Tubes... Need help...

[NiChan]

So hey everyone! How's it going?!
I hope everyone is have a great day/night today.

Well I looked around before I decided to post this thread.
So my question is, how can I make tubes for my hamster?
I noticed that she doesn't like to go to the second part of the cage and I thought maybe it was because doesn't like the ladder.
So I though about tubes and I want to try it to see if that's the case.
So, does anyone have an idea what I can use to make some tubes for her?
Please and thank you :3

[Lougarry]

Pieces of drainpipe? Pringles tubes?

[NiChan]

Originally Posted by Lougarry

Pieces of drainpipe? Pringles tubes?

Hmmm... are those safe for hamsters?

[strawberrysmom]

PVC pipes are safe. Just pick up some from Home Depot or Lowes. Pringles make great tubes unless you have a chewer. I use Pringles cardboard cans for all my hams and have never had any of them try to chew much less ingest it.

[Lougarry]

I wouldn't have suggested them if I wasn't confident they are safe. Obviously, new rather than used drainpipes.

[NiChan]

Originally Posted by Lougarry

I wouldn't have suggested them if I wasn't confident they are safe. Obviously, new rather than used drainpipes.

I know, I'm sorry I just intend to be extreme careful about things.
Thank you for the tip. I guess i am going to have to start eating some pringles so I can use the tube x3

[NiChan]

Originally Posted by strawberrysmom

PVC pipes are safe. Just pick up some from Home Depot or Lowes. Pringles make great tubes unless you have a chewer. I use Pringles cardboard cans for all my hams and have never had any of them try to chew much less ingest it.

Okay thank you for the suggestion. I'll see how much those cost whenever my mom takes a trip over to Home Depot for whatever reason it is. Haha.

Well mines might be a chewer I think, she has this habit where she bites almost all parts of the cage. Today I even caught her chewing on a small piece of wood that I luckly took from her before something bad would have happen...

But again thank you so much for the tip

[kyrilliondaemon]

Er... Just so you know, chewing wood is fine... Wood, cardboard, dog biscuits... All great chew toys.

Its plastic and bars that you don't want a ham chewing (plastic could be dangerous, bars can ruin their teeth).

[NiChan]

Originally Posted by kyrilliondaemon

Er... Just so you know, chewing wood is fine... Wood, cardboard, dog biscuits... All great chew toys.

Its plastic and bars that you don't want a ham chewing (plastic could be dangerous, bars can ruin their teeth).

Oh.. really??? I wasn't aware of that >.<
Thank you for telling me.
By dog biscuits do you mean Dog biscuits in general???

Okay, thank you for telling me.

[kyrilliondaemon]

Most dog biscuits are ok, you need to check for bad things (like garlic or onion) but bonios, biscrok, milky bones e.t.c are popular ones UK owners tend to offer the hams.