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Pebbles82 · 02-17-2017, 09:46 AM

The problem with the Rosewood one is - they can hurt themselves when falling from the top - by bouncing off the edges of platforms etc. There isn't really a way to make it safe unless you took all the platforms out and put a full level in - and even then the floor area isn't very big. So wider and lower is better and with a barred cage your hammy could still climb a bit if he wanted. I agree though, that they tend to only really climb to try and get out the top! Or because there's nothing to do at ground level. With lots of enrichment at ground level (deep substrate, hidey places, tunnels and so on) and a platform that isn't too high, so somewhere to go and sit on, then that is better really. Our hammy used to like sitting snoozing in the rat sputnik. He used every bit of the cage.

Some people on here have been successful taking a cage back for a refund and saying it's unsuitable for their hamster - even after it's been used. One member did that with a Pets at Home cage and they even let her wait to bring it back until she had a replacement.

02-17-2017, 09:46 AM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Connecting a wire cage to a bin cage The problem with the Rosewood one is - they can hurt themselves when falling from the top - by bouncing off the edges of platforms etc. There isn't really a way to make it safe unless you took all the platforms out and put a full level in - and even then the floor area isn't very big. So wider and lower is better and with a barred cage your hammy could still climb a bit if he wanted. I agree though, that they tend to only really climb to try and get out the top! Or because there's nothing to do at ground level. With lots of enrichment at ground level (deep substrate, hidey places, tunnels and so on) and a platform that isn't too high, so somewhere to go and sit on, then that is better really. Our hammy used to like sitting snoozing in the rat sputnik. He used every bit of the cage. Some people on here have been successful taking a cage back for a refund and saying it's unsuitable for their hamster - even after it's been used. One member did that with a Pets at Home cage and they even let her wait to bring it back until she had a replacement.