Cages are expensive, and often undersized. We have a cheaper solution!! Storage boxes!
Our bin cages are from Wilkinsons and cost under £10, they are a decent length and you can fit in a good range of toys easily. All you have to do to make it hamster live-able is to drill holes into the lid all the way along.
We found that our syrian hamsters were being very cheeky and chewing their way through the lids starting from where we had drilled the holes so we had to take drastic measures and make our own lids (which has still worked out cheaper than buying a new cage from scratch), but if you have dwarf hamsters or a well behaved, non-nibbling syrian then you can just keep to drilling the holes.
I think they look quite funky in all their different colours.
We bought lengths of wood from B & Q and the wire is made up of 13mm squares, bought online. We then measured the boxes so that the lid would slot over the top, resting the wire on top of the box.
The wood was cut so that the lengths go the whole way along, with the widths sandwiched between. Then they were glued and stapled into position. The wire was also stapled down on top and then the frame painted with £1 tester pots, also from Wilkinsons. So if you add it up, it was around £8 for the box, then £5.50 for both the wire and the wood, then £1 for the paint... = £14.50! For a decent sized cage. bArGaIn!!!!
The hamsters love them! It also makes it much easier to get your fluffballs out for a cuddle and is more relaxing for them as you aren't invading their territory as much.
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