[Pebbles82]

To clarify - a playpen is a fenced off area for a hamster to have out of cage time with a few toys or a wheel in. It can be all kinds of things - a ball pit, something constructed out of correx or cardboard, or a ready made one (I have four sides of plywood that slot together now). Some people just let their hamster have "sofa time" and run around on the sofa, climbing under and over cushions etc) although again a rolled up blanket at the edge is a good idea. But if the sofa is claimed as a cat area, that wouldn't be an option.

Will add some photos etc. Before I had the wood playpen (and the space to put it up), I had a home made correx one, which could be stored away easily under the bed eg. The idea came from this forum Short video below shows it. I often left it set up around the cage (which was on the floor) so I could leave the cage door open - but even then it needed constant observation as hamsters are great escape artists and can chew cardboard or correx at the corners or take advantage of the smallest gap. I prefer the wood one as it is escape proof!

Will also add photos of the cardboard castle on the bed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvXJ-Jbo0CM



You can't see much of the cardboard castle here, but hamster is enjoying having a groom in a little house inside it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZlOEHJaF18



Having internet connection problems at the moment so I'll add a couple more photos later