soapdragon Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Does anyone know if the Qute is suitable for dwarf hamsters? I am concerned that the vertical tube would be a struggle for a smaller hamster (Chinese or dwarf Russian.) Bob struggles a little with the top of the tube on his IMAC! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I only have gerbils in the Qute and it took them quite some getting used too, but they are perfectly used to it. I was visiting a friend who keeps gerbils in a gerbilarium (modified fish tank) and although they might have more space, I like the fact that mine have to option to be away from the other gerbil. You could first just get a tube (from the pet shop) and see if he can scale that, before investing in a Qute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 Bob is in an IMAC cage and struggles a bit with getting out ot the tube - hence my worry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 From what I can judge from pictures, I think the IMAC tubes look smaller in diameter than the Qute tube. Also the Qute tube has ridges on the inside to aid climbing up and down. It sounds like it will be a gamble, but Bob might surprise you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lydia Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I've kept rodents on and off, mostly on, for 20 years. Both dwarf varieties and larger ones. I personally would not put dwarf hamsters in a qute. I think they would struggle with the tube and you'd need the solid flooring for any type of hamster. There are better types of housing for dwarfs than that - try Zooplus. I can see that gerbils might cope in a qute but I would never ever put a hamster in one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 The only reason that I had thought of a qute is that we are having a big re arrangement at home with bedrooms, sitting room and I thought that a qute would look better in terms of fitting in with the furniture. Maybe I am being selfish and would be better off keeping Bob in his IMAC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I do want to add that the new Qute has a solid floor aswell upstairs as down. I have kept dwarf and regular hamsters in the past (in a very traditional cage) and none of the hamsters had problems with the wire cage and were very adapt at climbing. The only reservation I have with dwarfs and wire cages, is their escape abilities. My last dwarf regularly gave me the run around... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
