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08-15-2013, 01:08 PM
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Adult Hamster
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Northampton
Posts: 294
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Safe products?...
Hi I would like to have a go at making some toys and hide always for Sparkle, I was just wondering which glues are safe to use and if anything need to be coated with a protective layer of some form of varnish what would you reccomend?, I am new to this and haven't attempted making anything for her yet and would like to start collecting bits a bobs ready to make things for her so any suggestions of hamster friendly products or ideas is much appreciated thanks in advance
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08-15-2013, 01:20 PM
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Senior Hamster
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: London, England
Posts: 573
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Re: Safe products?...
non toxic wood glue, pva and glue gun glue can be used i think. to paint use plastikote from ebay, wilkinsons or b&q it comes in a variety of colours
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08-15-2013, 01:54 PM
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Adult Hamster
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Northampton
Posts: 294
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Re: Safe products?...
Ok thank you very much, are there any of the plastikotes that ate unsafe? As there seems to be a lot of them
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08-15-2013, 01:57 PM
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PM Fluffy for custom title
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Mansfield, UK
Posts: 1,208
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Re: Safe products?...
You can make houses from cardboard box & dowels.
I used PVA glue & Plastikote fast dry enamel (brush on).
People make tunnels using either pringles tubes or toilet roll tubes.
Treats can be hidden in slices of toilet roll tubes like a package for them to get at (can see one in photo of cage bottom).
I am currently painting Terry's Chocolate Orange boxes for my dwarfs and going to attach string to them to hang in the cage - holes in choc orange boxes good for dwarfs but not for Syrians.
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08-15-2013, 02:12 PM
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Adult Hamster
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Northampton
Posts: 294
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Re: Safe products?...
Thank you for the tips and advice, what you've made looks brilliant!! I hope to make some hide always and paint them I just wanted to find put what's best to use and more importantly what Is safe for her
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08-15-2013, 02:13 PM
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Senior Hamster
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: London, England
Posts: 573
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Re: Safe products?...
ahh btw make sure you use brush on the sprays arnt as good as they literally go everywhere and the fumes are stronger
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08-15-2013, 02:39 PM
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Adult Hamster
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Northampton
Posts: 294
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Re: Safe products?...
Ok, thank you for that , are there any colours that are unsafe? Or types of plastikote that is deemed unsafe? Or are they all the same?
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08-15-2013, 02:41 PM
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Mad Cage Extender
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Manchester. UK
Posts: 3,840
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Re: Safe products?...
The paint on enamal is far better than the spray on. Colours wise you should be ok with any.
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08-15-2013, 02:50 PM
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Adult Hamster
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Northampton
Posts: 294
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Re: Safe products?...
Quote:
Originally Posted by icklemunch
The paint on enamal is far better than the spray on. Colours wise you should be ok with any.
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Ok thank you very much will have a look at what colours I can find and slowly start collecting bits for my little project
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08-15-2013, 03:15 PM
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Mad Cage Extender
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Manchester. UK
Posts: 3,840
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Re: Safe products?...
Looking forward to seeing the finish products
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