Beech chips are a safe, natural, and enrichment-focused substrate for hamsters, ideal for use in dig boxes or scattered around the enclosure to encourage natural behaviours like digging, foraging, and chewing.
They are absorbent, dust-free, and help control odour, providing a hygienic and stress-free environment for your pet. Heat-treated for safety, these chips create a varied texture that is gentle on sensitive paws while still supporting natural behaviors.
Pack size 300g
Beech Chips
£2.99Price
Features and benefits
- Natural enrichment: Provides a textural variation and a natural feel, encouraging natural digging, burrowing, and foraging behaviours.
- Odour control: Effectively absorbs odours, keeping your hamster's habitat smelling fresh.
- Low dust: The low-dust formula helps keep your hamster's airways healthy.
- Absorbent and hygienic: Absorbs moisture well, which helps reduce the risk of mould and bacteria growth.
- Gentle on paws: The texture is gentle on sensitive paws and bellies while still being suitable for digging.
- Promotes chewing: Encourages natural chewing to help wear down teeth.
- Easy to clean: Helps make spot cleaning and maintenance straightforward.
How to use
- Use in a dig box or scatter around the enclosure.
- Hide treats within the chips for added foraging fun.
- This substrate is ideal as an enrichment tool, to be used in combination with other bedding types like paper-based bedding, which is better for holding burrows.