Anyone stacked a Novy 21 on top of a Hamster Heaven?

mamazebella · 02-06-2013, 06:21 PM

So currently we've got a Ferplast Duna Fun linked to a Novy 21 burrowing chamber, like this:

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Now we want to give Hamidala a bigger cage but keep the digging option. A Hamster Heaven would be the easiest option cos of tube compatibility. The table isn't big enough to have them side by side, so I'd need to stack the Novy on top. Never having actually seen a Hamster Heaven in real life, I'd really value opinions on whether this feasible or not.

My particular questions are:
Can you move the house/tubes on top of the HH, or alternatively is there room at the side (the Novy is 21cm wide on the narrow side of the base)?
Is the mesh strong enough to withstand the weight of the Novy?
Any other pros/cons to this arrangement?

Alternatively I could splurge and get a Falco... I'd be tempted, but I haven't come across reviews by Falco owners here on HC.

Leesha · 02-07-2013, 02:16 AM

Not a Falco owner, or HH owner, or Novi owner! (although I did reeeally want the Novi!) but ... I had a combi 1 and Paula on top of a KIOS and the Paula had a brick in ..!

It was all very secure though. Phoebe is back in the ZZ2 because after I finished her set up (which I love

) she started chewing the bars constantly.. Here's a pic though if it helps in anyway

**kyrilliondaemon** · 02-07-2013, 08:43 AM

We had a hamster heaven and we have the Novy 21, while we never tried it I'm as sure as I can be that there'd be space in front of the tubes for it. There was definetly space in front of the tubes for some things and the Novy isn't too huge. I do think the HH would be able to take the weight as the bars were pretty sturdy, but obviously enough I can't guarantee anything.
We had other caging on our HH for a while though and all was fine.

mamazebella · 02-08-2013, 04:43 PM

So Leesha, why did you have a brick in the cage? I'm curious. That set-up does look fun, it's a pity Phoebe didn't get to stay in it.

On the basis of what you say, kyrilliondaemon, I'd be happy getting a hamster heaven - like you say, the Novy is not that big.

Thank you both very much for sharing your experience and confirming what I hoped.

If I go ahead I'll post a pic here! But first I just want to make my mind up about that Falco...

**kyrilliondaemon** · 02-08-2013, 06:07 PM

The Falco was my dream cage for ages... Really wanted it and then we realised how much Muffin liked to dig and I was hunting for a new cage for him anyway. If it had a front door the Falco would seem absolutely amazing... In the end we didn't get the Falco though, found an Aurora 450 on ebay fairly cheap and scarcely used so we decided to get that and adapt it instead.