my two hamsters both have 10 gallon aquarium tanks and normally I can come up with some pretty unique ideas how to decorate the tank for them-not today...my one hammie is a siberain dwarf and he has the entire living room set-up from the pet store (including lamp food dish, a couch filled with chew toys, two tv beds, and a rocking chair that we keep his salt block in, as well as a smaller cage attached) the other hammie is a European who used to belong to my man and is now in my care (he was neglected and as a result is antisocial - he is in the process of rehabilitation which seems to be going well, however if anyone has any suggestions for proper hamster rehabilitation?) the European hammie has a snack shack for a bed a water bowl and a food bowl thats about it...they both have ALOT of tubes (almost $100 worth of tubes all together) and they are both litter box trained with the proper outhouse and hammie litter... I plan to clean their cages today and rearrange them
any suggestions?
Answers:
There are a lot of things you can use for furniture in a small rodent's cage, that hardly cost anything at all. I've used the following for my pet rats:
Empty tissue boxes
Cardboard tubes (like papertowel rolls)
Tie a bandana (or a facecloth) to the top of the cage by its corners to make a nice comfy hammock. Or if the top of your cage is wire mesh, you can use safety pins to attach it.
Lengths of PVC pipe. A 3/4" elbow bend can be hung from the top of the cage with some butcher's twine, and can be filled with treats.
If you have small embroidery hoops (4" or less) you can use one to hold an old sock open.
An old flowerpot tipped on its side makes a nice hideaway.
A cool-whip tub (or similar plastic container) can be made into a nesting box by cutting a circle in the side, large enough for the rodent to get through.
If you make cut-off shorts, save the pant leg. Thread two dowel rods through it, and attach to the top of the cage with wire to make another type of hammock.
Just use your imagination, and you'll be surprised what you can come up with.
they like coconut shells
When I was a kid I used leggos to build stuff for my hamsters cage.
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