Hamsters are avid chewers and can easily chew their way out of their enclosures. It is for this reason that metal wire cages are recommended for housing hamsters. When buying a cage for your pet hamster, choose a wire cage with a solid plastic or wood bottom. The hamster’s very small feet can easily get injured or get caught in a wire floor.

Here are some advantages of a wire cage for pet hamsters:

• Wire cages are tough and are resilient to chewing.
• Better air circulation
• The bars of the cage can serve as an exercise outlet for hamsters.

On the other hand, wire cages also have these disadvantages:

• Being open, the temperature inside the enclosure depends on the environmental temperature, thus fluctuations are usually an issue with wire cages
• The cage and its immediate surroundings can become quite messy as hamsters scatter food, water, and litter when they burrow.
• Metal wires can rust easily.

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