Buy enclosures & runs for hamsters and mice

For hamsters and certain mouse species, a playpen or free-roaming area is essential. In the wild, these animals travel many kilometers each night, so it's no surprise that we must accommodate this enormous urge for movement in pet-keeping as well. Especially Syrian hamsters (golden hamsters) often actively demand this additional space and enrichment. You can design a play area in many different ways, incorporating houses, exercise wheels, hideouts, cork tunnels, intelligence toys, and digging boxes. Thus, a hamster playpen provides a welcome change from their regular habitat, allowing you to offer your rodent experiences that might not be possible unsupervised—for instance, a digging box filled with real soil or coconut substrate.

Buy Enclosures & Playpens for Hamsters and Mice Online

Discover our Getzoo Playpen L (113x110 cm), perfectly suited for hamsters and gerbils. It offers an easy-to-assemble play area for your rodent and ample space for varied furnishings. A special highlight is the Plexiglas front panel, allowing you to watch your pet closely as it happily explores and discovers all the wonderful furnishings in the spacious playpen.

Meeting Natural Needs – Providing Hamsters with a Play Area

Hamsters and gerbils naturally travel many kilometers every day or night, and this strong urge for movement must not be neglected in pet care. To ensure a species-appropriate lifestyle for your beloved rodents, a playpen is necessary to offer variety beyond their regular enclosure. In the play area, your hamster or gerbil should find plenty of stimulation through diverse accessories, digging boxes with different substrates, hiding spots, and perhaps even some intelligence toys that reward your pets with tasty treats. Of course, the exact design of the play area is entirely up to you.

Setting Up a Hamster or Gerbil Playpen

As mentioned above, make sure your hamster or gerbil has plenty to discover. Exploration requires lots of energy, as everything must be carefully investigated and even scent-marked. This ensures your pet is thoroughly exercised. An exercise wheel and multiple hiding spots are essential. Also, include a water bowl or a drinking bottle. To create varied ground surfaces, you can use moss and cork. Additionally, providing different baths filled with varied substrates is an excellent idea.

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