Hi
I have 3 hammies - a syrian and 2 robos. My hamsters live in my living room and are all in separate cages (the robos were fighting so I had to separate them). I've recently moved into a smaller house and don't have the space for the 3 cages anymore. I've been thinking of a way to house them and my only option in stackable cages.
I was originally looking at turning the Ikea Kallax into cages and giving them a level each. This would give them each a cage 147cm x 39cm x 33xm. However the only place I could put a unit this size would be under my TV. I've read that you shouldn't keep hamsters near a TV as it stresses them out so that idea won't work.
My only other option is to turn a bookcase into cages. I was thinking about buying a Billy bookcase (80x28x202xm) and making a two level cage for my syrian. That would be 80x28x33cm on each level. Would this be enough space for him? Would one level each (80x28x33) by enough for my robos? I've tried looking for deeper bookcases but haven't had any luck.
Also, for people that make cages out of Ikea furniture: how do you hand toys from the ceiling or attach the bottle/wheel to the wall when there are no bars?
All advice is welcome