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Mckenna · 03-28-2020, 07:36 PM

I have wanted a Hamster for a very long time, and have done a lot of research. I feel like I am prepared to get one now, but as I’m preparing I want to check a few things. I will be getting a dwarf hamster, and making my own cage. I will be making it out of a tall dresser that I have, and the dimensions are 17 1/2 inches deep, and 33 inches wide. That’s a total of 577 inches of uninterrupted floor space. It will have two separate levels with some way to get down. Each level being 577 Square inches. I know this is technically above the minimum, but I was hoping to get some advice on if this is big enough for my hamster to be happy. One level will have about 10 inches thick of bedding so it has plenty of room to burrow. I also plan on including lots of different textures and enrichment on both levels. Do you think this is enough? Also using soil For a Hamsters controversial, what do you think if I put it in a small area for digging? Is that ok or should I avoid it altogether.

03-28-2020, 07:36 PM
Mckenna Newborn Pup Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 4	New hamster owner in need of some advice I have wanted a Hamster for a very long time, and have done a lot of research. I feel like I am prepared to get one now, but as I’m preparing I want to check a few things. I will be getting a dwarf hamster, and making my own cage. I will be making it out of a tall dresser that I have, and the dimensions are 17 1/2 inches deep, and 33 inches wide. That’s a total of 577 inches of uninterrupted floor space. It will have two separate levels with some way to get down. Each level being 577 Square inches. I know this is technically above the minimum, but I was hoping to get some advice on if this is big enough for my hamster to be happy. One level will have about 10 inches thick of bedding so it has plenty of room to burrow. I also plan on including lots of different textures and enrichment on both levels. Do you think this is enough? Also using soil For a Hamsters controversial, what do you think if I put it in a small area for digging? Is that ok or should I avoid it altogether.