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Old 05-22-2018, 04:24 PM   #1
nefosaur
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Smile Flying saucer size for a Roborovski

Hey hamster keeper friends. I just adopted 2 (separately housed) Roborovski hamsters who are about 4 months old. The setups they came with need upgrading and they are currently using 4 inch wheels which I have read are too small. I'm thinking of replacing them with flying saucers. Could you tell me what size flying saucer is needed for a Roborovski? I heard one Youtuber say you need to go one size up than the minimum wheel size for your species of hamster, but I cannot find anything else on this.
And just to confirm, the minimum wheel size for a Robo is 6.5 inches, yeah? So should I get a 6.5 inch flying saucer, or perhaps an 8 inch?
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Old 05-23-2018, 12:37 PM   #2
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Default Re: Flying saucer size for a Roborovski

I would advise against a flying saucer. They take up a lot of space, encourage an unnatural running posture, and in general hamsters prefer the standard upright wheels. There's also some (unconfirmed?/limited) evidence that running on a flying saucer can cause, or worsen, the spinning/star gazing issue, especially in robos.

If possible, get an 8inch/20cm upright wheel. The Trixie Wooden wheel on Zooplus is what my robos (past and present) use, and is lightweight enough for even a tiny 20g robo to run on. But, any 8inch wheel would do...other than flying saucers, and the Silent Spinner which is rather hard to turn.
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Old 05-23-2018, 01:19 PM   #3
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Default Re: Flying saucer size for a Roborovski

Mine have the wooden wheels from zooplus and the 6 inch flying saucers. They are in 60 x 40cm cages.

Eta one is in the grosvenor cage

http://cdn6.bigcommerce.com/s-3t94x/...0.1280.jpg?c=2

The other is in a tank style cage called the zoozone 1.
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