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Old 07-26-2016, 01:30 AM  
Pebbles82
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Default Re: Anyone tried this product?

Lots of people have used that house I did send for it for Charlie in the early days and only sent it back because it had woodworm holes in! So I now freeze any bark wood items before use. At the time I didn't know Charlie was going to grow so big though. It is a bit small for a Syrian as the entrance holes are only about 5cm diameter, but might be ok for a small syrian. Most people knock out the solid floor that is in one section, so it doesn't get pee-stained, and then it is open to the substrate underneath. Some people also knock out the centre divider so the compartments aren't so small, but it depends how small the compartment is - some hams like nesting in a cosy small section. The only other comment I would have about it is, like a lot of the bark wood houses, it is made with nails, so you would need to check carefully that no nails are protruding and also watch it carefully for any chewing.

Rodipet make good labyrinth houses but they are a bit expensive - this one is a similar size to the Leif house and has bigger entrance doors of 7cm diameter.

https://www.rodipet.de/shop/haeuser/...x28cm-7cm.html

But it converts to about £23 plus £7 postage so it's a bit expensive. If you check out Ennerham's thread on Speedy, she made one out of two tissue boxes and a piece of cardboard

If Percy is a small Syrian the Leif house might be fine! Quite a few people on the Amazon reviews seem to have used them for Syrians.

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