What cages do you prefer? - Page 3

carefresh · 03-14-2005, 02:19 PM

I have read both of the articles on hamstercentral, but i still have a question for whoever has built their own bin cage. How did you attach your wheel. oh ya i almost forgot, i will need to attach it either through wire mesh or through the plastic If anyone knows how to attach the wheel, it would be much appreciated.

SnuggleHam · 03-14-2005, 02:32 PM

If your using wire from an old hamster cage on the sides you can attach it that way if it has a mounting thing on the back that you turn to hold it on. If you don’t you could by mesh and just cut out a piece of the metal to make one large rectangle that the mounting bit can fit thought to turn it.

If not then get a wheel with a stand. Gerald my Syrian has large comfort wheel thats on a stand.

thats what I would do

carefresh · 03-14-2005, 02:44 PM

thank you. it had never even crossed my mind to just make the square bigger to get the wheel in ! duh ! i'm so stupid

Emma · 03-14-2005, 05:00 PM

About the bin cages - can anyone give me the dimensions of the ones they use (ie width x length x height)? The volumes given don't mean much to me especially when they're in quarts or gallons (silly imperial system :P!)

I found out the other day my dad has several old glass tanks in his loft that he can't use for fish any more so I'm welcome to them, so next week when I visit I'll be getting them out and probably yoinking one, or several!

carefresh · 03-14-2005, 05:12 PM

again i hate to be so stupid but i didn't quite get how you attach two cages with a tube ? Afishcalledwanda explained it in her article, but i still didn't get it ! sorry for being so slow !

SnuggleHam · 03-15-2005, 08:06 AM

Mine is 30"long but about 16 inches wide and 15 deep. My other bin cage for Gerald the gerbil is a bit smaller only about an inch length, width and depth.

I’m thinking about putting Gerald in the big bin, just because I hat added any bars to the smaller bin sides yet and those little gerbil buggers like to dig their bedding into piles all over the place and it gets pushed out :P

SnuggleHam · 03-15-2005, 08:10 AM

Carefresh, I looked at Afishcalledwandas article and that part also seems unclear to me.

I would think you just cut out a whole where you want the tube attachment as small as you can get it but still being able to push the tube in. You wouldnt want any gaps that the rodent would get ahold of the bins plastic and chew their way out.

carefresh · 03-15-2005, 08:25 AM

ok that makes sense. Is there any way of fitting the tube attachments from the Habitrail cages on the bin cages ? (like the little rings that attach the tubes) I dont think it's possible but I just wondering if there's a way.

SnuggleHam · 03-15-2005, 08:32 AM

I couldn’t say I would have to look at the plastic rings. If it looks like you can take it apart and put it back together on either side of the plastic bin and have it secure enough to hold.

You don’t need to do that though. If you have a long enough bin and maybe add another level in there it should be just fine. Maybe you should PM Afishcalledwanda and ask her to elaborate more on attaching external tubes.

ajade · 03-18-2005, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by hammydude

Currently I'm using the Crittertrail2 attached to a 10 Gallon Aquarium. I've had no problems, but only wish the Crittertrail had more "floor" space. I don't think that it would be a good cage for an adult Syrian because of the tubes. I think they would be too small. Thanx!

*Chris*

I have mine in a 10 Gallon Aquarium right now and I plan on getting one of the Crittertrails too. How do I go about connecting the two?