Jerricko
03-31-2014, 06:06 AM
I'm still pondering the details of my first bin cage. It is being built for a Campbell.
I want it to have 2 stories and the most pressing matter I face is proper ventilation on the first floor. The mesh I am using is made of hard plastic and I don't want it to be within reach of the hamster. Would it be adequate to drill holes in such a pattern that the hammy would not be able to chew them out and escape?
For the floor of the second floor, I've found plywood(I think it's plywood) in my garage with a finish on one side that I think will make it very resistant to fluids. Originally, I wanted the second floor to span the whole bin with holes cut in for tubes that go down to the first floor; but now I am considering to make the second floor span only 75% of the bin with a ramp between the floors, a high wall to stop the hammy from falling off the second floor and making the side that the second floor does not reach a large vent.
I'm also going to put 2 large vents into the lid of the bin that the hammy won't be able to reach.
I want it to have 2 stories and the most pressing matter I face is proper ventilation on the first floor. The mesh I am using is made of hard plastic and I don't want it to be within reach of the hamster. Would it be adequate to drill holes in such a pattern that the hammy would not be able to chew them out and escape?
For the floor of the second floor, I've found plywood(I think it's plywood) in my garage with a finish on one side that I think will make it very resistant to fluids. Originally, I wanted the second floor to span the whole bin with holes cut in for tubes that go down to the first floor; but now I am considering to make the second floor span only 75% of the bin with a ramp between the floors, a high wall to stop the hammy from falling off the second floor and making the side that the second floor does not reach a large vent.
I'm also going to put 2 large vents into the lid of the bin that the hammy won't be able to reach.