Bin cage suggestions

[sailorjerry]

Good evening all!

I am looking into gathering supplies to make a bin cage within the next few weeks. I was just wondering if anyone has any suggestions for the base box to use. I know a lot of people have recommended the SAMLA box from Ikea - but I just don't like that it slopes inwards. I ideally want a flat box (if that makes sense?!)

Anyway, any help or suggestions would be hugely appreciated!

[BluerayDarkes]

What do you mean by slopes inwards? I've not noticed any sort of sloping with the Samla containers, and I have at least five of them

[Wanna Hamster]

I agree with BD, the SAMLA doesn't slope and is a great cage!

[Piebald]

From the images I get with a search it does appear to slope inwards a little but it doesn't seem to cause any problems and given the response above it probably isn't very noticeable!

[Fluffagrams]

If you're really not keen on the Samla then the Really Useful Boxes have more straight sides but can be a bit more pricey with the larger ones not being that much cheaper than some of the recommended cages.

What kind of hamster will the bin cage be for?

[sailorjerry]

Originally Posted by Fluffagrams

If you're really not keen on the Samla then the Really Useful Boxes have more straight sides but can be a bit more pricey with the larger ones not being that much cheaper than some of the recommended cages.

What kind of hamster will the bin cage be for?

I looked into those, yes they're very pricey!
It'll be for a dwarf hamster

[sailorjerry]

Originally Posted by BluerayDarkes

What do you mean by slopes inwards? I've not noticed any sort of sloping with the Samla containers, and I have at least five of them

That's reassuring to know I've attatched an image from the website to try and show what I mean.

Do you have any pictures of your bin cage? I'd love to see!

[BluerayDarkes]

There isn't any actual sloping not that I can see.


This is one of the three cages what the hybrids live in, I had my syrian in two of them but since she kept escaping she was changed to a barred cage.

[sailorjerry]

Originally Posted by BluerayDarkes

There isn't any actual sloping not that I can see.


This is one of the three cages what the hybrids live in, I had my syrian in two of them but since she kept escaping she was changed to a barred cage.

Thanks for responding. I guess it must just be the angle I was looking at it. That cage looks great! Uh oh! How did the syrian escape?!

[BluerayDarkes]

No worries. She's a little escape artist that one, she has had six break outs. She pushed out her tunnel once, and her most recent escapes were her escaping out of an old hole we fixed up and tugging her tunnel apart. Yummy is a smart cookie.