I wonder if you could find a 40G cage topper or make one. Double the space plus fresh air!

Unfortunately Waffle is a bar-chewer, otherwise I considered a 20g + topper setup for him, but I don't want him to damage his teeth. I'm going to be building some platforms for this.

oh cool fishbait lol :P jk

well done what a lovely gift for your cute little pet. *hugs*

I had a Hamham that looked just like that! His name was Peanut :3

oh, if you hamster if chewing I read that making more room for them and giving them a lot more space to burrow and play with things is a great way to make them not want to do so anymore. Most hamsters start chewing on bars because they are anxious which usually stems from not having enough space or toys. I've seem some people get rid of the front panel on their aquariums and replace it with mesh, and cut a hole to connect a bunch of tunnels and subspaces (small cages like those plastic ones they sell, in between tunnels) together so they have more room to burrow, like a bunch of underground tunnels, it's pretty cool to see

I don't really feel comfortable putting him in plastic as he has a history of chewing through it.

He seems to be doing well in the 40g so far and it's an adequate size for a Syrian hamster, so we'll see how it goes. If he needs more space I might try to see what I can do about building a topper that I feel comfortable he won't hurt himself with.

that's understandable, I hope everything works out okay with him in this new place ^^

cant ever have enough toilet paper rolls xD

O_o That's 40g? I had a boa in a 40g and it was waaaayyyy bigger than that lol. Are you sure it's not a 20g long?

Er, it's absolutely a 40g. Maybe you're not looking at it correctly?

I mean that wire grid I use in there is 14 x 14 if that helps.

https://38.media.tumblr.com/91c8894.....rbz0o1_500.jpg

Ah okay, yup. It looks deceivingly shallow in the photo. That makes more sense! My bad XD

Have you ever had issues with yours chewing on the suction cups? We keep our hamsters in tanks and I've been trying to think up solutions for hanging things or adding levels. I had considered suction cups, but wasn't sure if they'd chew them too much (or if it would be harmful if they did).

Yeah we do sometimes have chewing problems. We eventually switched to velcro.

How do you attach it to the tank? Would it be removable? And do they not chew on it much? Sorry for all of the questions!

No worries! We get sticky backed velcro, attach one side to the tank and the other to the bottle, and presto! The actual velcro is removable with a lot of picking. The bottle tends to stay on the wall very well if you use enough velcro (don't skimp with a short strip).

The WORST chewers will still chew, but they are going to do what they do no matter what we use and it hasn't been worse with the velcro (and possibly even a bit better since it's harder for them to get to it since it's behind the bottle -- but they are industrious lol).

For my water bottles, I get those metal holders that have the flat metal strip on the back, turn it around so it's facing up, and then bend over the side of the tank! Occasionally our syrian will climb it and get on top, but we have lids for the tank with locks so he can't escape, lol.

I will keep the velcro in mind for hanging hammocks or other things though! I never would have thought to try that.