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Velle · 06-25-2018, 04:57 AM

Here's some basic maths to see what you'd be working with floor space wise;

So the Alaska cage is 84 x 48.5 = 4,074
Deltof is 163 x 43 = 7,009
Ikea kallax cube = 42 x 42 = 1,764 (max, I don't have the inner measurements).

If you turned just one row of Kallax so 4 cubes is 7,056 at maximum size.

It's just a touch bigger than a Deltof. If you turned the whole thing on it's size, and had all the cubes as a hamster cage it would be 28,224.

I guess the biggest problem with a kallax would be the larger adjustments you'd have to do in comparison with the Detolf. With the Detolf, you'd need to just build a lid for it, it's practically a ready made hamster cage. With the kallax, if you just did a row you'd need to find a way to practically cut out those panels whilst still giving it support from below. You'd also need to give it a back panel, ventilation and also work out how to give it an entrance to the cage so you can interact and clean your ham.

If you have the space where you could turn the entire thing into a hamster cage (jesus, that would be a paradise for them) then you'd need to work out how to lid the entire thing, and also making a bottom for it.

06-25-2018, 04:57 AM
Velle Newborn Pup Join Date: May 2018 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 44	Re: detolf or kallax cage? Here's some basic maths to see what you'd be working with floor space wise; So the Alaska cage is 84 x 48.5 = 4,074 Deltof is 163 x 43 = 7,009 Ikea kallax cube = 42 x 42 = 1,764 (max, I don't have the inner measurements). If you turned just one row of Kallax so 4 cubes is 7,056 at maximum size. It's just a touch bigger than a Deltof. If you turned the whole thing on it's size, and had all the cubes as a hamster cage it would be 28,224. I guess the biggest problem with a kallax would be the larger adjustments you'd have to do in comparison with the Detolf. With the Detolf, you'd need to just build a lid for it, it's practically a ready made hamster cage. With the kallax, if you just did a row you'd need to find a way to practically cut out those panels whilst still giving it support from below. You'd also need to give it a back panel, ventilation and also work out how to give it an entrance to the cage so you can interact and clean your ham. If you have the space where you could turn the entire thing into a hamster cage (jesus, that would be a paradise for them) then you'd need to work out how to lid the entire thing, and also making a bottom for it.