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Pebbles82 · 04-15-2016, 11:07 PM

I definitely wouldn't free roam in a bathroom - unless it is a ground floor bathroom with concrete floors, and even then they could get up inside a basin stand (they tend to be part hollow at the back). Too many pipe exits and someone's hamster got under the panel at the side of the bath which is not a safe place to be - copper pipes and all sorts under there - hot pipes too.

Sticking to a playpen would be best. It's frustrating I know - I would love to free roam but all our floors are old floorboards and there are little gaps where the central heating pipes go down. If there is anything to get up inside or behind they will find it! The one time I tried Charlie in the living room he made a beeline for the gas fire and tried to get up underneath it (it was not turned on by the way). In the end there were so many areas to fence off, the fenced off area turned into a playpen size lol.

04-15-2016, 11:07 PM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: Free play I definitely wouldn't free roam in a bathroom - unless it is a ground floor bathroom with concrete floors, and even then they could get up inside a basin stand (they tend to be part hollow at the back). Too many pipe exits and someone's hamster got under the panel at the side of the bath which is not a safe place to be - copper pipes and all sorts under there - hot pipes too. Sticking to a playpen would be best. It's frustrating I know - I would love to free roam but all our floors are old floorboards and there are little gaps where the central heating pipes go down. If there is anything to get up inside or behind they will find it! The one time I tried Charlie in the living room he made a beeline for the gas fire and tried to get up underneath it (it was not turned on by the way). In the end there were so many areas to fence off, the fenced off area turned into a playpen size lol.