[Pebbles82]

I think the Alaska is a good choice. It's also not too expensive, so if you ever did want to upgrade you haven't lost too much. But it's a good enough size that you may not ever need to upgrade. For the difference in price you could have some money to get a few things for the Alaska, like a good wheel and a house. The shelf in the cage is a bit flimsy but I believe it's useable. It does need a house though - the white plastic one on the shelf is no good as a house and the holes are too small for a Syrian, but it's easy to just remove it. A shoebox makes a good house. Cut a hole in for a door, cut the bottom out and you can use the lid as a lift-off roof, so you can check inside without having to remove the whole house and the nest falling apart. The flat roof also makes an extra shelf.