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Old 01-17-2016, 05:50 AM  
strandedinaber
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Default Re: Where do your hamsters live?

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Originally Posted by racinghamster View Post
Am I right in saying the Duna Multi is the tank-style cage with the grill across the roof? If it is, good choice. x
Yes it is - and thanks! Serendipity kindly recommended it to me It should be arriving any day now - am so excited! Definitely planning on keeping as much the same as possible. Lots of her stuff is attached to her current cage and can't be moved, so I've been putting toys in which can be moved and I'll keep all the same bedding and substrate. The tricky part will be getting her to stop interfering as I try and move things across!

I think I may have found a solution - possibly? Unfortunately there really isn't space for the cage right where it used to be, because I can't find any sideboards that are the exact size of the cage and no wider. I have found one that will fit in the corner though, by the window. The downside to that is that she would be by the window - however, the window is in the corner of the house (it's a terraced house) and the curtains are in the way, so they block her from being right next to the window and I'd put her house on the other side of the cage. There's a chair right next to it, so she would still be able to see me in the evenings if I sat there instead. I'm also planning on getting a radiator in that corner anyway as it is by the window and the stairs, which is my main concern.

I have put a thermometer in that corner now to see what the temperature is like. It's snowing today and the rest of the room is about 20 degrees. I don't think it's actually any warmer where her cage is now than where I think I need to move it to.

What do people think? The other option is the dining room, which is right by a door into the conservatory anyway, so probably not any warmer.

Thanks all for your comments! Sadly no space in the bedroom for her, and her wheel is incredibly squeaky so I would rather avoid if at all possible...

ETA: Thermometer is saying that it's 20 degrees in that corner.

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