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haziebabie · 02-04-2009, 01:16 AM

My 3 were happy in their Rotastak to be honest. The biggest problem with it for them was the wheel was so small that once they grew they never used it. My hamsters are particularly large for pet shop hamsters though...my girls are both over 180g each. Now they have got 8" wheels they use them all the time. Space wise, if you have enough extra units bolted on its okay. I don't think that one Maxi unit, an attic and one round extension is enough though (which is all you get with a pink palace). However the good thing about Rotastak is the ability to extend and there are always second hand units on ebay for reasonable prices.

The other reason aside from the wheel problem that I got rid of it was the cleaning time. When I bought the first set for my one hamster I was prepared for the time and okay with it. Then I ended up with 2 more hamsters and it was taking forever to do all their units.

I did have a pod with one of my sets though and I agree they are fiddly. I used to strip it down every time for a clean and then rebuild. It was nice for the hams to get the air through though I thought.

02-04-2009, 01:16 AM
haziebabie Adult Hamster Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lincolnshire UK Posts: 329	Re: Rotastak Pink Palace ~ Cage Review My 3 were happy in their Rotastak to be honest. The biggest problem with it for them was the wheel was so small that once they grew they never used it. My hamsters are particularly large for pet shop hamsters though...my girls are both over 180g each. Now they have got 8" wheels they use them all the time. Space wise, if you have enough extra units bolted on its okay. I don't think that one Maxi unit, an attic and one round extension is enough though (which is all you get with a pink palace). However the good thing about Rotastak is the ability to extend and there are always second hand units on ebay for reasonable prices. The other reason aside from the wheel problem that I got rid of it was the cleaning time. When I bought the first set for my one hamster I was prepared for the time and okay with it. Then I ended up with 2 more hamsters and it was taking forever to do all their units. I did have a pod with one of my sets though and I agree they are fiddly. I used to strip it down every time for a clean and then rebuild. It was nice for the hams to get the air through though I thought.