what materiel should i use to make a hamster cage?

[empire11]

hiya people

I have started to create a diagram on what my homemade hamster cage will look like but i am not sure on what type of materiel i should use i don't want to have to pay a ton of money but dont mind spending some. so if any of you guys could please comment and tell me what type of materiel you would use to make a hamster cage.

[Tutu]

SAMLA Box - transparent, 78x56x43 cm/130 l - IKEA
This is often used by bin cage makers.

[Daniellabella]

A lot of people make DIY Bin cages, very spacious. I have just brought the IKEA BILLY and have put that together i really like it.
I don't no your plans of the cage you want to make, how big and the kind of things you are planning to put in the cage, so i could not suggest anything. look on the DIY forum page their are a lot of ideas on the forum. Also you could Google home made Hamster Cages or DIY Hamster cages.
My Cages is wooden with a mesh roof and glass front.
Hope this helps and good luck

[Georges Mum]

you can use wood if you wanted to make your own personilsed cage. I will be doing this over the next few weeks for my Hamster.

[BrainGirl]

I used 1/4" x 1/4" wire mesh in ~22 gauge to cover the bars in my ex-guinea pig cages. It's lightweight enough to cut easily and small enough that the hams can't get their noses through for bar chewing. You might want to go with a larger mesh (1/2" x 1/2") so that you can more easily hang toys from the ceiling, and perhaps a solid floor with sides so you can have enough substrate for digging. That's the cheapest option I can think of.

Something I saw the other day that would be kind of cool too was a homemade reptile enclosure made entirely from plexiglass with holes drilled for ventilation. I've never used the stuff though I've heard it's difficult to work and expensive to buy.

[empire11]

Originally Posted by Georges Mum

you can use wood if you wanted to make your own personilsed cage. I will be doing this over the next few weeks for my Hamster.

yes i was hoping in making a wooden cage and make it my own personelised i am wonting the hight to be 90cm the length 60 cm and the width 40 cm i wont 4 floors in it but am not sure what type of look and materiels to use? if this is any help for some ideas!

[empire11]

Originally Posted by BrainGirl

I used 1/4" x 1/4" wire mesh in ~22 gauge to cover the bars in my ex-guinea pig cages. It's lightweight enough to cut easily and small enough that the hams can't get their noses through for bar chewing. You might want to go with a larger mesh (1/2" x 1/2") so that you can more easily hang toys from the ceiling, and perhaps a solid floor with sides so you can have enough substrate for digging. That's the cheapest option I can think of.

Something I saw the other day that would be kind of cool too was a homemade reptile enclosure made entirely from plexiglass with holes drilled for ventilation. I've never used the stuff though I've heard it's difficult to work and expensive to buy.

thanks i will keep this in mind!

[Tutu]

If you look up here Let's see your cages (from January 2013)
you might find inspiration and you can always ask ?s from actual members who has done home made cages.
Hope it helps.

[empire11]

Originally Posted by Tutu

If you look up here Let's see your cages (from January 2013)
you might find inspiration and you can always ask ?s from actual members who has done home made cages.
Hope it helps.

thank you so much tutu i think this could really help me

[Tutu]

After searching for a long time finally I found this.
Project: Syrian cages
This member made really really good habitat and explained it perfectly
Hope it helps