of Peanut butter and to scrape it onto the chew and then scrape it off that way it is getting the scent of that peanut butter onto the chew and That's gonna make the hamster more likely to chew on it because it's gonna smell like peanut butter so that can help a lot Something similar to the peanut butter hack is to take any type of berries. So blueberries raspberries strawberries To mush them up and then add a lot of water to it you can even put it in the microwave to heat it up to help the juices mix with the water and then you soak a wooden chew in there Of course You're gonna want to soak it for a couple of hours and then take it out and let it air dry But then it's going to taste more berry-ish to the hamster so it can help make them chew it So these last couple of tips that I have are towards more edible Chews so these shouldn't be given more than once or twice a month so the first thing I have here is a whimsee dog chew, these are perfectly safe for Hamsters, they have minimal ingredients in them so they are safe. But basically it is a hard dog chew and Hamsters absolutely love them. So these can be good to help wear down your hamsters teeth. Of course I don't give more than one a month due to the fact that it is edible and generally they are fairly big So you don't want your hamster should just be constantly eating this another thing That's really similar to the whimzee dog chews is cheesy chews. These generally are sold in Walmart or Petco I think but these are made for small animals and they kind of taste like cheese I'm pretty sure and it's in the shape of a cheese Hamster generally also like these but of course, I wouldn't give it more than once a month in the last one You can try out to help wear down your hamsters teeth is dog biscuits now try to go for the most organic least ingredient dog treat that you can find these are really good because Generally, they're fair a fairly decent size and they are fairly hard so it is good for your hamsters teeth So yeah, guys, those are all of the tips that I can give to try and get your hamster to chew more My main tip is just to give a variety of options try different chews because sometimes some hamsters prefer Different wood chews over the other even though they're both made out of wood. Sometimes they just prefer a different type So, yeah guys. Thank you for watching. Bye