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Originally Posted by oxBlazingWolfxo
Hey guys! Hope everyone is safe and well.
So I recently bought a Detolf to use for when I get a new hamster after my last girl had to be PTS in June (it was bought and built just before this Covid-19 stuff as I was originally planning to get a hamster soon, bit of unfortunate timing since I can't do anything/get anything haha  ).
Anyway, I've seen a couple of pictures on the internet of people completely ditching the metal frame, and just using silicone to hold it all together. It looks so much nicer to me, and was something I've been considering.
However, I've never done anything like that before and I'm wondering about how fragile/unstable it would be? I mean, I know fish tanks are held together by silicone, but this feels different haha.
I couldn't find much information provided by others who have done it, so I don't know how much luck they had with it. I was wondering if any of you have? Or know if it's realistically a possibility?
My detolf seems to have a large-ish gap in the corner anyway (where the seal doesn't quite reach the end), so I need to do something to block that so that substrate doesn't escape, and the FIL suggested silicone.
So yeah, any advice?  £60 is a lot of money to me, so don't want to do it if it's just going to break  |
The exact same thing happened to me! The day after lockdown was put on, ikea decided to deliver my 3 detolfs! I have everything set up for my 2 current hamsters and eagerly waiting to get my third.
To your problem (sorry for the backstory)
I was say go onto amazon, there is a good aquarium silicone that I have used plenty of time for only about £5 depending on where you live plus the p+p. Another suggestion is (if you don’t have a chewer) cut out corners of cardboard and just glue them there. Here is the link for the silicone ::
BOND IT CLEAR HA6 RTV Silicone Sealant Marine Aquarium Safe Water Fish Tank Adhesive
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BBIAR..._efDOEb6SJD5AJ