Whats the best cage for a hamster and is easy to clean?

Answer 1

Try 1 of those Habitrail things,the poop and mess falls through to the bottom,you only have to clean the tray underneath. We had 1 in a fish tank,what a pain in the azz to clean,yuk!

Answer 2

I recently bought a cage for my kids hamsters. Its a pyramid cage, plastic on the bottom and the wire joints together really easily and makes a pyramid. There is a tube in the middle, a little hut to climb on or hide under, and up at the top f the tube is a built in wheel ball. The ball comes off and caps to be a roll around on the floor excercise ball. Its really pretty cool. It was about $25 bucks for all of it. Only thing was, I had to buy a food bowl and water bottle seperate when most come with them but it is a cinch to pop the top and you just wash out the bottom. Super easy and this type of cage makes it much more difficult for the little escape artists to escape. Also, the cage has a few places where you can add on extra tubing if you want for extra running room. I bought it at walmart back in the pet section. A great investment! Good luck!

Answer 3

A fish aquarium with glass sides and bottom and a wire top with clamps to hold the top on. Don't use plastic clips to hold the top on - they break too easily. I had the habitrail setups, metal cages with steel slide out trays, aquariums with slate bottoms, and aquariums with glass bottoms. Plastic such as is in a habitrail or a plastic sided aquarium tends to become cloudy and difficult to see through as the hamster urine begins to work on it. This will happen unless you keep wiping it clean all the time. Cages with steel parts are very quickly ruined because hamster urine eventually will destroy steel and cause it to rust rapidly. The old-fashioned slate-bottomed aquariums tend to hold the smell so they never smell clean. The glass aquariums are very easy to clean, cannot be chewed through, and do not become acid-clouded or etched by urine. Very often you will find a good-sized aquarium advertised cheaply as a "leaker" because it is no good for keeping fish if it leaks but it is fine for a hamster. If you look for one of those you will probably be able to get a much larger one than if you buy one brand new.

Answer 4

I used a 10 gallon aquarium for mine, but you can use a bigger one if you want. The 10s aren't that big and the animal can get bored faster. If you use a larger aquarium you'll have more room for plenty of toys.

The advantage to an aquarium is that it's made of glass. To clean it thouroughly all you have to do is dump it out and hose it.

Wire bottom cages don't hold the wood chips you need to be able to use for litter and bedding. Just use a cat litter scoop to clean out the soiled litter as necessary.

Then when it needs a REALLY good cleaning then the hosing is the best option.

That is why an aquarium with wire or other breathable top is best.

Answer 5

The person who answered fish tank with lid is correct but make sure the lid is heavy gauge wire like one made by Penn-Plax that opens to the middle or second choice is heavy duty screen lid made by ESU/Energy Savers Unlimited. Both are top of the line and the hamster can't chew out of either. Purchase a well made water bottle holder, one that is stainless steel. The cheaper ones can be chewed right up. Ceramic food dishes also cannot be destroyed. Please don't use cedar bedding. Any other kind is good.

Answer 6

if your primary concern is "easy to clean", maybe you shouldn't get a pet?
if your primary concern is "best cage"...
aquariums are problematic, as far as ventilation is concerned and may actually seriously shorten the hamster's life in hot summer days (in their desert nature environment, they sleep thru the burning hot days in the ground & only get out @ night, when it's cooler (<70))
cages with wire on the bottom are not good for hamsters (any critters, for that matter); they need a solide surface to sit & walk on;
leaves you with the plastic bottom / wire top cages.
if you choose a cage whose wire goes down to the bottom, also protecting the side of the plastic container from being chewed.
unless you let your hamster out a couple hrs several evenings every week, s/he'll bite on nearly anything, in the cage.
except the food / chewing bars, that is >;)

don't get a hamster as an "animated" picture, to put in your room; they are smart little creatures that suffer from being locked up all the time. don't get one, if you don't intend to spend time WITH the animal. and taking care of it :-/

Answer 7

Fish tank with a lid. That way you can clean the glass pretty easily and not have to mess with the wire cages. We had one in one for 2+ years and didn't have any major cleaning problems. Just get a basic tank and lid and keep a rock/book handy to weigh it down.

Also... be sure to clean under the "pee spot" especially. Most hamsters will pick one spot/corner etc and pee just there. If you don't clean it too well too often.. it's gets nasty.

Hope this helps!

Answer 8

i had a habitrail space station hamster home.and it was great because the bottom was made of plastic and the top was wire so it could breathe and not get to smelly. plus it was really cute looking. i think they have all different themed cages, and you can buy add on tubes so the hamster can get a change of scenery.

Answer 9

a wire cage with the plastic bottom! fish tanks get a lot smellier alot faster! us pine Saw dust. it has a faint smell witch help your cage smell better longer. just make sure the door is closed well. they are escape artists!
lots of luck!!

Answer 10

all cages are kinda of a drag to clean....but one thing is for sure, if you do get a hamster...please clean his/her cage atleast every 2 to 3 days or it will die