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suga · 05-30-2010, 12:03 PM

Hi HamstersAreHardcore - the reason the post was oringally made was to alert members that a hamster that chews, can get out of these cages. If you re-read the post that was originally made on my behalf you can see that I had a hamster that was determined to chew everything that was plastic. She ignored anything made of wood or cardboard and was desparate for an adventure. She did escape from the cage (my only escapee to date) and she got out of the house and made it up the road. I didn't realise initially that she had got out as she didn't always come out every night before i went to bed. I eventually found out that she had been found by a neighbour, taken to a vet, given care over night but had not survived.

The point was that the plastic cages like this aren't 100% escape proof, if you have a determined hamster. Personally I know don't use this type of cage. Infact I only use wire cages and if the hamster chews I spend a lot of money and effort to try and keep them entertained and detered from chewing the bars. The plastic top that pophammy and souffle use as an extra layer to stop chewing is a great solution as you can cover up all gaps and edges.

My cambridge cage that I now use has zip ties on the top door in the roof of the cage. I have attached a peice of timber to the side door that sits on the outside of the cage and is zipped up when I am not downstairs and I go through these ties like they are going out of fashion. I don't want to lose another hamster for obvious reasons.

This is just my opinion on these cages as I have said there are precautions that can be taken to reduce the likelihood of escape. Please be aware that originally I had no real preference about these cages. If the hamster in question hadn't been a chewer and a completely messy creature she would have spent her days in a wire cage - i put her in one of these out of necessity.

05-30-2010, 12:03 PM
suga Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 5,941	Re: Ferplast Mini Duna Hi HamstersAreHardcore - the reason the post was oringally made was to alert members that a hamster that chews, can get out of these cages. If you re-read the post that was originally made on my behalf you can see that I had a hamster that was determined to chew everything that was plastic. She ignored anything made of wood or cardboard and was desparate for an adventure. She did escape from the cage (my only escapee to date) and she got out of the house and made it up the road. I didn't realise initially that she had got out as she didn't always come out every night before i went to bed. I eventually found out that she had been found by a neighbour, taken to a vet, given care over night but had not survived. The point was that the plastic cages like this aren't 100% escape proof, if you have a determined hamster. Personally I know don't use this type of cage. Infact I only use wire cages and if the hamster chews I spend a lot of money and effort to try and keep them entertained and detered from chewing the bars. The plastic top that pophammy and souffle use as an extra layer to stop chewing is a great solution as you can cover up all gaps and edges. My cambridge cage that I now use has zip ties on the top door in the roof of the cage. I have attached a peice of timber to the side door that sits on the outside of the cage and is zipped up when I am not downstairs and I go through these ties like they are going out of fashion. I don't want to lose another hamster for obvious reasons. This is just my opinion on these cages as I have said there are precautions that can be taken to reduce the likelihood of escape. Please be aware that originally I had no real preference about these cages. If the hamster in question hadn't been a chewer and a completely messy creature she would have spent her days in a wire cage - i put her in one of these out of necessity.