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What is the best housing system for syrian hamsters?

I was wondering what is the best housing system for syrians? tubes tank huge tank with tubes leading to other lage bins/tanks?(this is what i would get) or other?? and what are the important things you should get before you buy your hamster?

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1. Rotastak (tubes etc) is good for syrians. You should have sawdust and bedding ready and buy whatever food it has been eating from the pet shop.
2. if ur hamster doesnt have the opportunity to do monkey bars across the top of a wire cage u are definetely gonna miss out. my new hamster is a little vampire, totally psycho and will not be tamed. but she has started to do the monkey bars and its worth having her. when u buy ur hamster the people in the pet shop can advize u as to what u will need. have fun.
3. a good small wire cage would be good. hamsters are low maintence so no biggy.
4. A wire cage is the best! It provides great air flow that aquarium tanks can't provide. I know Syrian hamsters have no problem getting through tubes, but I am skeptical about all those tube homes. I have heard stories of them chewing their way out. Some get stuck, and they are a pain to clean. I recently ordered this cage from petsmart http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752679&cp=2767038.2769317 and will be useing it for my future Syrian. Its very roomy too, unlike most of the Critter Trail cages.
5. I would get a cage like this: http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2753316