How much has it cost you?

[T-Bone]

I thought it would be interesting to see how much we have all spent on our cage setups for our little friends so heres mine!

Type of Hamster - Syrian

Cage

64 Litre Really Useful Box £11.50

Extras

60 piece Puzzle Playground £4.99
Small Snak Shack £3.99
Wodent Wheel £11.86
Play Stix £1.99
Water Bottle £0.79

Total £35.12

Type of Hamster - Roborovski

Cage

50 Litre Really Useful Box £9.99

Extra's

Puzzle Playground 58 piece £1 (Car Boot Sale find)
Wooden Tunnel £2.49
Playstix £1.99
6.5" Silent Spinner £6.99
Water Bottle £0.79

Total £23.15

Obviously I haven't included anything like bedding, hamster balls or food on that list.

I think those setups are really good value but £60 is still quite alot of money - its no wonder my finances aren't improving much!

I could have saved a bit more by getting cheaper storage boxes but I really like the really useful range

Ant

[happysaz133]

Wow this is gonna hurt...LOL

For Jasper, a Syrian... in the 4 months I have had him. Most things I have to buy online as my nearest pet shop is a 2 1/2 drive away.

1. Gabber Rex Cage - £35.00 inc.p&p
2. Water bottle - £2.99 inc.p&p
3. Food bowl - £1.25 inc.p&p
4. See-saw toy x 2 (broke the bit that holds the seesaw up on the first one) £4.99 inc.p&p
5. Puzzle Playground - £5.99 inc.p&p
6. Silent Spinner x 2 (one for his playground, on for the cage) £14.99 inc.p&p
7. Gyroball - £7.99 inc.p&p
8. Other hamster ball (for cage use) - £3.99
9. Fiddlestix - £1.10 inc.p&p
10. 3 different climbing frames/suspension bridges - £17.99 inc.p&p
11. Wood sticks - £0.99
12. Hamster jingle ball - £0.99
13. 2 IMAC play bridges - £6.00 inc.p&p
14. Play tunnel (which he has never used!) - £2.99 inc.p&p
15. Hamster potty (& 1 box of litter) - £5.99 inc.p&p

And all the rest of the toys I have saved over the years. I have never thrown a hamster toy away, I take really good care of them so all my hammies can use them. My Crittertrail tubes are about 12+ years old, its a shame I can't get any more though, as I noticed the Crittertrail tubes have actually shrunk over the years! No way would a Syrian happily fit in them anymore.

[Bunsey]

well about a year ago i totalled my hamstery to around £1,500 and now i'm guessing it will be at least £2,000

[NaomiR]

I have 13 lived in cacges and 6 "spares" for rescues - set up with toys, bedding, wheels etc has cost me around £60 per cage (including the cage) so just over £1,140 wish I hadn't done that now

[Mollz]

God, I don't want to count!

[ad36]

oohh what a painful question I think I will give the answer that I always give when my husband asks, so I am saying "not that much!!!" and quickly change the subject.

[jayne]

Good question, i have never sat down and worked it out, maybe because i'm scared too


CAGES -
2 Savic Rody cages - £53.98
Savic Cambridge - £42.99
Gabber Rex - £35.98 TOTAL - £132.95

TOYS/ACCESSORIES -
Wodent Wheel - £7.50
2 Silent Spinners - £13.98
Puzzle Playground - £5.00
2 Playstix (wooden bridges) - £3.98
2 wooden boredom breaker garlands - £5.98
2 roof runs - £3.98
Jane hanging rodent house - £7.50
2 hanging bridges - £5.18
3 wooden cage platforms - £8.59
Playpen - £9.99
Wooden seesaw - £1.99
Ropeball toy - £1.99
3 dwarf exercise balls - £7.47
1 syrian exercsie ball - £3.99
Savic Sputnik - £1.99
2 plastic houses/beds - £2.98
Wooden log house - £4.99
Wooden colour puzzleground - £3.99
Dwarf critter bath - £3.99
2 syrian sized wheels - £4.98
3 spare small water bottles - £2.97
Jingleball - £0.99
2 wooden logs - £3.98 TOTAL - £117.98

Not including any bedding, substrate, food, treats etc. This is as much as i can remember, there may be some things i have forgotton but i dont think i want to go any further I don' think i'll be showing this to OH somehow

[Jane]

For Charlie -
Zoozone 2 - £35
Wodent wheel - £7
Hanging wooden garland - £3
Small wooden bridge - £3
Large wooden bridge - £5
Chube - £1.50
Car/bus thing - £3.50
Wooden climbing toy - £2.50
Dry food dish - £1
2x Other food dish - £1
Bottle - £1

For Bobby -
Zoozone 2 - £10
Wodent wheel - £8
Hanging toy - £3.50
Small wooden bridge - £3
Wooden climbing toy - £2.50
Chube - £1.50
Dry food dish - £1
2x Other food dish - £1
Bottle - £1
Sand dish - £3.50
Wooden house - £4

That's what's in their cages..
I also have (but probably more than I'm about to mention)

Crittertrail tubes - £15
Puzzle playground pieces - £10
Plastic block with holes in it - £2
Snack Shack log - £3
2x Plastic baskets made into houses - £1
Sand bath bowl - £2
Hamster ball - £6
Silent spinner - £7
Comfort wheel - £8
Other wheel - £4
2x Spare water bottle - £2
Plastic tube seesaw - £3
Sputnik - £3
Potty - £2
Plastic house - £2
2x Spare food bowls - £2
Wooden log - £3
Hay nest - £2.50
Plastic bridge - £2.50
Habitrail wheel - £7
Wooden see saw - £3

Also, in the past, no longer being used cages...
Wire cage - £20
60cm x 30cm tub - £6
70cm x 40cm tub - £8
75cm x 45cm tub - £4

Total - £251.50 - not that bad Most of my toys are under £5 which helps. Also, I currently only have 2 hamsters. Overall, I've had 6, so it's okay.

Then of course there is other things like wooden chews, food, bedding etc..

[Jessalina]

Old Ferplast Jenny I had lying around that I modified, plus shelves and ramp - free
Zoozone 1 - £32
Gabber Rex - about £35
I'd say I've spent no more than about £40 on her wheel and other toys over the past few months; not too bad, it was a bit ridiculous that she had three different cages at one point though I actually really want a glass tank for her and would splash out on one if it wasn't for the fact that it'd be way to heavy for me to lift from the shelf she lives on (space is at a premium at t'mo).

Chinese Alan has the Gabber that was originally bought for Ness, and I got him a Silent Spinner, hanging ladder toy and 60 piece Puzzle Playground, plus stocked up on food, for about £20 the other week, want to get him some chinchilla sand to bathe in next, it never ends...

I have a ridiculous amount of food dishes and water bottles of various sizes so rarely need to buy those. Bedding and food costs are minimal, I just stock up on Harry Hamster when I can and a sack of Megazorb lasts weeks.
Haven't needed to take either to the vets yet.
Now if I were to think of how much these rats have cost me...

[sammys/mum]

I have had:
Ferplast Rainbow - £45.00
Hamster Heaven - £70.00
Gabber Rex - £30.00
Furry life.... - £25.00
Habitrail Ovo - £40.00

I have no idea how much all my other knick knacks cost. Last time I checked it was near £400. To think of the clothes I could have bought is killing me But it's worth it