I made a bin cage

Faye · 01-12-2008, 05:27 AM

My gerbils now live here, but I thought I'd share, as I know bin cages are great for hammies too

It is a Jumbo storage bin with a Carmen 3 bird cage wired to the lid

Well ventilated with a strip cut out and meshed over - there are also some ventilation holes at the sides

Sand bath for the boys

enoying their new house!

I did previously have 4 boys in 2x rotastak creepy castle, but a fight broke out and I had to split 1 (I tried to re introduce and then tried to split into 2 pairs, but he wouldn't have any of it

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Gob, Buster and George-Michael are now in the bin cage and Tobias is in the Creepy Castle for now, but I may get him a different cage...

Holly · 01-12-2008, 07:50 AM

That looks fantastic, Faye - well impressive

They must be seriously happy gerbils and a simillar set up would be fab for hammies too

Where did you get the long log ladder/bridge from if you don't mid me asking - I could do with a couple of those?

Faye · 01-12-2008, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Holly

Where did you get the long log ladder/bridge from if you don't mid me asking - I could do with a couple of those?

I wired 2 small playstix together - they're on sale at P@H at the moment - 2 for £3

Holly · 01-12-2008, 08:10 AM

Thanks for that, I'll have a look

**Spuds Mum** · 01-12-2008, 10:14 AM

That's really impressive - you have created a real designer home for your gerbils (who are incredibly cute by the way

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I reall like your ideas too with the corner shelves and wavy bridge!

DonnaB · 01-12-2008, 12:39 PM

Oh wow Faye thats great and you've given me a fab idea! I have a BIG birdcage, unsused in the garage, the bottom tray would make a great big bunny litter tray and the top would be great over a bin!!! Fab idea..... but then I'd need another hammie to go in it..... hmm

Faye · 01-12-2008, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DonnaB

Oh wow Faye thats great and you've given me a fab idea! I have a BIG birdcage, unsused in the garage, the bottom tray would make a great big bunny litter tray and the top would be great over a bin!!! Fab idea..... but then I'd need another hammie to go in it..... hmm

Oh no! I'm sorry!!!

souffle · 01-12-2008, 01:31 PM

You are very talented. That looks great and I am sure they love the new home. Gorgeous gerbils.

ian · 01-13-2008, 09:24 AM

It looks amazing.
Ive just made a cage out of a large storage tank for my mice using the inofmration i found on hamster central. Thanks to whoever wrote the article on how to make it it was very usefuly, think it may have been pophammy. Thank you very much!!

poohbearhamsty · 01-13-2008, 11:36 AM

Wow the cage looks great

Im wanting to expand on my cage and wondered what to use as an extension should i use a box with lots of little holes in or another cage and a tunnel extention but im trying to keep it cheap !

as it will require more shavings and toys anyone else got any ideas on cage extensins for me