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AmityvilleHams · 03-29-2020, 09:09 AM

I would just get a bigger cage. It'll cost more in the short term, but in the long term it is a much better investment.

Even being made out of pine we don't want hamsters chewing their cages. It is a very big escape risk, and even if you don't have dogs or cats for example or any other predatory pets there are endless risks that can come to an escaped hamster. There's also not likely much of any guarantee that there are no glues, screws, harmful treatments, etc!

Exact cage options will depend on the country you live in. Decent sized cages do cost more in the US but as mentioned it is a very good investment to just get an 80 cm x 50 cm or so cage now rather than using an inappropriate setup. Species appropriate enrichment in a single level cage is much better and safer.

03-29-2020, 09:09 AM
AmityvilleHams PM Fluffy for custom title Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 4,545	Re: New hamster owner in need of some advice I would just get a bigger cage. It'll cost more in the short term, but in the long term it is a much better investment. Even being made out of pine we don't want hamsters chewing their cages. It is a very big escape risk, and even if you don't have dogs or cats for example or any other predatory pets there are endless risks that can come to an escaped hamster. There's also not likely much of any guarantee that there are no glues, screws, harmful treatments, etc! Exact cage options will depend on the country you live in. Decent sized cages do cost more in the US but as mentioned it is a very good investment to just get an 80 cm x 50 cm or so cage now rather than using an inappropriate setup. Species appropriate enrichment in a single level cage is much better and safer.