Hello.
I'm soon about to purchase a Syrian hamster although in recent weeks I am having trouble finding a spacious cage. However, I found one on zooplus called Barney, which is a large cage at a very good price. However, I noticed the top level was made of wood. I am concerned about this, as if the Hamster urinates or excretes on the wooden areas it may cause a smell and be uncomfortable for a hamster. I know you can potty train hamsters, but I'm still unsure whether I should buy a cage with wooden decking. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

the barney is a great cage, if you have a hamster that is likely to urinate on the shelf you can coat it in a layer of plastikote before hand
you can buy it from B&Q

just give it 24 hours to dry and air out before you put hammy in

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