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03-20-2019, 03:23 PM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 51
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Help with wire flooring
Hi,
My syrian is in a glass tank with a cage attachment on top (kind of resembles a rat cage but only about 30cm high). Everything is fine, except the cage attachment has wire floor. I have tried to cover the floor with cardboard but she chews it all within 5 minutes. I've looked online and there seems to be some kind of hemp floor which you can buy but I think she would chew that as well - its pretty expensive too so I wouldnt be able to replace it every day!
I don't want to take the attachment off because she loves going up there. I know floor space is more important to hamsters than height, but she just enjoys being up there.
I'm wondering if theres any other solution to covering the floor - she is a huge chewer so obviously nothing like fleece or towel will be safe. I'm in the UK so anything I could buy in a shop here, or online, would be great x
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03-20-2019, 03:29 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Cornwall, UK
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Re: Help with wire flooring
Other than cardboad or hemp, the only option I can think of is removing the floor if possible and replacing it with a wooden platform. I’d try the hemp mat though, none of my big chewers have even showed interest in chewing it
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03-20-2019, 11:05 PM
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Dwarf whisperer
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Wales UK
Posts: 24,789
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Re: Help with wire flooring
Hemp mat might work but I've found they like to pull it apart for nesting & it may get chewed, the best thing would be to remove the wire floor, a wooden shelf or platform should work.
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03-21-2019, 03:21 AM
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Hamster Antics
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 23,533
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Re: Help with wire flooring
Is the wire floor removable? If not then sticking something over the top is the only real option. Could you get a piece of wood cut to size at the diy store and put it over the wire floor so it covers it. Even if she chews the wood I doubt she'd chew through it completely. Cardboard is there to be chewed - to a hamster
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03-21-2019, 10:40 AM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 51
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Re: Help with wire flooring
Hi all,
thanks for your advice! the wire level is not removable there arent any DIY stores near me, I don't have a car and I'm a student so I don't have any tools in my house lol - is there anywhere i could buy wood online and if so which wood is safe? I might try the hemp mat first and if that doesnt work at least shes had something fun to chew :P
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03-21-2019, 11:03 AM
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Hamster Antics
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 23,533
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Re: Help with wire flooring
How about this? It may not completely cover the wire shelf, but if there's a gap at the back you could put a bit of cardboard there. A smaller bit of cardboard is easier to keep replacing. Or two overlapping mats? These can be safely chewed and would take some destroying I think so she may not bother.
https://www.amazon.com/Aoile-Breaker...y&sr=8-1-fkmr0
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03-21-2019, 11:36 AM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 51
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Re: Help with wire flooring
I just saw those! I've just ordered the hemp floor - hopefully that will work and if not I'll try those next. Thank you for your help! x
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