Gerbil cage suitable for Syrian hamster too?

[samzyzg]

I can understand sexing Robo's wrong mainly because its very difficult, but if they can't sex syrians right then there is something wrong in the training..... i reckon i could sex a syrian right and i've only ever owned 2 =/

[Mona's Humans]

if you think its bad that they cant sex hamsters..... they are no better with guinea pigs... and thats really not hard.... even when they are first born, they either have boy bits, or they dont! I have a theory that most pet store staff wouldn't be able to sex a human baby!

[Kissa]

This forum really needs a "like" button

[vanilla-yazoo]

I havent yet (for what I can remember) got a miss sexed one myself, syrians are easy enough to tell, and I just sit and watch the tanks for 30 mins or so, deciding boys v girls, colours, who I like ect ect.
I go past now, and most their babys look about the size of mr humphreys my winter white XD showing hamsters has really changed my view haha!
i was double and tripple checking wurzel was a boy, as he is coming to the thame show (I am nervous about, He has escaped me several times, but on a timy judging table... im scared!)
He has some puffyness now behind the bottom, so im guessing those are his balloons, he is definatly male by the holes, and has a scent gland on the tummy, but I dont trust pets at home with them at all!
XD
I acturally want to get a job with them, so at least someone on shop floor will know what a hamster is and has good advice! XD
Also i have kept fish for years, I have kept reptiles,gerbils, hybrids, robos, chinese, and soon bunnys.
but I know more about rats and guinea pigs, degu then what their staff would I feel haha!
I did some reserch into both when considering pets (and sugar gliders and chincilla's I did lots of reaserch) but decided rabbits where the choise to go along with the hamstery

to keep on subject of the thread.
I have had this cage. Before joining any sites, i had 3 gerbils in there, they had a wheel they enjoyed and dug alot in the bottom moving their tea jar around, I did use it for a 'holding cage' recently, for nancy untill the barney cages arrived, and for mr. humph when my sister was sorting the duna out. I would have kept it for a holding cage but I broke the base of it so it had to be dumped.
For a single dwarf (non chinese or robo) with the levels covered up, I feel it wouldnt be a cruel cage, I quite like it in a way, you get the niceness of seing them through the plastic, and then the wire top for wheels and other bits.
But syrians I couldnt keep in there for long im afraid

[MommaHammie]

I know what you mean, I thought it was quite nice because I can see her but didn't realised that the bars can cause bumble foot and I got really scared so I had an emergency make a DIY bin cage the next day. Vinnie seems to be a lot happier with her new cage now although she does try so hard to escape but at least no more bar chewing!