Glass Hamster Cages
You may well be looking for a hamster cage for your pet. There are many different types of cage out there ranging from large pink hamster cages to small wire hamster cages. But you may also have come across a number of articles or sites that discuss glass hamster cages. This article will discuss the pros and cons of selecting a glass hamster cage for your little friend.
Historically, and mainly as a result of manufacturing limitations, the options that were available for you to choose from were limited when it came to small family pet cages. They were either rectangular wire cages, or, well, frankly rectangular wire cages. This obviously meant that choice was somewhat limited. There are so many ways you can present a wire cage in an interesting way, indeed, some might say there is no way to present a rectangular wire cage in an interesting way. However, at some point someone had the intelligent idea of using an old aquarium as a substitute hamster residence and because the idea is a good one, the idea caught on. Thus the glass hamster cage became a reality. Since that time a number of different manufacturers have started creating specially made hamster cages to capitalise on the demand for these more interesting environments.
Glass hamster cages are good choices for a home for you little pet. They allow you to see into the hamster nest whilst the hamster is sleeping, they protect your hamster from drafts and generally provides a safe and secure home and perhaps importantly prevents your pet from having any chance of chewing through a door, or the plastic surround of a cage and never being seen again.
There are however drawbacks to glass hamster cages. They are not particularly good for ventilation, the lack of can really be very harmful to hamsters and for this reason they should never be placed in an area where it is exposed to direct sunlight as this would create very unpleasant conditions. They also suffer more than wire or plastic cages from condensation and as a result they require cleaning perhaps more often than alternative habitats. They are heavy and difficult to move. And finally, a small point but it is sometimes difficult to attach a water bottle to the side walls.
All in all, as you will probably know, there is no right answer to the question of what is the best cage for your hamster. A glass hamster cage that works well for one person may be totally unsuitable for another, but hopefully from this article you have gained a sense of what is good and bad about glass hamster cages.