My new homemade cage

[Hammie]

Having seen some excellent homemade cages I wanted to give it a go. I had previously posted about making one on my mantlepiece but i thought it may be too narrow. Well I managed to tweak the design and use thinner wood etc and make it wider. It has two levels, each five foot long.

I haven't made the ladders/interior yet but i have made the frame and have made sliding perspex doors.

I am actually really pleased with it. Let me know what you think.

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Has two vents on the top
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ALso both sides have holes drilled
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Perspex sliding doors with perspex rim to hold bedding in.
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[mangoandmimi]

wow that is so big and impressive!
how many hams are you going to put in there?
hehe dead jealous - and you're hamster will be very verylucky!!

[Hammie]

I am going to put a single or a pair of dwarf hamsters in there - haven't quite decided yet.

[mangoandmimi]

aww they will be one lucky pair of hammys!!!
personally i'd get robos - they'd make lovely use of the floorspace and dont like to climb as much XD

ps robos are also fantastic to watch -especially through those big seethrough doors!!

[wofunny]

Wow! That is very impressive :D

[Hope]

Looks really good :-)

[Faerydae]

wow that's amazing! bet the hammies will love it :D

[Fidgetthefirst]

Wow! :D Thats brilliant! :P

[princess-rhi89]

Brilliant :) Cant wait to see it with its new occupants :D xxx

[Redame]

Looks very good! Also nicely done with the holes: it looks professional :D

Let us know what hammies will go in there and see how they like it! :D

[Lulu]

Wow!! Thats fantastic, no wonder you are so pleased with it! Well done. X

[annie81]

thats impressive...i wish i could do that too...i am useless at these things ;-)

[nooboo]

i would not place a pair in that, there is just too much room, a problem many dont consider!

With that amount of space one will claim a corner or more and it will lead to fighting, which of course can be potentially lethal.

Even with a single it may be too much space, some hamsters can become very distressed if they find themselves in a huge home....again as i said something not many seem to be aware of, but sometimes a home really can be too big. The usual responce will be it will only 'live' in one area at a time, maybe moving where it stays...the worse will be a hamster that is constantly terrified.

Trying to think what species may be best...will give it a bit more thought

[Adam]

Wow, that's impressive, it looks good and is huge too.

[Hammie]

i would not place a pair in that, there is just too much room, a problem many dont consider!

With that amount of space one will claim a corner or more and it will lead to fighting, which of course can be potentially lethal.

Even with a single it may be too much space, some hamsters can become very distressed if they find themselves in a huge home....again as i said something not many seem to be aware of, but sometimes a home really can be too big. The usual responce will be it will only 'live' in one area at a time, maybe moving where it stays...the worse will be a hamster that is constantly terrified.

Trying to think what species may be best...will give it a bit more thought

Thanks for the advice, I suppose I hadn't thought that it could be too big. However I have considered that a hamster may be distressed by the space at first and there is a chance of fighting with a pair. This is why I am only going to be using the bottom level to start with so that any hamster only has half the space to get used to at first. I can then put in ladders at a later date.

About fighting I have made it so that it can be easily split into two if needed. I have ensured their is an opening at each end leading up to the second floor. This way I can put two pieces of wood in the middle and divide both levels in half so that each would have half the top and half the bottom.

[Dora]

great job.

[fluffymunchkins]

Its fantastic!!!

I only learnt about they could have too much room recently, it'd have never occured to me either. But i had peggy in a zz2 all the herself and she never seemed bothered about it being 'too big' in the slightest?
Maybe thats just her :)

[mangoandmimi]

actually i think gerbils may be better in it?? i dont know correct me if i'm wrong - but lol i've never had gerbils XD i think gerbils will be happy with the room to run around - you might have to add something for them to dig in though...
mice? hmm dont know lol i've only ever had hammys!

[fluffymunchkins]

Gerbils need a deep base and will destroy the wood on the cage, a glass tank is best.
Mice need to be able to climb, barred cages that are high are best.

[Billions]

Wow! Impressive, that's really well put together. Gratz! :D