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alpacassei · 06-13-2019, 08:26 AM

There are a few studies on cage size posted on the German hamster forum ( Das Hamster Forum). But generally 70x40cm to 100x50cm is the size of continuous floor space where hamsters stop displaying stress behaviours such as bar chewing, pacing, and corner digging.

06-13-2019, 08:26 AM
alpacassei PM Fluffy for custom title Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 1,109	Re: Where does the continuous floor space rule come from? There are a few studies on cage size posted on the German hamster forum ( Das Hamster Forum). But generally 70x40cm to 100x50cm is the size of continuous floor space where hamsters stop displaying stress behaviours such as bar chewing, pacing, and corner digging. __________________ <3 Sunflower Custard, Bigfoot, Petal, Stormy, Flurry, Vanilla <3 ___________ Angel hamsters: Francisco, Marcello, Peppermint, Mishka, Stephano, Sundae, Peach <3