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[souffle]

The rex is very suitable for babies to be born in. All ours are! We leave the corridor bit in and the babies are born in there. We remove the wheel from the cage before the birth just in case a tiny gets trapped under it. We never remove the corridor as it can disturb mum but by about 8 days the babies come out the door anyway and mum usually drags them back in!
If you look at this thread you can see how our bottle is attached. There is a hole in the clear plastic bit that you push the spout through. When we had babies we drilled another lower hole in the tray part as they are too small to reach it at first. After about 4 wks they could reach the top spout level. We use an elastic band to hold it it place http://www.hamstercentral.com/forum/vie ... php?t=1354

Here are our last babies coming out the door
http://www.hamstercentral.com/forum/vie ... efe97f3855

[souffle]

Just noticed the food question. Oh my goodness they have been on solids since about 8 days ish You hear them nibbling in the nest! Feed normal hamster food and for youngsters extra protein as in a tiny bit of chicken, egg, tofu plus little bits of fruit (non citrus) and veg but not too much.

[Hana]

Glad to hear pet centre online is a good company!

[Holly]

Originally Posted by souffle

The rex is very suitable for babies to be born in. All ours are! We leave the corridor bit in and the babies are born in there. We remove the wheel from the cage before the birth just in case a tiny gets trapped under it. We never remove the corridor as it can disturb mum but by about 8 days the babies come out the door anyway and mum usually drags them back in!

Thanks Souffle (oh look, I've started saying that on this forum as well ), we'll definitely look at the Gabber Rex for our next hamster (oops I'm talking like we'll definitely be getting one ) as I won't buy any more Rotastak cages - the fact that I needed to buy additional cages to accommodate large enough wheels almost immediately has put me off Rotastak ...I'm just wondering how I'd add an additional cage to the Gabber if required, but I'll figure that out later!

It looks like a great cage, Jill

[souffle]

Holly your hamsters are spoilt You dont need to add a bit to a Gabber rex as they are plenty big enough for a large syrian!

[Holly]

Originally Posted by souffle

Holly your hamsters are spoilt You dont need to add a bit to a Gabber rex as they are plenty big enough for a large syrian!

I think you are quite right, Souffle - as usual! It's just that I was thinking what will the new ham think when she sees the size of the other hams' cages!!! (In reality, of course, she never will as her eyesight will be as bad as all hamsters - and she will most likely live in a separate room to the others anyway ).

I actually went into a petshop this morning and saw a Gabber Rex in the plastic, as it were - they are MASSIVE, definitely a good choice and definitely what we'll go for when...er..if... there's a next time