The Habitrail ovo?

[Pomegranate]

If you're set on sticking with Habitrail, could you add another Loft unit to it or a bin cage? That would certainly help with space. Here's some inspiration.

[Jasmine]

Originally Posted by linford27

hmm, maybe it needs to be bigger then?
do you think buying a whole new one (Habitrail OVO Suite Hamster Habitat: Amazon.co.uk: Pet Supplies)
and taking the wheel/bowl thing out the orange bit, so its a big spce, and conncecting it to the one i already have, adding the extra tubes, so he'd have 2 orange bits, one with a wheel/bowl, the other i can put toys in? would that help?

Wouldn't just the maze on it's own be about the same size? Not sure how big the ones with the wheel are but from pictures they look about the same size as the maze. You can take the cardboard play things out of them.

Habitrail OVO - Products

[Lily]

Originally Posted by linford27

hmm, maybe it needs to be bigger then?
do you think buying a whole new one (Habitrail OVO Suite Hamster Habitat: Amazon.co.uk: Pet Supplies)
and taking the wheel/bowl thing out the orange bit, so its a big spce, and conncecting it to the one i already have, adding the extra tubes, so he'd have 2 orange bits, one with a wheel/bowl, the other i can put toys in? would that help?

Hi,

I had the ovo for a dwarf hamster, the one with the smaller tubes, I had to take the step and wheel out as it was too small and this created much more space.

I think adding a bin cage to it is a good idea, it would not cost much and you could use the tubes you already have to join it somehow.

[wiggle'smommy]

Indeed, adding a bin would be the best option, I did that and I think Wiggles was a lot happier (he isn't in a ovo, though). Or, even better, do what I'm doing and sell the whole contraption and use the money you get to buy a Zoozone 2! (You don't have to, it's just what I'm doing curently )

[Womblehands]

I agree with Wiggle's Mommy, sell the unit and get something much easier for you and your hammy. A zoozone can be bought for about 20.00 these days from ebay.. would mean lots more toys for him to explore..And as he gets older would be easier to check his health and such. If he's a syrian he will prob grow a lot, My Pickle is massive! I know he wouldn't be able to comfortably fit in the tubes..

[fsrv]

Hello,
I have set-ups a bit like that of Jasmine's (with a few more extentsions) and a second external wheel (both wheels 19cm). The overall surface if you add everything is ~6000cm2 (I think that ZZ2 is ~5000cm2). My hamsters seem happy, but then-I don't speak hamster-tongue to know for sure what they think of them
The main problem is the price. At the time that I bought them, I didn't know that you can mesh a zoozone and convert it to a hamster cage, so ovos were the biggest readymade set-ups possible.
Another problem is the poor ventilation when it's hot (which is rare here). To remedy this, I recently added an extra small normal cage with bars to my set-up . People say hamsters like corners, but mine don't seem to have a preference- they don't particularly like their barred add-ons, unless they avoid them because they are still too new for them. In fact, they give me the impression they avoid them because they feel exposed.
I have to add here, that my hamsters get as much floor time as they choose, they usually stay out ~ 1h before they return by themselves to their cage. So -I think that- they are not bored and thankfully they don't chew bars.
Also they are both males, and relatively thin (145g and 155g), so they can move freely in the tubes. Apparently fatter males and females can get stuck in the tubes.
The issue about washing- yes, there's a lot of little things to wash and it certainly takes a lot of time, but I prefer having lots of small modules that fit in the sink- I guess that's a personal choice. To clean +dry both takes about one hour every week.
People have written that the parts don't fit properly, but I guess they must have had a faulty piece, because I've never had problems with parts not snapping into place.
In summary, as I said before, the main negative is that for the price of a decent ovo set-up, you could have gotten a much cheaper big cage (especially if you are in Europe).

