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Old 07-08-2016, 04:03 PM   #1
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Hello everyone I'm new here so please be gentle.

I'm Simon & my Fiancé is Emma, our hamster is called Emily I think she is a Syrian but I'm a total novice so any help or advice would be welcome (Please see the photos hopefully I have attached them correctly).

My set-up is as follows:

1./ The Grosvenor Large Hamster cage with Wooden Shelf + Ladder
(I've removed the shelf and ladder)

2./ Back 2 Nature Small Animal litter (for the floor of the cage)

3./ Bedding for her house:
(Naturals, soft n safe bedding which are fibres from Kapok pods)
& (Bedding, medium recycled paper from Pets at Home)
& (Whole cracked Kapok pods, which she can strip for the fibres)

4./ Food: Tiny Friends farm "Harry Hamster tasty Mix"
Naturals, Nature's Salad
Treat sticks seeds and grain with strawberry

5./ Drinking bottles: (Crystal deluxe small drinking bottle)
(Rotastack 150ml water bottle)
I use 2 bottles in-case one of them ceases to function that way there is an alternative sauce of water (she does drink from both).

6./ Block of wood to gnaw on bought from Pets at Home.

7./ Salt & Mineral lick block

6./ house: large plastic Sputnik pod from Pets at Home (which Emily loves)

Any advice would be appreciated and greatly received.
Thank you in advance, Simon.
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Old 07-09-2016, 09:29 AM   #2
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Hello and welcome to HC Simon, Emily is very cute indeed

Unfortunately the soft 'n' safe bedding is deadly to hamsters and shouldn't be used. The long fibres can get wrapped round limbs and cut of circulation, and if it is digested (which most hamsters do with their bedding) it will cause life-threatening intestinal blockages

For more information about the dangers see this thread: Poorly Robo *THE DANGERS OF FLUFFY BEDDING*

The safest, cheapest nesting material is plain, unscented, uncoloured toilet paper. Not only is this affordable and easily accessible for everyone, it also makes an absorbent and cosy nesting material

Looking forward to seeing more of little Emily
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Old 07-09-2016, 09:40 AM   #3
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Hi & welcome to you & the lovely Emily

I'd just add that salt/mineral licks aren't really necessary & aren't particularly good for them so she could do without that, your food is fine, you might want to find her a whimzee/antos dog chew (you can get them from P@H) to chew on, most hams love them & some won't chew wood blocks.
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Good idea about the Whimzees Cypher, I might get Willow one soon as she isn't particularly interested in her chews at the moment
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Old 07-09-2016, 09:59 AM   #5
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Hi there and welcome to HC. The beautiful Emily is indeed a golden banded Syrian.
Please do take heed of the advice already given about the Kapok pods. Nice though they sound, they are a deadly risk and why take such a risk? Do use plain while toilet tissue. Put some up your arm for a couple of hours before tearing it into strips for her. Let Emily decide where to take it to make her nest. Hamsters love doing that. Then it will have your scent on it and she will get used to that too. Minimal cleaning for a couple of weeks or more while she makes her cage her home.
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Old 07-09-2016, 10:30 AM   #6
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Unfortunately the cage is small for a Syrian,as it is only 78 x 48.Don't feel bad though,as it is quite easy to upgrade to a better sized cage(100 x 50 or larger preferably).

Mineral chews of any sort are as mentioned unsuitable,as a proper diet is already giving enough minerals and vitamins so adding more isn't really necessary.

Instead of treat sticks,try offering fresh foods and seeds and grains instead as a lot of treat sticks do contain things like honey which aren't that great.Fresh foods,nuts,grains,seeds,and such also help to give extra vitamins and minerals by the way

A little tip on large cages is don't look at actual hamster and rat specific cages but instead look at rabbit cages on all different websites.The biggest difference I've seen is that while a lot of these 100 x 50 cages for rabbits aren't suitable for rabbits or guinea pigs they are potentially really nice for smaller pets such as hamsters and rats if the cage is modified with something like stainless steel wire mesh to make the bar spacing suitable.
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Welcome. Some hamster cages a suitable size. Zoo plus has large cages. The Alexander, Barney and Alaska cages of good for Syrian hamsters and wouldn't need mesh added. Syrians do need larger tubes, houses, wheels as they can grow large. All the best with your new hamster.
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Old 07-09-2016, 12:29 PM   #8
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https://www.thepetwarehouse.co.uk/sm...bit-cage-p3091 A good example of a 100 x 50 or larger indoor rabbit cage.Considerably cheaper than buying an 80 x 50 hamster cage,and probably still cheaper even when modified with mesh and zip ties for the bar spacing.Meshing isn't that difficult either though,so it isn't like having to mesh a cage would be the end of the world or anything

Indoor Square Cage Rabbit & Guinea Pig by Little Friends - Little Pet Warehouse This is another really nice rabbit/guinea pig cage in terms of sizing which could easily be modified as well.Considering the size and how similar in pricing it is to 80 x 50 and even 100 x 50 hamster spacing sized cages,and then the minor detail of having to mesh the cage,it might be even better to go for something like this!

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Meshing a cage can often end up costing more than a proper hamster cage and doesn't look nice.

The Barney cage is 100cm x 50cm and also comes with a house and shelf.

Barney Pet Cage | Great deals at zooplus!
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Old 07-09-2016, 12:42 PM   #10
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In the end the benefits outweigh petty aesthetics.Also,costwise it shouldn't be that much more than that.

While the Barney isn't a bad cage,there are considerations with it like having to plastikote the wooden house and ramp and level.No cage is entirely effortless
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