Exo-Terra as a Hamster Cage?

[LokiWolf]

Hello! I haven't been on Hamster Central for some years, but I am thinking of coming back now.

So I haven't had hamsters in nearly 4 whole years and with me moving to a larger room in the house, I will have proper space to house a large enough enclosure for one. I've been looking at DIYs and tanks to find something that would work best for me. While I was watching some videos on YouTube, I noticed in the background some reptile terrariums and most of those open in the front instead of the top like most tanks used for hamsters.

So looking into terrariums I saw they can come in long, low tanks, similar to 40 gallon breeder tanks that are commonly used for hamsters. The most common brand is Exo-Terra and I really like they have locking doors and was wondering if they make good hamster cages?

There's a couple used Exo-Terras for sale on Craigslist, one is 36" long x 18" deep x 18" tall and another is 36"x18"x12". The 12" tall one could be too short if I get a Syrian with a 12" wheel, but the 18" tall one looks promising plus that person is asking for less money.