Pet palace Hamster house review

[MissDonna]

Whole lot of negativity in these comments.. Ofcourse people are entitled to their opinion but some seem to forget it's JUST their opinion and not a general truth.

• About the critique on the space:
  This would be a perfectly suitable habitat for my Russian dwarf Winston. I've seen people use the argument 'hamsters are runners not climbers'. Sorry, do you know every single hamster personally? While that may be true for THEIR hamster it certainly isn't for mine. Winston loves to climb and would absolutely adore traveling these levels. And even if he is in a running mood.. How big of a cage do you "running hamster"-people have?! I'd need a cage the size of my kitchen to satisfy Winston if he really wants to run around! Anything less than full room-size would be unsufficient and therefore completely unnecessary. He has his ball for running.
  I think the cage maybe just looks a bit suffocating because of all the wood and the minimum of light. But while I personally wouldn't enjoy living in there I'm pretty sure my hamster would, since he always hangs around in the most closed off, smallest and darkest spaces he can crawl into during the day. And during the night? He climbs. Or runs in his wheel or ball. So as long as Charlie is able to comfortably fit a running wheel or disc I believe she's just fine.
  
• About the critique on the paint:
  Charlie clearly stated the paint was non-toxic. So that pretty much ends every argument on this subject. I understand people had concerns about this at first but she cleared it up so shhhhjjj
  
• About the critique on the levels because her hamster is old:
  I'm pretty sure that Charlie knows her own hamster better than all of you commenters do. If she can visually witness her old hamster enjoys the climbing and is perfectly capable of reaching his water supply than this habitat is perfectly suitable for her hamster. Ofcourse she should replace this habitat with a one-leveled more suitable one once she notices it's troubling her hamster but if that's not the case yet I see no problem.

The only things I CAN agree upon with the previous commenters is maaaaybe the lack of ventilation, however it does have one completely open side and plenty of ventilation holes and windows.
My main concern with this habitat would be the possibility of pee leaking into the wood, causing odour and possibly mold. My hamster pees absolutely everywhere so I'd have to cover all the floors in plastic. But as long as Charlie's hamster is potty trained as she says, again no problem.

Finally, before people start blaming me for liking this because it's aestethically pleasing: I don't actually like the doll house look at all. I can imagine some people would but personally it's not for me. However, I DO think my dwarf hamster would enjoy living in it.

All of the above just my opinion ofcourse. That'll be all.

[Silver]

Are you a school teacher?

You said " That'll be all "

Many years ago now when I was at school that's what the teachers who were telling us off used to say to us

"That will be all"

( this is not being said in a sarcastic way, it just made me laugh in a good way)

xxx

[Colby and the Dwarfs]

Even if the hamster likes to climb, it needs lots more levels to have enough space, even vertically.

[PikaTay]

I agree with MissDonna. It is perfectly fine for one to respond with their opinion but there are different ways to say it. It is like when people talk to you in real life, they could say something in a way that makes you feel offended, but they may be able to say the same thing in the way that you understand without offense. And some of these comments did sound rather. . . attacking. [Although the response wasn't really any better ]

As for ventilation, maybe the glass could be replaced with meshing like the kind used to cover bin cage windows? That might help the ventilation big time.

Also, if the hammy is potty trained then pee everywhere shouldn't be a problem (right?). However I personally would cover the bare wood with something, even if its not the substrate. I cover my wood platform in ripped toilet paper and hay, so if she does get a weak bladder up there, at least it is absorbed enough where it is not a problem. Also, I've seen a lot of people plastikote (or what is it called?) homemade wood products, so that could be another possibility.

I don't know how to take care of elderly hamsters so I certainly don't know for sure about the climbing issue, but as long as we are comparing hamsters to people, I have two grandparents near the same age - one cannot get around very well, and therefore cannot comfortably use stairs and such, but the other is just as fit and able as my parents are (sometimes more so haha). So if every hamster is different like people are, then maybe Charlie's hamster can indeed still enjoy climbing. As long as they keep an eye on the hamster to make sure it's not struggling. If it does, then, yes, it should be moved to a large single level cage.

Although, with all those levels, I would also include a second bottle on the bottom level, just for ease of access to water which is a necessity to all living things.

All in all, the consensus everywhere (not just on this forum) seems to be 'the bigger the better'. Also, you should not add together levels to the total floor space. So that should definitely be kept in mind!

Overall I think it is super cute! Although in my personal opinion, a little impractical. I would love to watch my hamster explore and play in this cage, but I don't think I would house her there.

[MissDonna]

Originally Posted by Silver

Are you a school teacher?

You said " That'll be all "

Many years ago now when I was at school that's what the teachers who were telling us off used to say to us

"That will be all"

( this is not being said in a sarcastic way, it just made me laugh in a good way)

xxx

Haha, no not a teacher. Uni student actually
Glad I made you laugh tho

[Silver]

Originally Posted by MissDonna

Haha, no not a teacher. Uni student actually
Glad I made you laugh tho

Brought back some good memories

xxx

[MissDonna]

Originally Posted by PikaTay

All in all, the consensus everywhere (not just on this forum) seems to be 'the bigger the better'. Also, you should not add together levels to the total floor space. So that should definitely be kept in mind!

Maybe she could add some sort of a 'front yard' or a porch to the house, that the hamster has access to. More space for the hamster, and even cuter than it already is now

[ianpallen]

Maybe two houses front to front o/ back to back or side by side with out a joining wall. It would double the size straight off.

[PikaTay]

Oh my gosh, a cute little yard with a little porch swing and everything. I'm squeeing with delight at the thought ^_^

[MissDonna]

YES! Exactly what I was going for