need help choosing a new cage for my syrian hamster

[arnieA380]

does anybody know best place I can look at getting some shelfs for brains cage, maybe just the one. and is plastic or wooden one best im thinking wooden then it goes with the other one already in.

[cypher]

Ranchhouse cages on ebay do various different wooden shelves.
I don't think they do anything big enough for a full length shelves but some of them might be big enough for what you want, they're good quality & well made.

[Pebbles82]

I would suggest not adding anything else for at least a couple of weeks while Brian is adjusting to the change - but here are some shelves I know about.

I got some from Ranchouse cages. They come with good fittings so are easy to attach, but they can be a bit heavy the bigger they get. Mine ended up sloping down slightly. You can also get plastic corner shelves. I had a very nice wood corner shelf, that wasn't too heavy from Amazon in Germany. It's not cheap though. The shelf itself was only about £6 (converted from euros) but with postage it was approx £16! It is very nice though and well made. The ladder isn't included.

https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I had a long narrow shelf from Ranchhouse cages that was quite good for filling a gap plus it came in a pack with two "ledges". They are just a bit heavy that's all. They also do this really nice bendy bridge that can be used as a small shelf. It screws to the bars at one side and can be bent into different positions. I just used it as a ramp up to the Barney shelf, attached to the bars so it didn't slip.

They do shelf packs though so you can get a few in different shapes and sizes for about £15.

ranchhousecages | eBay

These are the plastic corner ones. They are quite big - 40cm each side.

The Savic one is also £15 - I reckon the German wood one is better value as it's so nice and easy to fit.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Pet-Suppl...Savic+platform

This Little Friends one is about the same size and cheaper

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Frie...NPY30Q1MFX22SC

[arnieA380]

How often should i clean brians bath ( replace the bathing sand)

I carnt seem to find where he is peeing haha

[Pebbles82]

Not until it gets stinky lol. Hmm I wonder where he is peeing. If nothing smells I wouldn't worry about it. He might be burying it or burrowing down to pee or something. Where did he used to pee in his old cage - away from his nest?

[arnieA380]

Brian decided to chew his hamco jso iv had to take it out lol this is what is left.

I still cannot find his pee spot haha

Any advice on what i can do with the cage or what else i can buy make it more interesting for brian

[jopop]

ArnieA380 i just wanted to say how useful this thread is for me. I am super new - not even got hammie yet so this is great to get ideas from.

I'm so pleased you found this place. Isn't it lovely how people take so much time to give lengthy replies and advice?

Keep us posted

[arnieA380]

Think i may have to take his potty out. He doesnt seem to like it he just keeos chewing it at the moment.

Brian seems to love monkey barring. Any tips on what i can put in the cage to help

[Pebbles82]

Hi. Good to hear about Brian chewing and doing other hamstery things lol. Is he monkey barring across the top? It's still early days, he might be wanting to get out and go and see his old cage or something. Did you keep the old cage or take it back? If you kept it you could maybe put a couple of the tubes from in it in the Barney as something familiar.

The main thing if he is monkey barring, is to make sure he can't hurt himself if he falls. So heap the substrate up in the middle and move any hard items under the shelf or hammock.

[arnieA380]

Dont have the old cage ni but he is minkey barring from the top haha

We do still let him out in his ball every night