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Ria P · 05-05-2021, 11:47 AM

That is real progress which is great.

I have used this cage as a temporary foster cage for Syrian hamsters and adjusted the large wooden platform/shelf by cutting it into a narrower shelf to free up more space in the centre.
The big wheel sits directly on the base because the low height of the cage doesn't allow for substrate under the wheel but i add as much substrate as possible either side of the wheel.

Not having a suitable wheel at night when hamsters are at their most active can affect their temperament.

There is a 30cm Trixie flat saucer wheel that is big enough for a Syrian but it takes up a lot of space and doesn't replace an upright wheel. I have one in the freeroaming room.

05-05-2021, 11:47 AM
Ria P House of Hamsters Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,103	Re: Hamster obsessed with escaping playpen/cage/hamster ball That is real progress which is great. I have used this cage as a temporary foster cage for Syrian hamsters and adjusted the large wooden platform/shelf by cutting it into a narrower shelf to free up more space in the centre. The big wheel sits directly on the base because the low height of the cage doesn't allow for substrate under the wheel but i add as much substrate as possible either side of the wheel. Not having a suitable wheel at night when hamsters are at their most active can affect their temperament. There is a 30cm Trixie flat saucer wheel that is big enough for a Syrian but it takes up a lot of space and doesn't replace an upright wheel. I have one in the freeroaming room.