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[raviolithehamster]

Hey everyone! If there is a similar post already made, please let me know!

 

I figured I could make a thread to show or explain your less "typical" cage setups. Colorful setups, themes, any toys/hides/chews/treats outside of the typical/popular naturalistic homes that are increasing in popularity. Personally, I'd love to have the budget and time for super crowded, Etsy-enriched, beautifully Pinterest natural cages but I wanna see who can provide an exceptional hammy home through other means, and how. 

 

**This does NOT include pet store cages or otherwise inadequate/unsafe habitats. **

 

In my personal opinion, suitable hamster enclosures do not have to be limited to natural setups to still be able to somewhat mimic their natural environment. Treats do not always have to consist of herbs/flowers/fruit, some sugar is alright! Just like humans don't always eat super healthy and dogs and their toys don't have to mimic their ancestors. Thoughts??

[Kikya]

I'm sorry all mine are natural themed! I do like to repurpose stuff I get from rescue pick ups though so occasionally I will have a plastic piece or two.

Usually I try to keep a little house or something from a rescue to make them feel safe until they move out and go into a burrow of their own choosing.

Little plastic tunnels are ok to repurpose if you have a dwarf =) My syrians have a hard time fitting their butts in their lol

Oh I also use those folding tunnels that are multi colored sometimes but mostly in a playpen.

[Rapha689Pro]

I use the critter trail hide box as a hideout,I also use a wood one,but my hamster seems to prefer the critter trail one (it is covered in bedding,in the 2nd cage that it’s smaller I put a lot of bedding for my hamster to burrow

[Rapha689Pro]

Hey everyone! If there is a similar post already made, please let me know!
 
I figured I could make a thread to show or explain your less "typical" cage setups. Colorful setups, themes, any toys/hides/chews/treats outside of the typical/popular naturalistic homes that are increasing in popularity. Personally, I'd love to have the budget and time for super crowded, Etsy-enriched, beautifully Pinterest natural cages but I wanna see who can provide an exceptional hammy home through other means, and how. 
 
**This does NOT include pet store cages or otherwise inadequate/unsafe habitats. **
 
In my personal opinion, suitable hamster enclosures do not have to be limited to natural setups to still be able to somewhat mimic their natural environment. Treats do not always have to consist of herbs/flowers/fruit, some sugar is alright! Just like humans don't always eat super healthy and dogs and their toys don't have to mimic their ancestors. Thoughts??

mimicking their natural habitat and Diet would be feeding them plants and invertebrates native to their zone,so,no apple,no carrot,no mealworms,and not super worms,also it would be plenty of sand and live insects dispersed randomly,with a cage of more than 4,000 sq inches or more

[raviolithehamster]

mimicking their natural habitat and Diet would be feeding them plants and invertebrates native to their zone,so,no apple,no carrot,no mealworms,and not super worms,also it would be plenty of sand and live insects dispersed randomly,with a cage of more than 4,000 sq inches or more

Very true! Although the goal with naturalistic setups is to resemble their natural environment, I do sometimes miss seeing more bin cages with colorful toys and things :-)

[SoSillyTilly]

Not sure if this is uncommon, but I have yet to see somebody else with a pinecones in their hamsters cage! I found a pinecones near my house, I cleaned it up and gave it to my Syrian. The ridges are perfect for adding in treats, and she likes to chew it up. If you live in an area that doesn't have "cone" trees, Amazon also sells a bulk pack of pinecones.

[raviolithehamster]

Not sure if this is uncommon, but I have yet to see somebody else with a pinecones in their hamsters cage! I found a pinecones near my house, I cleaned it up and gave it to my Syrian. The ridges are perfect for adding in treats, and she likes to chew it up. If you live in an area that doesn't have "cone" trees, Amazon also sells a bulk pack of pinecones.

Love that idea!