Can you please find me a cage?

Question

ok my dad is going to buy me a robo dwarf hamster with the cage and everything.

i need to find a good cage but i want yoou to go to petco.com AND petsmart.com to find me a cage perfect for a dwarf hamster:

it has to be non escapable, cute, easy to clean, one that itll b big enough.

and last of all, it has to b inexpensive!!!!!! no more than 35$$

if you find one/some , just give me the url/s

make sure you get both pages!

best cages get 10 points =]

thnx alott

Answer 1

cage: fits perfectly almost anywhere and the bars are close together which is perfect for a Robo. (you will want to eventually get some add-ons which this cage has places for)

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.js...

and from petco:

http://www.petco.com/product/12382/Super...

you also will need a small igloo home to go inside the cage

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.js...

and from petco:

http://www.petco.com/product/9190/Super-...

add ons:

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.js...

and from petco:

http://www.petco.com/product/100206/Supe...

Answer 2

I have a robo myself, and I find that it's definately better if you don't buy a storebought cage. Most of them are too small and the bar spacing is very wide. The bar spacing would be fine for larger hamsters, like russian campbells or syrians. But robos are very tiny and would able to squeeze through most bars.

My best suggestion for you is to use either an aquarium tank [at least 15 gallons] or a storage bin. The bins clear, plastic, cheap and lightweight. The best part about a bin is that it is sooo easy to customize! A very large bin is definately way cheaper than most storebought cares. Plus, your hamster would be very happy with a lot of space to run in!

It's a known fact that robos are the most active hamsters. Their cages need to have a floorspace of at least 12 inches x 20 inches, but it's prefered that you give them as much floorspace as possible.

By the way, this isn't necessary, but it's good to know; robos are very social animals. If you buy them, it's BEST to buy them in pairs. This will cause them to be friendlier towards humans and live longer lives. I know in some cases, this isn't possible [expensive, only one available, etc.], but try your best :] In some rare cases, they would need to be separated, so if you plan on getting 2, be sure to have an extra cage ready! [Siblings rarely fight though.]

In case you don't know, here are some pointers that every hamster owner MUST KNOW:

• Don't give your hamster pine or cedar bedding. Those kinds have strong aromatic oils that can lead to respiratory problems. Provide them something safer, like aspen or carefresh.

• Don't buy food that contains the preservative, ethoxyquin. It causes cancer in small animals. I like to use Vitakraft Menu or Hazel Hamster.

• A hamster wheel is a MUST. Don't buy a wheel with wire rungs. The hamster can get its feet stuck between the rungs. I highly suggest you to get a silent spinner.

Good luck with your robo! Make sure that if you get a pair, they're the same gender :] Below is a link of a storage bin. You can get the in stores like the container store, target, walmart, kmart, etc. Basically everywhere-- even dollar stores sometimes :D

P.S. If you plan on getting a crittertrail, IT IS WAY TOO SMALL. You need to connect at least 2 of them for there to be enough room.

Answer 3

OH OH when I saw this question I got all excited because this is going to be fun :D Finding you a cage, that is!  That's because I used to have pet fancy mice :)

Okay okay well first I'll try to find some nice cages from Petco and PetSmart.  And by the way, I'm not a big fan of the CritterTrail cages...I mean yes they are cute for us humans to look at and stuff, but they're quite small and I've heard that they're not the easiest things to clean.  If you really want your hammy to be happy, don't buy one!  I haven't ever owned a hamster but I've done a lot of research on rodents before and hamsters NEED LOTS OF ROOM to themselves.  So now we are narrowing this down to larger cages.  I feel like I'm shopping with you hahaha!

