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how much should a 2 story cage cost for a hamster?

Sep 18, 2008 by eldjordan | Posted in Rodents

I want a Syrian hamster and I want to know how much a 2and a 3 story cage at pet-smart cost.

If you get a Crittertrail,
1 story 26.99
2 story 39.99
3 story 49.99

others are around $50

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I vote for the bin cage. I’ve had a wire and aquarium cage before and In my opinion, the bin is the best

The Wire cage has good ventilation, however, if you have an pet who likes to chew on things (which covers most to all hamsters and gerbils) they will target and attack the wire cage bars with no mercy. Even if you don’t mind the noise, it’s not good for the pet because excessive chewing on the bars can misalign teeth and cause health problems that range from the inability to eat, to death, by a tooth puncturing the brain.

The Aquarium cage is a fairly good cage if you have a good screen/wired top that fastens securely to the tank. An insecure wired top was my main issue with the Aquarium cage because I had the most escapes from this cage. If you have a larger tank, like a 20 gallon, it’s a bit heavy to clean (especially hard to get the remaining bedding, dust, and pee once it’s decided to lodge into a corner).

I’m currently using the Bin cage, which you can actually adapt to fit your needs. It won’t get chewed through if you keep any holes high enough so your pet can’t reach it. I incorporated the wired top I used for the aquarium for ventilation on the lid of the bin. the water bottle nozzle goes through a hole that fits so snug that teeth cannot widen it. You can even make a hole to fit connecting habitrail or crittertrail tubes. Best of all, it’s light, large, cheap, and the corners are rounded for easy cleaning. It’s also a nice, creative challenge for the do-it-yourself people.

EDIT: If you clean the cage as often as you should, there should be no more mould, bacteria, or smells as you would get in a Wire cage. People are concerned about there no being enough ventilation in an Aquarium cage or Bin cage, but think of the little Habitrail dens our hamsters/gerbils sleep in (or other similar plastic hide-outs) that have only a few small holes drilled into them.

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