Cage: Have a look on Zooplus - the Alaska, Barney and Alexander cages are all ideal for a Syrian hamster - they can take about a week to arrive though. I also second the Savic Hamster Plaza (if you can make space for a 100cm cage - it's only 20cm longer than the Hamster Heaven). The Hamster Heaven is ok - but all the colourful plastic stuff and tubes usually end up being removed as they don't work well with Hamster habits and behaviour. The houses are too small, there's no room for a 28cm wheel without taking a shelf out. One shelf has a silly hump and if pee'd on it runs down and drips! I had that shelf and our hamster decided the little yellow inset food bowl was a toilet - because it was in a corner! I binned the shelf in the end. The tubes tend to get blocked up as they try and nest in them or pee in them. They are also an escape route and can be pushed out. Pets at Home actually sell the Savic Hamster Plaza now. Some cage links below:
Hamsters do love tubes and tunnels but it's better to have a plain cage and add the tubes and tunnels as single run floor toys.
Wheel: 28cm Trixie is a good basic wheel for a Syrian and not too expensive. The 12" silent runner is brilliant but not cheap - about £25.
Toilet - I've always found the trixie corner one ideal - you put it where the hamster chooses to pee - otherwise they won't use it. Hamsters are very clean really. Both our Syrians pee'd in the very back corner then sit in the front for a wash. And they cover it up with bedding if it starts to smell before you've emptied it.
Toys: Most hamster toys are too small for Syrians. Rat sized tubes and tunnels are best. A lot of the bark wood toys are bad quality or dangerous - check for nails. I like the large cork logs as floor toys - reptile stores sell them. Cardboard boxes like tissue boxes and egg boxes make good hides and some hamsters liketo rip them up or chew them. A coconut hut is a good toy. Will list some good safe toys below.
Food: Harry Hamster is ideal - has all the nutrients, vitamins and protein required. Supplementing protein a bit with occasional brazil nut half or walnut half or a bit of plain chicken is good in the first year. It's the only good quality one in the Uk and recommended by the National Hamster council. There are a couple of good ones available to buy from Germany but Harry Hamster is fine.
Cages
The Alaska and Savic Plaza both have large front opening doors - helps with interaction and taming. The Barney and Alexander are fine too though.
The Alaska needs a house -which adds to the cost a bit. The white plastic one is no good and the holes are too small for Syrians - it's easily removed.
Many many Syrians have been happy in the Alexander cage - it has plenty of space and a large extra level. It also comes with a good built in long house big enough for nesting, hoarding and fitting a toilet inside, plus two other houses. The one with the small window needs the window blocking off or a Syrian can get stuck. It has everything except a wheel and a few toys really.
Most people paint the wood with plastikote water based paint - it's pet safe. Our hamsters have never pee'd on the shelves but painting the inside of the house is a good idea. The houses are all nail-free.
The Barney also comes with a good sized house for a Syrian and a shelf.
The Savic Hamster plaza is the only 100cm cage with a front opening door. The roof is also free from doors for tying or hanging things from like tubes or sputniks. It's short on shelves though and needs a house. It's also quite tall for just one shelf, so adding a shelf is one option, or adding cardboard round the inside bars near the base to fit extra bedding in, as another option - then there's plenty of bedding for digging tunnels and it cushions any falls from a height.
Alaska Hamster Cage | Free P&P on orders £29+ at zooplus!
Barney Pet Cage | Great deals at zooplus!
Alexander Small Pet Cage | Available at zooplus!
http://www.petsathome.com/webapp/wcs...E&gclsrc=aw.ds
Plastikote for painting smooth wood:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Toilet:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hamster-cor...=Hamster+potty
Food bowls: These two are good
This one isn't cheap but it's really nice! Just the right size and quite low - easy to use
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This is a good one too
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mason-Cas...72.m2749.l2649
Toys: These are my favourites for a Syrian - tried and tested. They hyacinth tunnel is good - it's big enough, has holes on the side for fun and is soft and chewable.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This coconut hut has a door big enough for a Syrian - some have small entrance holes. Any holes/entrances need to be at least 6cm diameter.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Sputnik - these are great for Syrians, if hung next to a shelf so they can access it. Rat sized one. Amazon and Zooplus also sell them and you can choose your top and bottom colours if you get one from rat rations. Just search for rat sputnik.
http://www.petsathome.com/shop/en/pe...l-ferret-house
Rainbow Bridge - popular with all hamsters I think! No nails
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rosewood-Bo...rainbow+bridge
Cork tunnel floor toy - they tend to be a bit dusty and mucky but just give it a rinse and let it dry by a radiator and it's fine.
http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/small_...tunnels/193470
Rat tube - this is a lovely big clear tube. Don't use the chains though - feet can get caught in them. It has tabs on that fit through the bars and you can use sisal string for tying tubes inside the bars or on the roof, or just have them as floor toys. Zooplus also sells this
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Savic-Giant...savic+rat+tube
These are good too - you can stick sunflower seeds in them so hamster has fun getting them out. Also on Amazon
http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/small_...ig_toys/636186
Another good tunnel - it stretches and bends
http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/small_...ig_toys/387442
This is the Ferplast Aladino Carrier mentioned - has room for a small house and plenty of bedding
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ferplast-Al...rplast+aladino
Or Zooplus sell this one which is fine too
http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/small_...arriers/321345
Bedding: Fitch, fitch, fitch!
Nesting: Torn up strips of plain white toilet paper - a heap in the cage so they can pouch it and take it to build a nest with.
If you do get a cage from Zooplus delivery is free and anything else you order at the same time has free delivery - you can get the Trixie wheel there and some of the toys.
Main thing is - don't clean anything for the first two weeks