Re: Help with wood cages?
Just briefly back to the bin cage. If you fill the bin half way up with substrate, what are the measurements then? A lot of bins have sloped sides, like the large Ikea Samla for example and you need to consider the substrate. The more substrate you add the more it increases the floor space.
Do you have a dwarf or a Syrian hamster? It may still be big enough for a dwarf. For a dwarf you could have two areas like one side with 6in+ for burrowing, section it off and have a play area lower down for the wheels and sandbath.
I have currently a Robo living in a bin set up like that. Here's a photo.
I've never made a wooden cage, only lots of bin cages so can't advise you on that one. The right type of wood and means of joining it together and sufficient ventilation would be things to consider. It would need two coats of brush on plastikote to make it wipeable and to protect the wood from hamster pee etc.
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