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Posted 5/2/2009 5:22:22 PM
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I was thinking of getting a play pen for my hamster. It said it was ok for rabbits, guinea pigs, gerbils, and other non-jumping critters. Most said it was perfect for two gerbils. I thought that if it was ok for a gerbil, it was ok for a hamster. After all, weren't hamsters bigger than gerbils? But now I am not so sure. Which is bigger?
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Posted 5/4/2009 2:25:44 PM


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I have never seen a gerbil in person, but do you have link to the play pen in question? That may help us help you.
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Posted 5/10/2009 10:40:34 AM
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It's not as big as an x-pen used for rabbits. You know, there are these hamster play pens, but they're so tiny a hammy could climb over it. The play pen I saw was bigger than that, and taller. The description was rather vague, and said it was for rabbits (actually too small for bunnies), chinchillas, gerbils, and other small critters. But do you know which is bigger? I researched it, and it said gerbils were the size between rats and mice. Vague, huh? I still don't know...

Sorry, no pic of the play pen.
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Posted 10/17/2009 10:24:11 PM
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Syrain hamsters are WAYYYYYY bigger than both! Gerbils are a little bigger than dwarf hamsters. I think that dwarf hamster are better pets!
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