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Hamster Cages come in all shapes and sizes. You can buy large fancy cages with tons of tunnels and pipes or you can by a smaller, simple cage which makes it easy to hold your pest hamster, mouse, gerbil or rat whenever you like. If you are looking for hamster supplies such as hamster cages then take a moment and look around our website. We are sure that you will be able to use our site as a springboard into the wonderful online world of pet supplies and hamster cages. Rat cages, gerbil cages and mouse cages are similar to hamster cages in form and appearance, they just tent to differ somewhat in price. Hopefully soon we will also be able to provide you with hamster toys and hamster an gerbil food. We look forward to providing you with high quality rodent supplies and make sure that both you are your hamster have a great day. Sincerely, HamsterCage.org |
Types of Hamster Cages and How big does my hamster cage need to be? Simply put, your hamster cage needs to be very big. Hamsters are rodents, and their entire lives are spent on running around here and burrowing down there. Hence, by not providing your extended family with an adequate amount of space to exercise and make merry in, you are depriving him of a sort of natural habitat. However, even 'too big' is a problem with hamsters. A very large cage would have that much of increase possibility of an avenue of escape. And being the busy bodies that they are, hamsters are constantly exploring their cages to find some form of excitement and adventure. The ideal size for a hamster cage is about 15 X 10 inches. This gives the creature enough room to play around in, and allows him to be protected and well within his limits. Hamsters are nocturnal creatures; they sleep and laze around in the day time, and are at their largest and most active in the night. A large hamster cage facilitates keeping a water bowl and a feeding bowl, both which are required at this time, when the hamster is doing his nightly rounds. There should also be space for an exercise wheel. This keeps the hamster from getting fat and provides for its regular work-out. This is very important if you're a hamster, reason being, it has to stay fit and agile. A cage with no room for an exercise wheel would deprive our dear hamster of a proper hamster figure and shape, and would lead to hamster health problems and an insufficient growth. It could also lead to problems in the metabolism of the hamster. As there are so many aspects to take care of and keep in mind, it is advisable to make your own cage. Try sticking roughly to the size specifications. Too large a cage could also cause you to lose your hamster. Further, large cages would require a subsequent increase in the number of tubes and burrow-like mechanisms and this could prove to be tedious for you. A larger cage would also require to be cleaned thoroughly and more often. Such a large place for the hamster to call its own territory would necessitate His Cuteness running helter-skelter all over the place. And this would most definitely be a messy affair. While the cage should not be too large, it should not be too small either. Your little friend needs to have enough space to grow in and call his natural habitat. A small cage would render your hamster a bored little rodent with nothing to explore and subsequently nothing to look forward to. And boredom is one of the slowest and most painful and still non-existent ways of dying. Accordingly, your hamster deserves a cage that is just the right size for him to grow in and be happy, as well as to explore and be safe in. nothing too big and nothing too small; too much of either could affect the hamster adversely, and render you a bad hamster owner. Not a good prospect at all. |