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Old 05-18-2017, 09:33 AM   #1
Nktigger99
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Default Attaching a wheel to a bin cage?

I am trying to figure out if it is possible to attach a wheel to a bin cage. Right now I has a flying saucer and it works okay but she has been moving it around enough where it is wedged against the cage and won't turn. I came home from work last night(11:15pm) and she was acting pretty upset that her wheel wasn't working. She loves to tunnel in her bedding so that is what is the issue...She under minds the base of her wheel. I figured I can bypass this issue by mounting a wheel to the side of the bin. Any help would be appreciated? Oh she is a smal
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Old 05-19-2017, 01:49 PM   #2
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Default Re: Attaching a wheel to a bin cage?

This might give you some ideas Sctoll down page for photos. It's for wodent wheels but you could do something similar with another type of wheel

Wodent Wheel Tidbits

As long as it is a wheel that is cage mountable, you could drill a hole in the side of the bin and attach a wheel spindle throught it that way. An 8" wodent wheel would be good, but they are very hard to get hold of in the Uk these days. Not sure how well the stand would fit round an outside corner on a bin though as bin edges tend to be curved.

Pet planet seems to have them in stock

https://www.petplanet.co.uk/product....46&pf_id=52720

An easier option would be the 9" silent runner. It actually has a bolt that goes through a hole and is fixed in place with fixing plates. It's a good wheel for a dwarf hammy as it's light and spins easily, despite being 9". But I believe one robo owner said the holes are a bit big for robos.

I would try with an 8" wodent wheel. It's about half the price as well. You'd probably need to make more small holes to put cable ties through to hold the stand in place.

Another option might be to have a platform that the wheel could stand on, so your hammy can still burrow underneath. You could make one with just a piece of wood and some dowels for legs. Or Rodipet sells one that an 8" wodent wheel actually fits on top and is held down.

https://www.rodipet.de/shop/laufraed...obo-wheel.html

The Germans call the 20cm (8") wodent wheel "the robowheel" as it's a good wheel for them. 14.95 euros converts to £12.85. It's the postage that adds to the cost - it's about £8. They sell the wodent wheels as well in various colours, but it's a bit cheaper at pet planet. If you got one from Rodipet with a platform, you'd only pay one lot of postage though. It seems to be a flat rate however much you order. You can use google translate to translate bits of web pages

It's a slightly more expensive option than drilling holes in the bin cage but less fiddly and the wheel would be sturdy, plus have digging space under it.

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Old 05-19-2017, 02:35 PM   #3
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Default Re: Attaching a wheel to a bin cage?

I re did her cage today and made the bedding slop down in one spot...I bought a silent spinner yesterday....I put it in her cage last night and she loved it. So I decided to take her flying saucer out of her cage completely. So I put her wheel where the bedding is lower so hopefully that helps.
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Old 05-19-2017, 11:30 PM   #4
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Default Re: Attaching a wheel to a bin cage?

It does depend which wheel you have but as Serendipity mentioned the silent runner has a cage attachment which is easy to fix to a bin, just drill a hole where you want it to go.
Other wheels can be a bit trickier to fix so it might be better to go for the shelf option, you can buy freestanding shelves or bolt on shelves which are easily fixed by drilling holes in the bin or you can just make a shelf with a piece of wood & some dowels for legs, I use dowels or lolly sticks on top of the shelf to stop the wheel being pushed off.
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