Do you have to mesh the lid on a bin cage

[CocoTheHamster123]

Or can you leave it off for a syrian?

[Redame]

I would not leave it off for a syrian. They are very crafty and will get the way out if possible. It is very easy to mesh a lid, maybe some other people can help you better (I got galvanised mesh from Homebase and just folded it down to the sides, and attached some small tableweights on it so it is too heavy for my robo to move!).

[AliKati]

Definitely mesh it - I've seen my hamster work out how to push stuff together, use stepping stones and somehow find his way to get over edges...

[CocoTheHamster123]

what about dwarfs?

[emma and button]

as well as the hammie getting out, something else could get in, i know that given the chance my dog would eat all my rodents ¬_¬'

[Pomegranate]

Originally Posted by emma and button

as well as the hammie getting out, something else could get in, i know that given the chance my dog would eat all my rodents ¬_¬'

Agreed. Even if you have an incredibly tall bin, there's always the risk of something else coming to say hello, and finding a small furry lunch peering back at it.

[CocoTheHamster123]

Originally Posted by Pomegranate

Agreed. Even if you have an incredibly tall bin, there's always the risk of something else coming to say hello, and finding a small furry lunch peering back at it.

I don't have any other pets other than my other hamster, who is safely in her cage

[Vectis Hamstery]

I would also suggest meshing/having a roof. It's amazing how determined and ingenious hamsters are in escaping. I have turned my back on the playbox (a really useful box I once used as a bin cage when it had a lid) to find my syrians perched on the rim with an innocent look on their faces.

Originally Posted by CocoTheHamster123

what about dwarfs?

I think it would depend on the species. Some people keep robos in tall bins without lids as they are less adept at climbing. I don't trust my chinese which are excellent climbers - I have found them dangling from mesh panels with no idea how they could have reached it!

I am naturally cautious so would have a lid on all bin cages. I have no other pets that would prey on my hammies, but would be devastated if a neighbourhood cat snuck in an open window.

[CocoTheHamster123]

Originally Posted by Vectis Hamstery

I would also suggest meshing/having a roof. It's amazing how determined and ingenious hamsters are in escaping. I have turned my back on the playbox (a really useful box I once used as a bin cage when it had a lid) to find my syrians perched on the rim with an innocent look on their faces.


I think it would depend on the species. Some people keep robos in tall bins without lids as they are less adept at climbing. I don't trust my chinese which are excellent climbers - I have found them dangling from mesh panels with no idea how they could have reached it!

I am naturally cautious so would have a lid on all bin cages. I have no other pets that would prey on my hammies, but would be devastated if a neighbourhood cat snuck in an open window.

It's for a Russian campbell
I think it'll be alright cause every solid plastic toy in his cage, he just slips over it.

[juliedn]

Of you just have a hamster, I would SUPPOSE it would be okay. If you have any other pets, you will seriously regret it. Either way, a mesh roof can protect objects from falling into the bin and possibly smashing him to death. You never know what can happen.