Seeking help with Lemming accommodation!

[Mollie]

Yep I have 2 of the 120cm Borneos - they are fantastic cages! Big front door, lots of space and narrow bar spacing..... Who could ask for more?!

Oh, and they flat-pack! That was very, very useful when we were moving house.

I hadn't seen that idea about the screw-in things! Wow! I have some of these already as they make great hopping perches for the rat cages. I was considering Sugru too but not sure if it's non-toxic. Thank you!!

I think the Duna is definitely a front-runner and I'm hoping to convince husband to keep it in the living room for a while......

Yes I've kept many different animals - rodents are a passion of mine which started with gerbils. The Multis are my most exotic pet at the moment - they have been a very pleasant surprise as they are fantastic little critters and have got much tamer than I imagined they could do. I'd love to have Harvest Mice in the future too. Mouse-like Hamsters are a pet I would really love to have but they seem very rare and I couldn't stoop to sourcing them from less reputable places such as Simons Rodents.

[Pebbles82]

There are some nice pics of the maxi duna on this thread of Barley's I believe the door is much easier to open and close than the Zoozone as well. Never heard of Sugru - just had to look it up! Bolt type perch might be safer I guess.

Ferplast Maxi Duna

[Mollie]

Thank you!

I've been browsing Rodipet lol. I think the Food / Drink house would be great...... Love the Wodent wheel platforms, and the labyrinth houses and the shelves......

Thought I could use bendy logs to create a deep burrowing area and a shallower area for other bits.

Another option I've looked at is a Vivarium but I'd have to modify it to make it suitable for rodents. I could stack the Borneo cages on top of it though. The Vivaexotic Extra Large Reptihome is 135cm x 49cm (front to back) so would give fantastic floor space. But I'd need to create a waterproof floor etc. I used a Vivarium in the past for Roborovski hamsters - it worked well but we added extra ventilation and I soon realised it needed something at the front to stop bedding coming out / blocking the sliding doors. But the space it offers would be amazing lol.

[Pebbles82]

Those vivariums are a great size. I was always put off by having to cut them and add ventilation panels as I don't like diy. Rodipet website is addictive! The food and drink house is good as it provides a bottle stand as well. Not sure how many Steppe Lemmings you were getting - do they need a house each or not?

[Mollie]

I think the advice is to provide one each so they can get away from each other if needed. I've read a few times that houses with multiple access points are best too.

Rodipet actually sell lemming food too!!

[Pebbles82]

Crikey - didn't know that! Mind you I don't understand German lol. Just translate the bits I want.

[flowerfairy]

If you do go for the maxi duna multy they are sometimes for sale as returns on amazon. Mine looked brand new and was only 52.00.