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Old 01-07-2008, 03:07 PM   #11
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I wondered which one of us would be reviewing this cage! you did a great job I currently have 9 of these with a few more to come soon! I love it. What I have found with some of mine though with the house is:

* if I take the roof off the house and fill it with some litter from the 'toilet' corner, it makes a great hamster toilet and a few of mine do this which makes easy cleaning even easier!! I just remove the house daily, wash and replace!

PS - loved the WW clothes peg idea Holly - Bronte is having that done tonight (I'll stop the little madam from rearranging her cage one way or another!)

Have to finally say - I am always looking at hamster cages and also have a variety of others (both already reviewed and not) and I have to say I've not come across anything that comes close in terms of providing a large and comfy home for your beloved pet at an incredible price.
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Old 01-07-2008, 04:36 PM   #12
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When getting our hams out I tend to take a clip off one side and lift the lid slightly - they all come rushing over to climb out! When taming new hamsters or babies it's best to lift the whole lid off completely - I find removing and replacing the grille a bit fiddly.[/quote]

I agree that removing the grill is a bit of a pain... I generally remove the whole lid, or wait til Luna is out for food and scoop her out through the little top door.

I havent needed to peg the wheel yet..... after the initial obsession on it, she seems to have calmed down and be back to her normal routine.... I'm usally in bed when shes running on though.
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Old 01-07-2008, 08:00 PM   #13
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I put Chinchilla sand in the house andhave the cage lid the other way round so the water bottle is poking out on the upper level. I suspend it from the ceiling when I have babies in these cages to allow them to reach it but as soon as they are able to scoot up the excellent stairs I move it round again.
Chinese are okay in these cages but some do have an aversion to stairs so be careful and ty and test your Chinese before purchase with some stair-like contraption.
The wheels they come with are fine for dwarf hamsters and they are nice and thick and long wearing. You can buy larger Ferplast wheels for circa £2.99 in most independant petshops, or a Rody Savic Jumbo also fits nicely into the existing spindle catch in the middle of the upper level.
Major plus point is NO fallout - anyone with a barred cage will know all about litter always finding its way out of them, and some of our "tidier" Syrians like to pee so far up in the corner they often shoot right out the cage and down the wall - so straight into one of these for those offenders.
Overall I tend not to home my Syrians in thse as a matter of course preferring a barred cage such as the Ferplast Rainbow, but ALL my Roborovski go in Gabber Rex cages, or the smaller Lux if only a pair (most of my Roborovski live in groups/colonies). My Winter Whites and Campbells also go in Gabber Rex or Ferplast Duna tanks which are very similiar, but slightly smaller for the same price.
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Old 01-08-2008, 11:40 AM   #14
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My WW is in one of these and she loves it. I replaced the wheel with the silent spinner, She seems really happy on her own but I was a bit shocked at how small she was compared to the cage when I first got her!
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Old 01-29-2008, 11:52 AM   #15
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*Original post edited to add pictures of some of the different colours*
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Old 02-13-2008, 04:41 PM   #16
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Just ordered two - am very much looking forward to their arrival, on the basis of this review
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Old 02-13-2008, 11:45 PM   #17
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Eek! Big responsibility for me then

I'm sure you'll love 'em as nearly all of us here do - just out of interest where did you find them online?
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I got it from The Pets Corner, on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Criceto-Rex-XL-De ... dZViewItem

Seems like they have some more available, for all those interested.
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Old 02-19-2008, 02:16 PM   #19
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They're here!



Am very happy with them - Bob has lots more space, and has instantly perked up.

I think we're going to need additional toys!
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Old 02-19-2008, 02:21 PM   #20
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Aww Gus I am so jealous, not of the cage as we have all ours in these but of Bob. She appears to be a chocolate and white tortoiseshell. Where did you get her. Gorgeous... souffle drools over hamster....
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