{"id":68230,"date":"2022-04-22T03:54:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T03:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-cage-is-best-for-a-hamster\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T03:54:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T03:54:21","slug":"what-cage-is-best-for-a-hamster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-cage-is-best-for-a-hamster\/","title":{"rendered":"What cage is best for a hamster?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-cage-is-best-for-a-hamster\/#What_cage_is_best_for_a_hamster\" title=\"What cage is best for a hamster?\">What cage is best for a hamster?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-cage-is-best-for-a-hamster\/#Is_a_small_cage_OK_for_a_hamster\" title=\"Is a small cage OK for a hamster?\">Is a small cage OK for a hamster?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-cage-is-best-for-a-hamster\/#What_is_the_minimum_size_cage_for_a_hamster_in_the_UK\" title=\"What is the minimum size cage for a hamster in the UK?\">What is the minimum size cage for a hamster in the UK?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-cage-is-best-for-a-hamster\/#Is_a_hamster_a_good_pet_for_a_14_year_old\" title=\"Is a hamster a good pet for a 14 year old?\">Is a hamster a good pet for a 14 year old?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_cage_is_best_for_a_hamster\"><\/span>What cage is best for a hamster?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The 10 Best Hamster Cages<\/b><\/p>\n<li>Prevue Pet Products 528 Hamster Cage  Best Overall.  <\/li>\n<li>Habitrail 62820A1 Cristal Hamster Cage  Best Value.  <\/li>\n<li>Lixit 71-5074-001 Hamster Heaven Metro  Premium Choice.  <\/li>\n<li>AmazonBasics 9011-1 Cage for Hamsters.  <\/li>\n<li>Midwest 100-AR Critterville Arcade Hamster Cage.  <\/li>\n<li>Ferplast Favola Hamster Cage.<\/li>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_small_cage_OK_for_a_hamster\"><\/span>Is a small cage OK for a hamster?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In general, <b>many cages marketed for hamsters are too small. According to the California Hamster Association, pet owners should aim for a minimum of 450 square inches when measured from the bottom or about a minimum of 25 inches wide by 18 inches long. When it comes to hamster cages, bigger is always better!<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_minimum_size_cage_for_a_hamster_in_the_UK\"><\/span>What is the minimum size cage for a hamster in the UK?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most hamsters are kept in cages that are too small, very much under the RSPCA&#8217;s <b>80x50cm continuous floor space minimum.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_a_hamster_a_good_pet_for_a_14_year_old\"><\/span>Is a hamster a good pet for a 14 year old?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Hamsters are good for kids aged 10-13 as a first time pet that they can learn to be responsible for. They only live a few years though.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What cage is best for a hamster?Is a small cage OK for a hamster?What is the minimum size cage for a hamster in the UK?Is a hamster a good pet for a 14 year old? What cage is best for a hamster? The 10 Best Hamster Cages Prevue Pet Products 528 Hamster&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68230"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68230\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}