I have a 1 year old Robo hamster named Jewel. She has PLENTY of food (slightly chubby lol) and things to chew on..yet she is chewing on the plastic hamster tubes? She lives in a 10 gallon tank and has a silent spinner and toys (and a hut) 1.can she chew THROUGH the tube and escape? 2.can this hurt her health?
1) No, the tube would be pretty hard to get through for its rounded shape. 2) Only if she swallows the plastic, which is highly unlikely, as I said before, it would be unlikely for her to physically chew through the tube. Check on her occasionally, and make sure to get her used to chew toys, I have cardboard tubes (from Pets at home) for both my Guinea Pigs and Hamster ^^
It will not hurt her health. Any rodent is likely to do that. It is not impossible that she could gnaw her way out through the plastic. Keep an eye on it and if she makes a small hole, it is time to do something about it before she enlarges it. If she doesn't make a hole, it is fine. .
