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05-11-2018, 06:28 AM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: May 2018
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Hamster in Guinea Pig Hutch?
Hello!
I went to Pets are Home today and saw a lovely hutch that I could fit in my room. The spacing between the bars was tiny - I could just get my pinky finger through it (it was mesh style).
I was wondering if it would be suitable for a Syrian Hamster? I had a Syrian a couple years ago and had the Hamster Heaven Cage, but wanted to upgrade for my next one!
Thankyou,
Mollie
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05-12-2018, 08:43 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Birmingham
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Re: Hamster in Guinea Pig Hutch?
The hamster heaven is a great cage, why not just experiment with the layout?
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05-12-2018, 08:58 AM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: UK
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Re: Hamster in Guinea Pig Hutch?
Do you have a link or a picture of the guinea-pig cage you are referring to? This will enable us to confirm whether it safe or not to use for a Syrian.
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05-12-2018, 10:46 AM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Hertfordshire - UK
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Re: Hamster in Guinea Pig Hutch?
If it is a wooden hutch. I would be worried that the hamster could chew it and possibly escape.
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05-12-2018, 11:03 AM
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Dwarf whisperer
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Wales UK
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Re: Hamster in Guinea Pig Hutch?
It is impossible to say without seeing it.
If it has doors that open at the front then you may not be able to put a deep enough layer of substrate in without it falling out.
If it is wood then first you would need to check it was safe wood & it may need painting with plastikote to pee proof it.
As SKB said a link would help.
Hutches aren't usually cheep so I'm guessing you could probably get a really nice big cage for the same price or maybe cheaper which would most likely be more suitable.
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05-13-2018, 01:29 AM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: May 2018
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Re: Hamster in Guinea Pig Hutch?
Just a little update:
Thankyou all for your replies, I realised a couple hours after posting that there would not be enough room for substrate and if i did get it I would spend the whole time concerned about the Hamster either escaping or chewing through the hutch. So instead I will probably get the Barney Pet cage, it’s pretty big and has brilliant reviews.
Xx
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