Why do my hamsters push bedding to lower levels? Is it normal?

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I have 2 hamsters. And is there any reason that cause them to actually push away the bedding? My cage is 3 levels. And they tend to push most of the bedding down to level 1 or 2. Why is that so? Is there any posibilities that they dont like the bedding? Should i change the type of bedding?

Jessica Keay, DVM · Accepted Answer

This may just be their instinct to make the bedding deep so that they can burrow into the bedding at the bottom of the cage. You can try a different bedding (paper bedding such as Carefresh is the current recommendation, if that is not available then pine or aspen shavings) to see if it changes the behavior.

Why do my hamsters push bedding to lower levels? Is it normal?

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