u/MilesTheCool

Hello! I recently got a female syrian hamster from PetSmart. Tbh it was kind of a spur of the moment and I was going to get a hamster and didn't really think there was too much of a difference between a Syrian and Robovisko. As a result I got a wire starter cage that the employee said would be great, but it only comes with an 8 inch wheel and is only 1ft by 2ft base with around 4 inches of bedding.

After giving her a few days, she started climbing the wire and biting at it, which prompted me to Google if that was normal behavior and only then I realized I fucked up a little. It seems I need to upgrade to a 12inch wheel and 8 inches of bedding as well as a larger footprint. However, because of where I am putting it the 1ft by 2ft base perfectly fits where I need it, (maybe 2ft by 1.5 but can't really do more than that). For vertical space though, there is enough for a good 4-5 feet.

What should I do to fix up her cage so she feels less stressed while still working within the constraints?

EDIT: realized limiting it to that small is kinda messed up. If I rearrange some stuff I could move my mini fridge and use that space, so something like this https://a.co/d/04vquXQK may work too? Just want to double check before I make another bad purchase