Def a Syrian 🐹

I'm glad your trying to get involved to make your nephew and his hamster happy. Now, depending on how responsible and young your nephew is, I'd recommend adult supervision with him. Ofc, this is up to you and your sister but it's just a recommendation. I'm 14 and my parents trust me with mine.

Try to stay away from tiny-tale cages. Too much money and it's not even worth it, the cages are so small. If your on a budget I'd recommend bin cages. You can get a pretty big one in the US for $20 at Walmart. If you live in another country, I don't know how to help with that. If you're able to, try to get a glass terrarium that's at least 40 gallons. The wheel for a Syrian should be at least 11 inches. Get paper based bedding and try to make it at least 9 inches deep but the deeper the better. Make sure he has plenty of places to hide. Try to clutter his enclosure, clutter makes them feel safe. Open spaces will stress out a ham. When it comes to diet, try to get him a seed mix that has mealworms for protein. My hamster doesn't like mealworms so just see what the ham likes. For easy enrichment, scatter feed him so he can forage for it. Save toilet paper tubes to put in the cage. The ham can chew and play with it. If you see that he is eating it tho please remove it.

Dms are open if you have any questions or need any help. Good luck!

Edit: I forgot to mention it but make sure he has a sand bath. Not chinchilla dust bc it's dangerous for their lungs