[Jasmine]

Originally Posted by fsrv

Hello,
I have set-ups a bit like that of Jasmine's (with a few more extentsions) and a second external wheel (both wheels 19cm). The overall surface if you add everything is ~6000cm2 (I think that ZZ2 is ~5000cm2). My hamsters seem happy, but then-I don't speak hamster-tongue to know for sure what they think of them
The main problem is the price. At the time that I bought them, I didn't know that you can mesh a zoozone and convert it to a hamster cage, so ovos were the biggest readymade set-ups possible.
Another problem is the poor ventilation when it's hot (which is rare here). To remedy this, I recently added an extra small normal cage with bars to my set-up . People say hamsters like corners, but mine don't seem to have a preference- they don't particularly like their barred add-ons, unless they avoid them because they are still too new for them. In fact, they give me the impression they avoid them because they feel exposed.
I have to add here, that my hamsters get as much floor time as they choose, they usually stay out ~ 1h before they return by themselves to their cage. So -I think that- they are not bored and thankfully they don't chew bars.
Also they are both males, and relatively thin (145g and 155g), so they can move freely in the tubes. Apparently fatter males and females can get stuck in the tubes.
The issue about washing- yes, there's a lot of little things to wash and it certainly takes a lot of time, but I prefer having lots of small modules that fit in the sink- I guess that's a personal choice. To clean +dry both takes about one hour every week.
People have written that the parts don't fit properly, but I guess they must have had a faulty piece, because I've never had problems with parts not snapping into place.
In summary, as I said before, the main negative is that for the price of a decent ovo set-up, you could have gotten a much cheaper big cage (especially if you are in Europe).

Yes to be honest my russian had about as much room (maybe more) in the ovo loft and extensions that I have in the picture as what the savic rody or Imac has so personally I don't think that is cruel. I wouldn't buy this cage again as there is far more choice out there now but I wasn't cruel to keep one russian or robo in that cage. They might be a bit narrower than the Rody but they are longer I think if I remember rightly. I don't like the pods with a wheel in though because I know some people have just kept their Syrian hamsters in one of those and a few tubes above it and one of the sleeping pods at the top.

These are the dimensions for the ovo loft 69cm (27in) long, 30cm (12in) wide and 25cm (10in) high and the Savic Rody 26 x 39 x 55cm so the loft is longer but 2 1/2 inches narrower but you can add the maze extension on the loft and the bedding one and another smaller maze one too.

[thelittleteacup]

i actually like these cages!
i have a large set up for my ww bon bon...i have the loft, two mazes, and 3 of the smaller circle things! i didnt buy it for myself though they were presents...i'd never be able to spend that much.

there are plently of problems though...

- i'd never use it for any untame hamsters
- never for a syrain either..i feel sorry for the ones who end up in them
- cleaning i dont find a problem, i take out all the bedding and sawdust..then hoover the scraps and wash the insides without taking anything apart....i do this twice a week...and my hamster is litter trained..also once a month it all comes apart and is soaked.
- i dont use any of the tubes...everything is connected straight on to each other across a table..not ideal
- i do think they are marketed wrongly...the pad or suite sets especially
- the wheel is big enough for a dwarf
- the water bottle that comes with it is terrible, my ww drinks from a heavy ceramic bowl
-i havent had a problem with ventilation yet, but if you lived in a hot country i would image you would have
- im not really a fan of any tubes on a hamster cage...you will have poo and seeds and pee building up in them!
- i do not like the orange plastc towers inside that the wheels connect to....the underneath hidy space..has poor ventilation and is stuffy...also the steps up too the bowl are very hard for furry footed dwarfies to climb! ...i do however like the wheel and have attached it to a stand.

overall my ww seems very content, he has lived in a bar cage and was contantly clibing up to the ceiling and faling great heights...then he had a huge fish tank which he hated and seemed to hide and not like the exposure...so i have to say he has been happiest in the ovos....but if i hadnt had got them i would have considered a mini duna or imac bingo...much better value for money.

[LocoRocoPanda]

I don't like the OVO. I consider them to just be modern looking versions of Rotastaks. >.<

[fuzzycritters88]

i was going to make up a habitrail ovo set up but after hearing all the bad things about it i was put off so now i am going to be getting a zoozone 2