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I had a lotta hamsters when I was younger.. There's a few problems with cages like that.
1) It's too small to add any additional hidey houses or accessories.
2) The water bottle is soooo small, youre gonna have to fill the thing at least twice a day.
3) It's a pain in the butt to clean. You can't just open the top and scoop all the dirty litter out. You have to squeeze your hand in some very small places.
4) Some hamsters actually chew through the plastic pieces and destroy it sooner or later.
5) There's sooo many openings in the thing, that it gonna be difficult to make sure they are all closed all the time. This helps out tiny little escape artists.
Truthfully, you are better off getting an aquarium with a wire lid and some cage clips to hold it on. It may not be as colorful and pretty, but you can add other colorful accesories like hidey homes, wheels, and larger water bottles. Aquariums are sooo easy to clean, your hamster will be happier with the extra room, and most importantly they cannot chew thru them. It's really up to you though. Do you want a happy healthier hamster or do you want the hamster just for room decoration?
yes, did you check ebay?
hey I'D like to live in that. it's pretty niiice.
im not sure how big a teddy bear hamster is but i have a dwarf hamster. that cage should work because the bars arent to big to climb through. one problem with the cage i would have is how hard it is to clean. i had a cage like that and i could never clean it. it would take me hours. i switched to the aquarium kinda and it takes all of 5 to 10 minutes.
it's way to over priced it'd be cheaper to get a regular cage and buy all the extras to put in it. plus if you got a regular cage and got metal wheels and such to put in it the hamster wouldn't chew and eat the plastic like most small animals do
i keep seeing people telling you to get an aquarium type cage i can't stress enough how much you shouldn't buy an aquarium type cage. they are horrible for any small pets besides fish. if you got one you'd have to clean it every day instead of one a week. if you didn't clean it everyday it's become torture for the little animal. trapped with the smell of it's own urine... which would make the animal very sick. honestly if i had to choose between the 2 people are saying i'd change my answer to getting the cage in question.
Yes it's a very good cage for a teddy bear hamster. personally I would have the same kind of cage but a little bigger...another thing that hamsters love are those balls that they go in and roll all over the floor with...it's fun to watch them and good excersize for them...you dont want your hamster to get fat.lol
I've had these and these cages start to become a pain in the butt to clean and if a piece breaks or can be popped out he'll find it. and the chew on all the plastic pieces I've found the best thing to use for any kind of hamster is like an aqarium type cage. The small ones are pretty simple to clean and they cab't get out and you can still add all the tubes. but trust me you'll end up taking them out. Oh they also have the nice cages that go ontop of the aqariums. Good Luck!!
Yep. very nice cage. :)
good luck with your hamster :)
I read the reviews from actual purchasers on the link that you had listed. It sounds like it is fine for smaller hamsters but maybe not full size ones. Read the reviews and then see what you think. I would vote, no after reading them.
Yes it would. I use the S.A.M. cages and their accessories for my hamsters with very good luck. I would try some other resources for a better price though.
i HATE plastic cages. trust me, its not worth buying and you'll regret it. they are a pain to clean! plus that wheel is very prone to having white urine stains. my dwarf hamster had one of those and bit through that tough plastic and ran loose. plus, odds are that your cage can be breakable.
i highly recommend a plastic bin. they cost about 10 dollars from stores like walmart. you add a food dish, wheel, water bottle, and hurray you have a complete cage. they come in huge sizes that your hamster will thank you for. if you want to add the lid on, poke holes through with an electric driller. plus you can poke a big hole in the side and fix in those hamster tubies to attach them to another place. like a playhouse. to find out more information, click www.hamsterific.com ! that site can tell you what cage is best for you, and the pros and cons.
aquariums are fine, but they can keep in humidity and are kind of heavy to clean. just add a screen lid.
barred ones are okay too, yet hamsters constantly chew on them. it can cause brain damage as your hamster gets older
That's too small for any hamster and the wheel is probably small for a Syrian (a teddy bear hamster is just a Syrian; please, don't use any these terms for Syrian hamsters, it's too confusing; the only right term is "Syrian hamster"). A cage for a hamster must be at least 30x12x12 inches big.
looks fine to me
That is a great cage.
It does not look like it would be hard to clean, and the wires allow for plenty of ventilation. It also has a fun look about it.
The only thing that is hard to tell from the picture is if the platforms are solid or just wires. Ensure they are solid as the wires can hurt your Hamsters little feet.
yes that's a great cage for a teddy bear. Also ebay and other websites have cages just like that but a lot less money.
yes, but a crittertail X or Dazzle is also a great cage. good luck
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