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Have a look on the thread Show us your cages 2022
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Have you seen the "Show us your cages" thread? I have a number of photos of set ups in that cage as well. Used it for various Syrians. I'll dig them out.
The ones below are for our current Syrian - this is how it was originally - shoe box house and 10" wheel (I was waiting for a house and wheel to arrive).
This is after the new labyrinth house and wheel
Then a slight tweak to add a shelf at one end next to the sputnik.
The ones below are for our current Syrian - this is how it was originally - shoe box house and 10" wheel (I was waiting for a house and wheel to arrive).
This is after the new labyrinth house and wheel
Then a slight tweak to add a shelf at one end next to the sputnik.
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I think you need to create some levels with shelves. I use the inexpensive Trixie 28cm corner shelves and got the idea from someone else's Plaza set up.
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My basic set up is
1) Large house (originally it was a shoebox house but got upgraded to a labyrinth/multiroom house) - which doubles as a shelf too.
2) Shelf at opposite end to the house
3) Wheel at the back
4) Then add various toys/tunnels
5) I also do a roof run sometimes - two rat sputniks with a rat tube running between them. Leading from the shelf at one end to the house roof at the other end.
1) Large house (originally it was a shoebox house but got upgraded to a labyrinth/multiroom house) - which doubles as a shelf too.
2) Shelf at opposite end to the house
3) Wheel at the back
4) Then add various toys/tunnels
5) I also do a roof run sometimes - two rat sputniks with a rat tube running between them. Leading from the shelf at one end to the house roof at the other end.
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Amazing stuff thanks, exact type of advice i needed 
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You don't have to do what I did though? People have set that cage up in various different ways. But basing it round one main thing helps. They like a house that's large enough to build a big cosy nest in and is dark inside.
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Yes that was my main idea
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On Raffy's original set up, with the pink wheel above, I had four inches of cardboard attached all round the inside bars. This was to give deeper bedding and effectively reduce the height. Raffy however, decided to chew it all off!
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I don't use the green shelf it comes with. It's ok and fine to use it - I find it restricts the set up quite a lot though as the ladder is so big. I also don't like the holes in the front of the green shelf in case a hamster gets a foot caught - some people just stuff the holes with something though
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that’s sweet I would have put the cardboard on the outside of the bars maybe to reduce chewing? But i don’t know really.
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Yes i’m not using it becuase it takes uoI don't use the green shelf it comes with. It's ok and fine to use it - I find it restricts the set up quite a lot though as the ladder is so big. I also don't like the holes in the front of the green shelf in case a hamster gets a foot caught - some people just stuff the holes with something though
oo much space. I will probably order some platforms though
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The trixie platforms beryl mentioned are ok. I've seen a set up with two of those overlapping so it goes across the width of the cage. I got my shelf from ebay. I have two plazas so needed to get a second shelf the same. The first one came from Ranchhouse cages and we had to cut a bit off to make it fit. They stopped doing them so the second one came from another ebay seller who makes them herself - she actually cut it to the exact correct dimensions for no extra charge I have the dimensions if you want to do something like that. The trouble with that shelf was I didn't like the fixings it came with so had to drill small holes and use screws and washers instead. It's very sturdy though.
I have the dimensions if you want to do something like that. The trouble with that shelf was I didn't like the fixings it came with so had to drill small holes and use screws and washers instead. It's very sturdy though.