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Originally Posted by Pazzie
I’m thinking about getting a Syrian hamster and I’m wanting to find a perfect home that the hamster would be happy with and myself.
My first thought of interest was with the Terrarium Kerry home, but I hear it’s not ideal for a hamster of my choice.
Then I thought about one of those storage bins, but the viewing with those aren’t clear enough for me to watch the hamster unless I’m viewing it from the lid down and don’t want to add wire to the sides because of mess. Fussy I know.
My third thought was a Ferplast Maxi Duna Multy cage, then I learnt there’s two holes for the water bottle to go and hamsters have been known to chomp there way through one that has no water bottle attached to it. I could block it up with a bed box, but I’m sure it’ll be able to move it away.
And my last thought is a fish tank, but have no idea how to make and attach a wire top to one.
Are there any other options , I’m wanting a cage that isn’t a wire one.
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Really the only kind of fully escape proof cage is a tank, I don’t think it’s particularly uncommon for Syrians to chew at cage bases, lots get bored and want more room. I do think you’d be rather limited with a maxi multy, it’s really not tall enough for both deep bedding and a Syrian sized wheel. It can work though I just wouldn’t say it’s ideal.
If you can get a fish tank I’d try looking for one over 1m in length (probably 4 foot) and at least 45cm in width. A lid is really easy to make, just planks of wood cut to size and secured either with screws or corner plates, and wire mesh that you can either staple onto the wood or nail on. A staple gun is a lot easier.
This is a ready made cage that looks nice, it is quite low & also quite expensive but I’ve seen some really nice Syrian set ups in it. The 120cm one would be a decent size and also with a clear front.
https://www.hamster-homes.com/shop/s...home-120x60cm/
Although for that price I’d be inclined to pick a tank over that as there would be more room for deeper bedding - for a Syrian you’d want over 8 inches. Rodipet also do a cage that looks good, tall enough for lots of bedding and it’s a decent size. I think it’s around £200 so not exactly cheap.
There are also cheaper wooden cages around that I’m sure would work too. A detolf is another possibility but again you’re limited both width and height wise when setting up for a Syrian, you’d also need a lid, usually two lids as it’s quite a long cage.