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06-10-2014, 04:47 PM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 34
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DIY Platforms???
HI!
I was wondering if anyone has any really good tutorials for making homemade platforms for wire cages, to add "levels" to the cage
thanks to any responses!
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06-11-2014, 05:44 AM
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Retired Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Aberystwyth
Posts: 16,105
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Re: DIY Platforms???
I don't know of any tutorials but then I've never found it difficult enough to need a tutorial. My favourite way to make them is to buy B&Q value pine shelving, plastikote it (or use another equally suitable paint), then screw it onto the cage with a normal screw and a washer outside the bars. Works really easily for us and we saw the shelves to the right length before painting if they're too long
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06-11-2014, 07:39 AM
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Hamster Overlord
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: London
Posts: 789
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Re: DIY Platforms???
I did the same as Kyrillion for Molly and Pippin's cages and it worked a treat.
The Plastikote stops it from getting messed up by hamster pee/water/wet treats and so on, so it's a good idea. I mention that because this is the most expensive part of the process, but adds longevity to the work and is easier to clean.
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06-12-2014, 06:23 AM
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Newborn Pup
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 34
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Re: DIY Platforms???
I made this one out of material for temporary, found the tutorial here: Simple and Easy Ways to Accessorize a Rat Cage although I doubled the material.
Can someone tell me what PlastiKote is? Will it make a hard varnish on the wood or can the hamster chew it off (my hammy is a really big chewer
Will PlastiKote also work on cardboard???
Last edited by PinkDelilah; 06-12-2014 at 09:46 AM.
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06-12-2014, 11:25 AM
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Leicester UK
Posts: 1,827
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Re: DIY Platforms???
I took the horrible plastic platforn out of the Savic cage I have as it has a hump in the centre of it and replaced it with a piece of plywood. Now I can place my own food tubs on there.
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06-12-2014, 02:43 PM
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Retired Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Aberystwyth
Posts: 16,105
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Re: DIY Platforms???
The ham can chew plastikote but it won't hurt them when they do. It protects the wood until/unless the ham chews it off lol
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