Rodent See-Saw Tutorial!

[Josh]

Hey guys.
I just want to say, this isn't my idea! This idea belongs to OnlyHamsterAdvice, that's her YouTube username, but I thought I'd share it in written words with you guys here at Hamster Central!
You Will Need:
Cardboard (It needs to be long, but only a few inches wide, that's the size I'm making mine, but you can adjust it as you wish to)
Half an empty toilet roll tube (It can also be quarter of an empty kitchen roll tube, you can adjust it to the size of the roll you use)
Non-Toxic glue.
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Instructions:
1. Take some cardboard, make it about 10 inches long, and about 2-3 inches wide, I make it 3 for safety.
2. Cut the empty toilet roll. Cut it the same width as the cardboard strip (2-3 inches)
3. Cut small pieces of cardboard, these will act as grips. Optionally, you could pierce holes about a centimetre wide so your hamster can grip them instead, but I prefer the cardboard grips.
4. Stick everything together. Evenly space and glue the grips on the top of the cardboard strip. Then, glue the cut toilet roll tube on the middle of the cardboard strip, on the bottom.
Let your hamster go on it, and he/she may need some tempting to take a treat, and hold it in front of your hamster and once she/he has gone all the way over the see-saw, give it the treat!
Good luck!

[Liz'sHammies]

that looks fun! i may make that for my robo male, Romeo.. he loves tubes. and i'm always looking for ways to reuse stuff like that. i'll check out the youtube channel as well

[Josh]

Thankyou, Liz!
It really means alot!
Also, the video has a title of "How to make 3 homemade hamster toys

[bgfloyd]

Thankyou for posting this Josh, it's nice to have ideas for new toys

[Josh]

Thanks, bgfloyd.
I originally found Hamster Central while I was looking for DIY ideas, now I have so many of them I need to share them with another worthwhile little website and I've decided to settle down here

[Josh]

Guys, I'm just wondering, I made Josh 3 new toys and he loves them all?
Would it be worth me making a tutorial thread to show you how I made any of them?
They are easy, with just some empty toilet roll tubes, and one of them is Christmas-themed too!

[Dandelion07]

What toys I'd you make? I'd love to see some pics!

[Josh]

I love sewing and I decided to sew Josh a little stocking!
Just cut two pieces of felt stocking shaped, sew around it all but leave an inch of gap (maybe the top) but don't round the thread off. Stuff it, i have no stuffing so I used tiny pieces of toilet tissue and sew the rest.
You need to sew it maybe in back-stitch or with a sewing machine so there's no holes.