Can they eat newspaper?

[guineagurl]

Haha! The title may seem strange but...
I use newspaper for their "good" level for both girls and Pete. They seem to nibble at the paper and eat it! Is this okay for them? Should it stop? Does it do harm?
Thanks

 

[doglovinpiggylover]

he he little monkeys, mine do it too. How can they like newspaper?

On an evening all i can hear is 'riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip' munch munch munch 'riiiiiiiiiiip' munch munch

 

[sport_billy]

Newspaper nibbler's Arrrggghhhh! Putt is one of them as soon as I clean the cage she roots around for a bit sticking up and starts, I'm forever trying to distract her....

 

[AndreaJane]

oh yeah..the riippp and munch! We get that too occasionally, it's not all the time and I'm not too worried since reading somewhere that British newspapers have to be printed with vegetable based inks rather than toxic ones - if anyone can confirm that for me it would be reassuring!

 

[Poppy'sMum]

Mine always used to munch their paper, but I did make sure that the paper I got was the sort where the ink doesn't rub off, if it does you may have to change to a different newspaper lol!

 

[guineagurl]

Haha! Thanks guys. My mind is at rest now

 

[PiggyLove]

mine do tooo LOL i put it down for their floortime which they toilet on and the love tearing it up too - they caught the habbit from Piggy RIP he loved doing this too LOL it was funny to watch - newspaper was old so not fresh ink rolleyes