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Pebbles82 · 12-20-2018, 12:43 PM

An 11" diameter wheel is absolutely fine for an average sized syrian. Flying saucers are different however - 8" is far too small for a flying saucer - it needs to be 12" for a syrian - they don't run properly on a saucer and can bend and not run on it properly. Whereas some smaller hamsters would be fine with an 8" wheel but 11" is better as they can run easier in a larger wheel and it's the size most people go for. For a particularly large syrian there are 12" wheels.

12-20-2018, 12:43 PM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Wheel size An 11" diameter wheel is absolutely fine for an average sized syrian. Flying saucers are different however - 8" is far too small for a flying saucer - it needs to be 12" for a syrian - they don't run properly on a saucer and can bend and not run on it properly. Whereas some smaller hamsters would be fine with an 8" wheel but 11" is better as they can run easier in a larger wheel and it's the size most people go for. For a particularly large syrian there are 12" wheels.