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Originally Posted by Minac
Thank you for the tip to switch cages, I will look for a glass tank that is bigger than my current cage. It seems more prudent after your story about chewing as a habit.
I am also looking to make his playpen more sturdy and taller so he is less likely to escape and I could perhaps connect his current cage to the pen.
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You could perhaps upgrade to an IKEA detolf? It only costs £60 (plus £40 for shipping if you can't pick it up). I recently moved my syrian, Remy into a detolf from a 709 square inch bin cage box and he now loves his 950 square inch enclosure.
It's a little narrow, some hams don't do well in narrowness (mostly females) but mine seems to be obsessed with his new enclosure and is just whizzing about and finally more active then he was in his old one.
It's one of the biggest enclosures on the market with unbroken floor space. Perhaps even the biggest (without a lot of DIYing) and is very easy to put together. You can also get some lovely designs and layouts.
Search google by typing in ikea detolf hamster enclosure and you'll find some absolutely wonderful ideas!
It is a little shallow and only just fits in a 28cm wheel with it on the bottom, and you'll have to make a DIY lid by hand out of small enough holed mesh and wood but it is amazing!
I don't actually have a lid on mine at the moment, as I only got this enclosure on Thursday last week. But am planning to make a raised lid which adds way more height. If you can't get around to making a lid straight away then you can use the three shelves on one side as a temporary lid and use the other side with some breathable material (enough for airflow) to prevent the ham escaping (which I'm currently doing).
You can find how to make the raised lid here:
DIY lid Ikea detolf – Hamsterscape