Hello and welcome. I'll link our cages list below
I'm sure you'll find something on there. But otherwise - the Pawhut is a good size, but as you say, it can be chewed and needs waterproofing. It's better with the shelves left out and deep bedding, otherwise it's too tall and has fall risks the, with the shelves and not enough bedding. The wood is supposed to be very thin so it's easily chewed out of. Personally I like something with front access as well if it's that tall (top access is easier with a lower enclosure though). There are quite a few barred cage options suitable for dwarf hamsters, but maybe you prefer the tank style enclosures. A lot of the tank style enclosures are really quite expensive though, like the Bucatstate (which does have the advantage of a front door). It's maybe one of the better options, but you're looking for something less expensive (and presumably no diy).
For dwarf hamsters, I've used the Savic Plaza with perspex panels attached so it could have deeper bedding. But partly because I already had two Plazas. That wouldn't work out cheaper though because the cost of the perspex would make the cage as much as the Bucatstate.
All the tank style enclosures on our list are just as expensive as the Bucatstate, except the Meewoofun which is about £130 - so slightly more than a Pawhut.
Other options are the Grosvenor XL barred cage and the Pets at Home version of the Maxi Duna - (£85 ish and £50). They are both 100cm cages but lower in height. That has it's pros and cons. On the one hand it's easier access to the Hamster, more manageable, and a less expensive enclosure. On the other hand it won't hold very deep bedding. People who use them for Dwarf hamsters tend to have deep bedding at one end and put something inside the bars to hold the bedding in.
Those are both on the cages list below.
You could look out for a second hand version of one of the tank style cages like the Eco Habitat or similar. Another option is if you find a second hand Savic Plaza and buy the Perspex for that. They go for about £40 usually and the perspex panels all round are about another £84 = so £124. The full perspex that replaces the bars costs more though (about £120 on its own). But I like the screw on deep panels.
The Meewoofun is probably the cheapest tank style option. The Grosvenor XL is quite popular though for dwarf hamsters. It's easy enough to put grass mats inside the bars at one end (if you don't want to buy perspex) to have deep bedding in part of the cage. It's £69.99 at the moment.
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Here is a list of suitable cages available for hamsters in 2024. Whether you prefer tank style or barred cages, front access or top access, there is, thankfully, plenty of choice in the Uk and Europe. Choice in the US is mainly tanks and tank style or diy. Both tank style and barred cages...
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This was my Savic Plaza set up for a dwarf hamster. It needs the deep bedding and perspex or the cage is too tall for a dwarf hamster and it's unsafe then. So it's actually harder to set up than a lower cage.
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