would this be too big for a long-haired syrian hamster?
78241
Too big for my adult male rat so definitely. Pretty annoyed that it was too big.
78242
Definatly too big! And you shouldn't be putting a harness on a hamster, put it in a ball or a high sided large box to let it run about if you want to keep some control on it but harness isn't the best idea at all
78243
It was far too small for my guinea pigs, but they are big guinea pigs. It is adjustable, but I think it might be too big for a hamster, I think it is made for smaller guinea pigs.
520430
Should work fine for hamsters. I use mine for a Ball Python, and he can't get out.
1392311
The wheel is significantly larger than the one that came with my cage. I would imagine even an overweight Syrian hamster would feel comfortable running in the wheel that comes with these tubes. The little house and lookout tube might be tight for them though. As far as the wheel goes, it is quite a good size, 6.5" diameter, with a 2" diameter entrance hole. I hope that helps answer your question for your Syrian hamster. A word of caution though, my little Robo hamster loves to poo in his wheel as he runs, so I have to clean the "stableizer" unit included for under the wheel out every day, as it is more of a poo trap than a stableizer. At least it keeps the rest of his cage free and clean of all of those. :-) The wheel is significantly larger than the one that came with my cage. I would imagine even an overweight Syrian hamster would feel comfortable running in the wheel that comes with these tubes. The little house and lookout tube might be tight for them though. As far as the wheel goes, it is quite a good size, 6.5" diameter, with a 2" diameter entrance hole. I hope that helps answer your question for your Syrian hamster. A word of caution though, my little Robo hamster loves to poo in his wheel as he runs, so I have to clean the "stableizer" unit included for under the... » Read More The wheel is significantly larger than the one that came with my cage. I would imagine even an overweight Syrian hamster would feel comfortable running in the wheel that comes with these tubes. The little house and lookout tube might be tight for them though. As far as the wheel goes, it is quite a good size, 6.5" diameter, with a 2" diameter entrance hole. I hope that helps answer your question for your Syrian hamster. A word of caution though, my little Robo hamster loves to poo in his wheel as he runs, so I have to clean the "stableizer" unit included for under the wheel out every day, as it is more of a poo trap than a stableizer. At least it keeps the rest of his cage free and clean of all of those. :-) « Show Less
558312
I used this for a Russian Dwarf hamster, I think it would also be OK for the Chinese hamsters.
1082987
We have a Syrian hamster and while he fit in this when he was smaller, now that he is full grown he no longer fits. These are for dwarf hamsters and gerbils.
1513522
It is pretty big. I have a hamster, too, and he loves it. He is a syrian hamster and not a dwarf. For dwarves I suppose it may be a little bit big. The bars are small so they cannot squeeze through it. Again I am speaking for syrians, though. Also, my hamster has attempted to climb it, so you should watch it 100% of the time (especially if you are going outside). Hope this helps. Have fun!
1294176
I'm not exactly sure how big it is but it was large enough for my Syrian hamster.
224383
I don't necessarily think that it's too big for a dwarf hamster. It would easily fit a normal sized guinea pig, so it just depends on how much room you want to give your hamster. Personally, I think that hamsters of any size would love this. This would be great if you're letting your hamster have time outside of it's cage; otherwise, I would think that it would be too big for a hamster cage. Great product!
212242
I think the cage would be too small. There isn't much room for toys, burrowing, and exploring. You hamster might get bored and start chewing on the cage bars which is bad. Many hamster lovers would suggest getting a 20+ gallon long tank or a 100qt+ bin cage. They're much easier to clean and will stink much less than this small cage. But if you're set on getting this I would advise attaching it to the cage you said your hamster came with.
2059915
It depends on how big of a hamster you have I have a dwarf hamster and she fits nicely in it because there territoral I would recommend a bigger cage
1799981
Probably, provided your hamster doesn't try too hard to get out. Our first male Syrian hamster actually escaped by forcing his way between the horizontal bars at the back of the cage, where the bars are longest and thus most flexible (we caught him). After that, we covered the entire cage with half inch hardware cloth to prevent more bent-bar escapes. Our second male Syrian hamster tried to force his way between the bottom edge of the wire cage and the top lip of the plastic bottom tray, so we now have a wire connecting the cage top and bottom in both the front and the back. I love this cage. It's nice and roomy, easy to clean, and my hamsters are happy in it because they love to climb on the bars, but I can't promise that a determined hamster won't be able to find a way out.
7634
Well, I'm really not sure. I bought it for a lizard and it was too tight for him. My guess is it just might be perfect for a syrian hamster, but not having one I can't say for certain. Sorry
1670783
Unless the hedgehog is the size of an albino mouse, then no. The tubes are way too narrow for even a standard sized hamster. I would doubt that any cage specified for a hamster of any size would be too small. You may be better off getting a cage meant for a guinea pig or rabbit, since hedgehogs do tend to continue growing. There are links to make your own cages(which we did for our guinea pigs)on Google. www.guineapigcages.com/howto.htm is the site we used to make our cages. Total cost would run you about $40 and that is for the 4ftx2ft.
1748386
No, this is more of a rabbit or guinea pig cage, you should look into the superpet cages for hamsters, I had a large Syrian in a two level and it worked great
1392310
We have a dwarf hamster and the wheel is great for him. I am not that familiar though with other types of hamsters. The diameter of the wheel is 6 inches across if that helps.
1120138
I had a medium for my Syrian and a large would probably have been more fun for the hamster but too large for her play area. Small may be too small. I would try at least a medium.
2080356
I think it would be too big for a hamster unless it was a pretty big hamster. It is relatively small, but I don't believe it is that small! May a guinea pig size...