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[Eric65]

Hi everyone. I've been a hamster owner now for almost 2 years. I have a lovely female Syrian hamster called Hammy. When I first got her, as she was small, she was obviously in a small cage. Over the course of several months I upgraded her cage size until she's now in a Savic Plaza 120. I'm just wondering if anyone has any ideas for cage layouts.

 

[Maz]

Hello and welcome . Hammy has a lovely big cage. I’d suggest more bedding . Does she chew at the hammock at all? Fabric is a bit risky in case chewed but if she doesn’t chew it it might be ok.

To get more bedding in you’d maybe need some bedding panels round the inside of the bars. The cheapest option is cardboard - but - she might chew it off. You can get petsirct panels to fit round the inside of the bars but they are quite expensive.

You can also have a look at this thread maybe for some ideas

Show us your cages 2023 onwards

A new thread for 2023 to show cage set ups :) Some may have changed or be new but feel free to add your existing set up again. It's mainly so all current ones are viewable in the same place.

www.thehamsterforum.com

 

[Eric65]

Hi Max. Yeah, I've been thinking about buying those panels for a while now. Like you say, they are a little expensive. I've considered getting them maybe one at a time, thereby spreading the cost. No, Hammy doesn't chew the fabric of the hammock. She does like getting into it and poking her head out the sides.

 

[Maz]

If she doesn’t chew the cardboard off you could just have the Perspex at the front and cardboard at the side and back maybe?

 

[Eric65]

Sounds like a plan. Since I've had her, which is about 17 months now, I've took over 250 photos and videos of her. I know hamster's don't have a long life, but I've seen her grow from about 2 months of age. She is my little friend who is worth every penny I've spent on her.

 

[Maz]

That’s a lovely photo - she’s adorable. They can form a lovely bond with us and I find they get more tolerant as they get older as well.

 

[Nora]

Sounds like a plan. Since I've had her, which is about 17 months now, I've took over 250 photos and videos of her. I know hamster's don't have a long life, but I've seen her grow from about 2 months of age. She is my little friend who is worth every penny I've spent on her.

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she is lovely!!!!

 

[Eric65]

Ever since I've had my hammy, I've been trying to encourage her to burrow. No matter what type of substrate I used, she was never interested or she'd have a go, but lose interest in doing it. But I think I've cracked it now. 2 days ago, I shredded up a load of toilet tissue and built up a layer 10 inches deep in one third of her cage. She absolutely loves it. She's up at the moment. I can hear her moving about in it. Not seen her for about 15 minutes but now she's emerging from it.

 

[Maz]

Maybe you'd like to start her own thread for her Some of us have a thread in the species section for each hamster, and update it with photos, antics, etc and any other info about them. So you could maybe start a thread for her in the Syrian section.

 

[Annette22]

Sounds like a plan. Since I've had her, which is about 17 months now, I've took over 250 photos and videos of her. I know hamster's don't have a long life, but I've seen her grow from about 2 months of age. She is my little friend who is worth every penny I've spent on her.

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Aw she is beautiful I love her colour