Guide to Buying a Cage

[Pazzie]

Thanks mangoandmimi, that does look a nice cage but very expensive and the urine would get into the wood and stain it?
Maybe the fish tank is my only option then. ��

[Pebbles82]

Get the maxi duna multi the water bottle hole is no problem at all because there’s an easy fix - most people put a screw in wood chew in the hole which blocks it off (you can get carrot shaped ones or even a small ledge. Or a big nut and bolt would do the same. Then attach the bottle to the inside/side with Velcro - or you can make a floor standing bottle stand quite easily. The Marrakesh tank on Zooplus is about the same size (the wood is pretreated to be wipe clean with a waterproofing paint)

The wood ones linked are pretreated on the base with waterproof paint but the sides inside would need painting with plastikote.

[alpacassei]

There’s the 160L RUB Clear Trunk which I have for one of my Syrians, it’s 100 x 50 and has loads of space for deep bedding and a 30cm wheel. The only issue if you have a chewer is there’s raised plastic where the wheels are but it’s quite an awkward shape for them chew tbh.

I’ve seen some good tank/detolf lid tutorials on Youtube and the other hamster forum (i feel bad saying its name lol but its initials are HH).

[Pazzie]

Thanks for those tips with the Maxi Duna Multi (good idea). And that trunk looks good, only those raised plastic bits where the wheels are could be a problem. Shame they don’t do one with no wheels.

[Pebbles82]

These are the kind of things used to block the hole - with that blocked it’s fine There’s also a nice little wood ledge you can get with a screw and bolt fitting.

http://www.petsathome.com/shop/en/pe...gnawers-2-pack

[Pazzie]

Originally Posted by Serendipity7000

These are the kind of things used to block the hole - with that blocked it’s fine There’s also a nice little wood ledge you can get with a screw and bolt fitting.

http://www.petsathome.com/shop/en/pe...gnawers-2-pack

Thanks for that I never knew you could get such things and that would do the job perfectly.
I’m now thinking of a wire cage after all as I quite like the Savic Plaza Hamster and Rat Cage. But if I do go with the Duna maxi these chews would be perfect to fit the hole.
Which cage would you have out of those two.

[Pebbles82]

Definitely the Plaza I prefer cages anyway - more interaction with the hamster, good ventilation and you can make the set up interesting attaching things to the side bars and roof bars. The Plaza has a lovely big front opening door - it’s on the tall side, but not massively tall - but filling the base as full as possible with substrate will cushion any falls and reduce the internal height a bit. It’s the cage I would get if buying one now. I already have a Barney cage from Zooplus so can’t justify getting the Plaza.

[Pebbles82]

Assume it’s for a Syrian?

[Pebbles82]

Have a look at the “let’s see your cages thread - lots of setups in cages on there.

[alpacassei]

Definitely the Plaza if you’re getting a Syrian! It’s a much better height for a Syrian size wheel and toys