Hamsters deserve their own suites! (Habitrail Cages)

Member Name: debzt112

Product:	Habitrail Cages
Date:	09/08/08 (464 review reads)
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Advantages: Inventive colourful will amuse you and your hamster!

Disadvantages: There are a few but don't let them put you off!

The Habbitrail series of Hamster cages are among the most versitle. They not only come with bright colours they also come with an array of accessories to design a luxury home for your Hammy! We had a Hamster that sadly passed away (RIP Archie :0() who to begin with was in a basic wire cage. But after a month or so she seemed to be a little bored and more intent on escape and chewing on the bars than the toys and chew blox that we had bought. We decided to get her a new cage and came accross the ovo habitrail which seemed to more than fit the bill.
If you shop arround you can get the ovo suite that comes with a main pod complete with built in wheel and food bowl, a slightly odd looking water bottle, a food pod, a bed pod with carry handle, two tubes and all the connector pieces you will need for arround about £20.00 This suite is more than suitable for your hammy but as the cage seemed such good value we decided to get a second big pod called the maze.
The maze pod unlike the main suite which is orange and white gives you a choice of colour and comes in pink or blue and cost around the £15 mark. As the name suggests the maze pod comes with a cardboard maze which although our first hamster didn't really like it the next hamster who inhabbited the ovo did (Dexter). Now as each hamster has their own personality the ovo complex is a very good choice and the mazes don't need to be in the pod meaning it can just be used as another room in your hamster complex which can be changed into many different designs to ensure your hamster never gets bored.
Although the ovo complex is a very good choice and we now have two ovo complexes one for Dexter and one for our new addition Munchie there are a few downsides. Starting with the main ovo suite it comes in lots of pieces and getting some of the connector pieces to link together can be a little tricky. Next the wheel, although it looks great and is very quiet it doesnt seem to want to stay in place and in both our cages needed a dab of glue to hold the wheel on, otherwise as we discovered with munchie your hammie may end up running in circles under the wheel. Next the odd looking water bottle seems to take some getting used to and as most hamsters are used to either bowls or conventional water bottles used in pet shops we found it a good idea for the first few days to have a watter dish in with them until they get the hang of their new one. The maze pod itself is the same in design as the suites main pod and due to this it is fairly basic the hard part is the cardboard maze! It took ages to put together and if your hamster is like our first it seems alot of effort!
Despite these issues we were clearly not put off. The ovo habitrail hamster suites are fun and inventive with lots of add ons and extra pieces/tubes availabe ranging in price from £1.00 to £10.00. They can take up alot of room but that depends on your design and set up. Other hamster cages like the Rotastack designs do seem to have more inventive themes but if you like us would prefer not to have a cage themed this is perfect. Most hamsters enjoy to dig, scratch, climb, chew and generally make a mess with the most noise possible and this cage means mess is minamised as it is all enclosed. Noise is another issue and chew toys are a definite must!

Overall the ovo habitrail suite makes for a great home for your hammie but don't for one minute be fooled the designated areas will not apply to them... Munchie sleeps with her food in the food pod and Dexter uses the bed as a toilet and the hidey hole behind the wheel as a bed!

Summary: 3 hamsters can't be wrong!