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AmityvilleHams · 12-09-2019, 04:39 PM

They look like Wham boxes, so the question is the actual size. Even the larger 110l Wham boxes, 115l with wheel Wham boxes, and "extra large" 133l Wham boxes are quite small internally. To truly understand why they may seem larger at first glance, I'll show the internal and external dimensions of the Wham 133l box which is likely the same box with a different lid color(and keep in mind the smaller sizes are significantly smaller still).

Internal dimensions are as follows: 88 cm length, 29 cm width, 40 cm height
External dimensions: 100 cm length, 40 cm width, 42 cm height

This is typical of plastic bins as a whole. Internal and external dimensions are often significantly different, so even if a bin claimed to be an external 100 cm x 50 cm that doesn't mean it offers 100 cm x 50 cm of floor space. At roughly 395.56 square inches internally, it is a very small bin which as a result makes it clear that it just should not be used to permanently house hamsters. I do still think it could make a decent play bin for some hamsters.

12-09-2019, 04:39 PM
AmityvilleHams PM Fluffy for custom title Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 4,545	Re: Xmas tree storage boxes are in at Wilko They look like Wham boxes, so the question is the actual size. Even the larger 110l Wham boxes, 115l with wheel Wham boxes, and "extra large" 133l Wham boxes are quite small internally. To truly understand why they may seem larger at first glance, I'll show the internal and external dimensions of the Wham 133l box which is likely the same box with a different lid color(and keep in mind the smaller sizes are significantly smaller still). Internal dimensions are as follows: 88 cm length, 29 cm width, 40 cm height External dimensions: 100 cm length, 40 cm width, 42 cm height This is typical of plastic bins as a whole. Internal and external dimensions are often significantly different, so even if a bin claimed to be an external 100 cm x 50 cm that doesn't mean it offers 100 cm x 50 cm of floor space. At roughly 395.56 square inches internally, it is a very small bin which as a result makes it clear that it just should not be used to permanently house hamsters. I do still think it could make a decent play bin for some hamsters.