Dollhouse conversion?

Teddy001 · 08-09-2014, 02:29 AM

Okay, I have been thinking about doing this for awhile.. My daughter has a wooden dollhouse, that she no longer is interested in.

I am thinking of ways to DIY it into a hamster playhouse. It's double story, with the one side of the house is completely open.

I'm thinking of adding wooden pieces for dividing walls, with holes drilled out, so hamster can go through the walls, and drilling holes on the floors kinda like a maze?

Any suggestions? Has anyone built anything like this?

**ianpallen** · 08-09-2014, 02:36 AM

I was thinking of doing a dolls house cage a few months ago, but apart from them being expensive on ebay (none locally) and thinking a plastic one would be easier to clean, I was thinking it might be a bit like a habitrail ovo or rotostak cages where the rooms would be like pods. It would be nice for a hamster to own its own mansion, but attaching mesh on all windows would be fiddley. I was thinking of having one in Screech's cage as it is large enough but the shelf would have to come out.

I would love to see one that has been converted though.

Teddy001 · 08-09-2014, 02:45 AM

I've been thinking of how I could converted it. I want it to be usable for an additional playhouse/toy, to put in the hammies play pen for play time. I'm working on a hand made, playhouse, for my Syrian, which is a bit different from the doll house structure. I'm brain storming a way to attach a Wodent wheel to the backside of the structure. It's taking me forever to get it done, as in making it off sight, of something I saw that is similar

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**ianpallen** · 08-09-2014, 02:50 AM

I found this. How to Build a Guinea Pig Hamster Cage MANSION
Looks good enough as a playpen for a hamster. I would not use plastic netting though. Very chewable.

Kiki_3173 · 08-09-2014, 07:02 AM

Not sure how big the doll house is, but I've seen people do things like this:

Pin by Amber Tressler on Dwarf hamster board | Pinterest

empire11 · 08-09-2014, 10:53 AM

I don't know how big a dolls house would be but make sure to remember the amount of space the animal requires? But this is a good idea

Teddy001 · 08-10-2014, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ianpallen

I found this. How to Build a Guinea Pig Hamster Cage MANSION
Looks good enough as a playpen for a hamster. I would not use plastic netting though. Very chewable.

That's really cool! Thanks so much for sharing the link

I'll defo need mesh to cover the open side, which I think I have some left over from when I mesh'd a few cages, before.

Teddy001 · 08-10-2014, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Kiki_3173

Not sure how big the doll house is, but I've seen people do things like this:

Pin by Amber Tressler on Dwarf hamster board | Pinterest

WOW!! My daughter has a book shelf, doll house style, as well. It's in the garage, was going to donate it.. May look to see if I can convert it like in the picture

.. thanks, Kiki.

I'm working on an playhouse, to go into one of Teddy's tanks.. something like this, but going to be a little bigger.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/398990848209438565/

Teddy001 · 08-10-2014, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by empire11

I don't know how big a dolls house would be but make sure to remember the amount of space the animal requires? But this is a good idea

Thanks for the reminder

.. It's actually not going to where my hams will be living. Both my hams live in a Ikea Detolf, and my Syrian, has an 55 gallon tank connected to her Detolf home.

This is actually just a "play" toy, for play time, that I would like to make for my hams