Hamster tank - question

[emma_teddy]

Hey there! My mom got me a hamster tank, etc for christmas, and we went to pick out the hamster yesterday. His name is Teddy Squish Dog, but I tend to call him Sir or Little Idiot (lovingly, of course). He's a syrian hamster, and i think around a year old? We're not sure.

I caught him chewing the silicone at the corner of his tank today, and after browsing through some ideas to solve this, I bent those bendy log things into an L shape and put it into that corner to stop his chewing. He was chewing at the wood when he discovered it (which is fine of course), then ignored that area. I hope that this solved the problem.

However, i checked, and my mom got the 10 Gallon tank. I think this is too small for him after reading some articles?? But since it was a gift I don't want to bring it up in case it annoys her. Is this too small? I want him to have the best life possible and i feel like he needs more room!

Also, he has two wooden chew sticks which he barely touches? and A Chewnel which he only goes through and doesn't chew. Any suggestions?

Thank you!