rate my cage?

[brieshamsters]

my three month old female hybrid dwarf named peaches (pictured in my avatar) lives in a 40 gallon breeder aquarium (36” x 18” x 16” or 648 sq in) she has 8” of bedding on one side layered with hay, a sand bath with a ceramic hide, a 9” silent runner wheel, a cork log, niteangel log toy, grapevine wood, multichamber hide, whimzees, forage mix, millet sprays, and i scatter feed let me know what i can do to improve the enclosure if i can! she used to have a water bowl but she avoided it and never used it so i took it out

here’s a picture! (idk how to put pictures on here so i used imgbb)
https://ibb.co/gVcXsmB

[LunaTheHamster1]

It looks great, the only thing I can think of to suggest is that I like more crowded cages, so there is less open space for the hamster so they feel safe and secure. Adding something like some extra hides could be a good idea, you don't have to buy anything you could just make some out of cardboard boxes/recycling.
Other than that I can't think of anything else, you have some great items for your hamster.

[Pebbles82]

It looks fantastic! Lucky hamster. Agree with Luna that more floor stuff can be good but done depends on the hamster’s personality. If they are quite confident and gregarious they may be happy just as things are but a shy or nervous hamster may feel a bit exposed. If I was to change anything it would be to add a platform- which would mean moving one of the houses along so it could go at one end. That would also achieve filling the space up more as the house would be further over and the platform would provide overhead cover for security- it also gives then somewhere else to go and a place to put heavier items - eg a sand bath or food bowl. They often like a shelf to sit on to have a wash as well.

[brieshamsters]

Originally Posted by Serendipity7000

It looks fantastic! Lucky hamster. Agree with Luna that more floor stuff can be good but done depends on the hamster’s personality. If they are quite confident and gregarious they may be happy just as things are but a shy or nervous hamster may feel a bit exposed. If I was to change anything it would be to add a platform- which would mean moving one of the houses along so it could go at one end. That would also achieve filling the space up more as the house would be further over and the platform would provide overhead cover for security- it also gives then somewhere else to go and a place to put heavier items - eg a sand bath or food bowl. They often like a shelf to sit on to have a wash as well.

thank you, she’s very confident! i’ve had her about a month and a half and while she isn’t fully tamed, she isn’t skittish at all and doesn’t ever run away or hide from me luckily ! she does like to run right up to me expecting a treat when i open her cage lid but she nips me quite hard if i leave her to explore my hand. thank you for the tips!

[cypher]

I agree it does look nice, a little empty as the others said, you could just add something like more bendy bridges which double as hides & something to climb over.