Hamster molar sticks: There are many so-called molar sticks on the market. It is recommended that owners buy some for their hamsters. The texture of teething sticks is relatively hard and completely different from feed: some teething sticks are just grains, and the grains are glued together with syrup; while some teething sticks have a gnawing log in the center after the grains on the outside are chewed, which can be used by hamsters. molar.

Hamster molar stone: Molar stone is the most common tool specially designed for hamsters to grind their teeth, but not every hamster loves to chew. The chances of being ignored by the hamster are very high.

Teeth grinding mineral salt (salt bricks): salt bricks and ordinary ones Molar stone is similar, but it has the added function of replenishing minerals and trace elements. It has no taste and is harder than a molar stick. Some hamsters like to lick things very much, such as walls, the hands of their owners, etc. These hamsters may lack certain trace elements or minerals in their bodies. In this case, you need to buy some animal salt bricks for the hamsters to chew on. However, salt bricks are greatly affected by temperature and may melt a little in summer.

Synthetic food and molar food: Synthetic food and molar food are one of the most convenient and best ways to grind teeth for hamsters, which allow hamsters to enjoy food and grind their teeth at the same time. Synthetic food is the most nutritious and comprehensive food among hamster food, and it can also grind teeth. However, many hamsters have been eating grains since they were young and are picky eaters who do not like to eat synthetic food, resulting in a lot of waste of synthetic food. Synthetic food looks like cat and dog food, one by one, in various shapes, and is usually made from various grains and pastures.

Nut food: You can give some nut food, but eat less food. You can also give some nut shells. Because hamsters are very curious, for example, if there are fruits inside small walnuts, they will work hard to chew the walnut shells, and they will grind their teeth during the process of biting the shells. Therefore, you can give a small walnut, melon seed, peanut or other nuts to help the hamster grind its teeth.

The wire of the cage: The wire of the cage is undoubtedly one of the favorite things for hamsters to bite, but it has many disadvantages. If a hamster bites the cage for a long time, the hamster's teeth may be deformed, and the hair on the nose may be polished or even bleed. In the most serious case, it will cause damage to the hamster's brain; and hamsters are nocturnal animals, so the sound made by biting the cage may also affect the owner's normal rest. Therefore, the editor strongly recommends that if you can’t buy other hamster teething supplies, you have to consider using this to grind your hamster’s teeth!

How to make your own hamster teething stick

Preparation materials: Low 50 grams of gluten flour, appropriate amount of apple (ground into puree), 1 egg white (no egg yolk required), 5 grams of hamster nutritional grass powder.

1. Grind the apples into apple puree. You don’t need to grind a whole apple, just a little bit.

2. Mix low-gluten flour, hamster nutritional grass powder, apple puree, and egg whites, and knead into a non-sticky dough. After kneading the dough, let it rest for half an hour.

3. After rolling out the noodles, cut the rolled noodles into strips with a knife. Put it in the oven and bake at 180 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.

4. After baking, don’t take it out so quickly. Let the teething stick stay in the oven for a few minutes before taking it out.

How to use hamster molar stones

New The hamster food in Kaifeng has a strong fragrance. You can put the molar stone into the hamster food and bury it for a period of time; or put the molar stone and noodles together, or apply juice on the molar stone, so that the molar stone has the smell of food. The hamster will be more willing to chew. But these methods are not very effective. A molar stone that has just been taken out of the food and placed in the cage can indeed attract the hamster immediately, but it finds that it is just a deception of taste or after a few minutes the taste of the hamster disappears, and then turns a blind eye to the molar stone. Then there is only one possibility, which is to keep the molar stone with a taste that mice like for a long time.

Let the molar stone maintain the taste that rats like for a long time. You can apply milk tablets (milk tablets specifically for hamsters) on the molar stone (the molar stone should be hard and porous, such as volcanic rock). Because the milk tablets are soft, when rubbed on the molar stone, the milk tablets will turn into powder and become embedded in the small holes of the molar stone. The milk tablet itself also contains sugar or honey, which is a bit sticky, so it can easily stick to the molar stone and not fall off easily. In this case, the fragrance emitted by the molar stone will last forever, just like the milk tablets.