Hamster litter

[hamster lover 123]

Hi, as you know I have a syrian hamster called Fifi and she likes to wee in her sand bath. We recently switched the sand to hamster litter instead but the bags are very small and a little costly. Does anybody have any advice and recommendations for a hamster litter please? Thanks!

 

[Socks' Mum]

I've ordered some reptile sand and will report on how it's received. Socks prefers the Sepiolite litter, but I have heard that there are concerns that it might cause blockages.

 

[Maz]

Hi, as you know I have a syrian hamster called Fifi and she likes to wee in her sand bath. We recently switched the sand to hamster litter instead but the bags are very small and a little costly. Does anybody have any advice and recommendations for a hamster litter please? Thanks!

Is it the bags of sand that are small and costly or the bags of litter? Do you mean potty litter? I think sand is the best option. There are a few that people use that are fine, and they're quite big bags.

Komodo Natural Sand - Amazon

I've tried that one. It's quite fine and soft. It's ok. You can actually just get a huge bag of childrens play sand from Argos which is less than £5 and lasts forever! People have used that in the past. As long as it says sterilised on the bag. It will be a bit "heavier" sand.

If it's for her sand bath, and she pees in it, you don't have to keep throwing it all away though You just use a little sieve and scoop out the wet patches.

I actually preferred the JR farm sand which I used to get from Zooplus and it was a very large bag. But apparently that is sepiolite sand. There are so many views on sepiolite sand but some people have concerns it could turn hard if digested. So I switched to the natural sand but have never had any issues with the JR Farm sand for years!

A couple of people have recently had issues with certain desert sands - ie hamsters eating it. So the natural sand might be the safer bet

 

[hamster lover 123]

I mean the bags of litter We are using the “Savic Hamster Toilet” litter which is about £6 for a rather small bag. Thanks for your suggestions and I’ll stay tuned to hear about the reptile sand.

 

[Maz]

Ah yes. No I wouldn't bother with that potty litter. Sand is safer anyway because the potty litter is clay based so can be a bit dangerous if they ate it. I did used to use it and hamsters tend not to eat it! But it's still a bit risky, and as you say it's expensive.

Does she have a litter tray as well as a sand bath? Sometimes they wee in both