And so I've spent a few minutes looking at the cages for BOTH hamsters and mice on Petco.com and I can't quite find anything that will suit you well for the long run... Let's go check out PetSmart :D (I like PetSmart much better than Petco) Oh also, you might re-think about buying a cage labeled a "hamster cage" because it might not suit the needs for your dwarf hamster, as dwarfs are much smaller than regular hamsters and could easily squeeze through the bars of many wire cages.  That's another thing about wire cages, even if the bars are close enough together, some flaws in the making of the cage could lead to an escaped hamster!  The first cage/home I provided my mice with was a mouse wire cage connected to an old bird cage I had (They were similar of size and if you want to learn more about bird cages transformed into mouse cages, email me) My two mice had escaped numerous times!  The morning after I had bought my mice, they were gone.  One night!  That's all they needed to find their way out.  So I had to find TWO mice, which was terribly hard and worrying...but you could follow their poopies haha..

So anyways some good things about wire cages are if the bars are horizontal, it could provide your hamster with good exercise since they can climb up and down the "walls" of its home.  Wire cages also provide EXCELLENT ventilation, which is important for rodents.  Bad ventilation could easily lead to illness.  Back to shopping...let's see if we can find anything from PetSmart !

This is a good starter kit, but I doubt you'll keep that cage for long because you'll probably (maybe..) start to feel it's a bit tight: http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.js...

Here is another starter kit, on the lower end of your budget: http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.js...

Oh this was the first cage I got my mice, except I got it in black wires/blue plastic...You'll want to watch out because that little sliding door on the top isn't really that flat, so there might be gaps between the door and the cage itself where your hamster could escape.  Thats what happened to mine.  Oh and you might think about a new water bottle, the one that comes with that leaked for me...: http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.js...

And that's about all I would consider.

So let's talk about other caging options.

If you buy a fish tank, you'd be able to see your hamster very well and if it's a bigger fish tank it could be pretty spacious.  You'd have to make your own mesh top though...and ventilation would only be adequate.  It'll be heavy to clean and move around.

What I found that was GREAT, was buying one of those plastic storage boxes.  They'll provide a TON of space for your hamster, and they won't be able to escape!  They're also very cheap.  Let me show you the one I bought for my two mice before...

http://www.target.com/Sterilite-66-qt-Cl...

It was something like that, not exactly...but about that size maybe a bit larger?  And it had a blue lid...and was sold by one at Target (if you actually go to the store) What I did was have my dad create small holes everywhere on the lid, not tiny, maybe a centimeter or so in diameter.  But I could also not close it completely, like leave the lid so that it doesn't cover about 1/4 of the top.  That's better ventilation, just make sure it doesn't fall... Actually on second thought you could even make your own mesh lid, that'd be more practical.  Or you could not use the lid at all, but only if there's nothing in the box that your hamster could climb on to use to get over the top and get out.  

It was very spacious and I know my mice liked it better than the wire cages.  I put in a little house they sleeped in, a duct taped those water bottles onto the side, placed a running wheel in there, and also a food bowl.  The rest of the space was their bedding, and I sometimes put those cardboard toilet roll things in as toys.  I think I got the plastic box for around 10 bucks...REALLY good deal.  I don't know if you've ever had any rodents before as pets...so it might not suit the first-time hamster owner that well.  Unless you're a little creative, you'll get it to work and make your hamster happy :)

Also, when you buy the running wheel, don't buy the wire ones because they could injure themselves!  Buy the solid plastic wheels.  If noise bugs you, you might think about getting one of the "silent" wheels but they're a bit more expensive.

Oh and don't feed your hamster too much human food...I used to feed some granola and stuff as treats to my mice and they got a bit fat.  I stopped feeding them that and they became lean again :) Oh but you can feed some tiny bits of fruit I guess, maybe do some research on what hamsters can and cannot eat.

Sorry, I'm babbling on about taking care of your hamster.  I hope I helped a bit (or a lot!) and I hope you get a perfect hamster and home for it :)

If you have any more questions or just want to talk about the cage or how to take care of your hamster, email me at:

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Good luck!

Answer 4

you should go with a 10 gallon aquarium and put this on top of it. I think ten gallon aquariums at places like petsmart and petco should be from $10-15. this is the animal hi rise. robos need A LOT of room to run around in. the adder space should be perfect. here is the hi rise:

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.js...

it fits on any 10 gallon aquarium.

good luck