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Pebbles82 · 09-08-2020, 11:25 AM

There isn't a legal minimum in the Uk! The RSPCA used to have a recommended minimum of 70 x 40 for a dwarf and 75 x 45 or 80 x 50 for a Syrian. But they stopped recommending and just said "as big as possible" which is a bit vague. It is generally considered by just about everyone that the minimum size suitable for a Syrian is 80 x 50 or at least 75 by 45. For dwarf hamsters there are varying views. The 70 x 40 is a good guideline but many people go much larger and some people go a bit smaller depending on the hamster.

In Germany I believe the welfare minimum is 100cm by 50cm (or it used to be) and the recommended size is 1 metre square.

09-08-2020, 11:25 AM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Minimum size cage different contries There isn't a legal minimum in the Uk! The RSPCA used to have a recommended minimum of 70 x 40 for a dwarf and 75 x 45 or 80 x 50 for a Syrian. But they stopped recommending and just said "as big as possible" which is a bit vague. It is generally considered by just about everyone that the minimum size suitable for a Syrian is 80 x 50 or at least 75 by 45. For dwarf hamsters there are varying views. The 70 x 40 is a good guideline but many people go much larger and some people go a bit smaller depending on the hamster. In Germany I believe the welfare minimum is 100cm by 50cm (or it used to be) and the recommended size is 1 metre square.