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Old 08-09-2019, 11:51 PM   #1
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Default Hello am new here and would like some cage advice

I currently have a Syrian in an Alaska cage. And recently taken on 2 boy Russian hamsters about 3 months as the person previously had them a month, I have ordered them 2 silent wheels as they are currently in a savic cage same size as the mini duna, now do I also need 2 water bottles, 2 food bowls and 2 beds to help stop any arguing?
Also my main question is i have this tank in my shed that came with an elderly gerbil i rehomed would this be suitable for them or am I better off with a zoozone 1 or 2?
The tank is 60cm wide and 30cm deep
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Old 08-10-2019, 08:16 AM   #2
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Default Re: Hello am new here and would like some cage advice

The best thing to completely guarantee you'll never have arguments or even death is to just separate the two hamsters now. Any species of hamster is not truly naturally social including the dwarf species(in the wild they'd be together in mixed sex pairings for breeding purposes but not social purposes).

60 cm x 30 cm is very small however and so are mini dunas. For each hamster, you'd want to aim for 80 x 50 cm to 100 x 50 cm per cage and they should be in one cage each. We've seen so many pairs fall out and inevitably something wrong will happen, so it's best to just keep them separate as soon as possible rather than risk serious injury or even death to both hamsters as it isn't like gerbils or rats where they're naturally social and even benefit from being kept together.

Even with two of everything and no platforms of any kind and only using houses with multiple entrances, it's essentially guaranteed that there will be some level of chronic stress involved. Chronic stress in any species leads to a weakened immune system at the very least, but it's even worse with hamsters since stress is even more harmful for their delicate immune systems!
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Old 08-13-2019, 05:26 AM   #3
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Default Re: Hello am new here and would like some cage advice

The platforms look quite high up in that tank and your hamsters may fall/ jump off and injure themselves. Hamsters can't judge safe jumping distances very well and to be fair, from their perspective, I may find it hard too because it's all substrate.

Hamster habitats are counted by floor space so if you mean the height is 30 cm, no that does not count. Try to avoid tall cages to prevent falling. AmityvilleHams has given a good basic guideline for habitat size.

If you absolutely must keep two together in the same cage, then to answer your question, 2 of everything is better. But AmityvilleHams has already explained why it would be much better if they can be separated.
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