Question: But here the whole thing is cut and dried.
It's been stripped to its essence.

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Question: and you supposedly you don't have to change all of the the bedding and everything except every three weeks which is not very often
You cannot wait four weeks to change the bedding as it is dangerous.

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Question: A 1997 expansion then doubled the space.
The expansion doubled the available space.

Answer:
yes