Penn-Plax Here & There 5 Level Hamster Cage – SAM452
- Ground floor includes a quiet workout wheel
- Bubble-Tube elevator for easy access to all levels
- Play area for interactive fun—Easily attaches to S.A.M. housings and tubes
- Removable traveler for critters on the go—Habitat is easy to assemble
- FREE SHIPPING Within Continental US
Product Description
This home and travel kit includes a removable traveler, five levels of fun, Bubble-Tube Elevator, quiet work-out wheel, locking door, feeding dish and water bottle…. More >>
I am a hamster breeder of Russian dwarf hamsters and I have five different ‘Here and There’ cages from Penn-Plax. One is the economy and it is a good price but my hamsters like the larger versions. I have two small, one medium, and one large. My favorite is the Medium one, I call this one the large. It is a well built cage, easy to clean, my hamsters love climbing the bubble tube up to the top level. It is easy to detach the carrier on the top. I have tried several other brands even a ten gallon tank and the ‘Here and There’ cages are the best on the market. You won’t go wrong buying this one for your fist hamster. It holds 6 to 8 easily, but I suggest no more then 6 Russian dwarf hamsters.
Other breeds are solitary and you cannot put more then one in a cage!!
I personally use this one as my breeding case because there is so much room for momma and papa with the little ones to grow in. When momma pushes the babies out of the nest daddy takes over teaching and caring for them. It is good to leave them all together for a month and a half. It is so much fun to watch the little ones clime all over this cage.
Keep in mind that all sizes of this cage have the same try size so the more dwarf hamsters you have in the cage the more often you need to change the bedding. I really do love these cages. I have had a few hamsters escape but only one was from one of these cages but, since these guys are very social it isn’t long before they come find you for food or water. One who escaped from a fish tank came running into my son’s lap one night while he was playing video games sitting on the floor. Spooked them both.
Rating: 5 / 5
Comment by Doneta Moore — June 11, 2010 @ 2:06 pm
This is a nice cage and spacious, but if your hamster is a climber than do not get this! When I mean climber, I mean climbs up the cage wires… this is exactly what my hamster would do, she climbed the wires all the way to the top and would just fall! Or when she got to the 4th level, she was too stupid to realize to take the ramp or elevator tube to go down, so she would try to climb down with the cage wires and would just fall. If you have a docile hamster who isnt retarded and wont climb the wires, get this cage. Otherwise stay away, or your hamster might die from falling.
Rating: 3 / 5
Comment by Mohit Khare — June 11, 2010 @ 2:55 pm
We love this cage! We have a fat hamster and he fits perfectly in this roomy cage. There are so many levels for him to explore. My only small complaint is the wheel is not really quiet. When my hamster runs in it, it shakes the whole cage and you just hear this rattling. Maybe it’s because he’s so fat. Who knows…
Rating: 4 / 5
Comment by M. Abilar — June 11, 2010 @ 3:51 pm