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Pebbles82 · 06-13-2019, 09:31 AM

I think the continuous floorspace is all part of the cage size to be honest. If it is two smaller cages joined together - say two 60cm long cages- that is not the same as one 100cm cage - which gives scope to actually create a habitat with areas for nesting, digging foraging, climbing. I think of their cage as their habitat in domestic captivity, and not as their "home". Their home is their house where they build their nest - and the house they live in with you!

As an example if you lived in a house where, to get to the kitchen, you had to crawl through a tunnel every time, it's not as pleasant and relaxing as being able to easily and freely move from one area of the house to another.

06-13-2019, 09:31 AM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Where does the continuous floor space rule come from? I think the continuous floorspace is all part of the cage size to be honest. If it is two smaller cages joined together - say two 60cm long cages- that is not the same as one 100cm cage - which gives scope to actually create a habitat with areas for nesting, digging foraging, climbing. I think of their cage as their habitat in domestic captivity, and not as their "home". Their home is their house where they build their nest - and the house they live in with you! As an example if you lived in a house where, to get to the kitchen, you had to crawl through a tunnel every time, it's not as pleasant and relaxing as being able to easily and freely move from one area of the house to another.