playhouse and cabin leif from zooplus

[flowerfairy]

What a disappointment its tiny for syrians!!!

Playhouse and Cabin Leif: Great Deals on Small Pet Cabins at Zooplus (http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/small_pets/accessories/large_cabings_smallpets/wooden_houses/36374)

I bought two thinking that it would be great to have a removable lid for each of my syrians. Oh well. Guess that Flower and Fairy (roborovskis) will have something in their play box if I ever manage to get them into one. They still vanish when I try to get my hand in the cage.

Any links for removable lid houses which are LARGE please?!

[Coco61]

Check out Hubble's thread. I am pretty sure Jen bought him a good one with removable roof not long ago and is very pleased with it.
Otherwise Serendipity will give you links to the Guinea pig sized ones. I have a 2 storey one from zooplus ( Guinea pig size) but would now go for one with a removable roof.

[flowerfairy]

Oh thanks. I did see serendipity's link but forgot to favorite it. Will search again.

[Coco61]

I had a look at Hubble's thread to make sure I was right. I really like this house and want one when I can justify it. The link is on page 39 and the pix of it after arrival are on page 40. His thread is in the Syrian section.

[HarryHamster]

I have one like that but it has no bark on it or rough bits, I got mine from Rodipet for Hugo, he loves it and is really big for a syrian hamster

[cypher]

The best ones are the rodipet ones if you can afford it, check out the ones with the granite lids, I've used the two room one (https://www.rodipet.de/shop/haeuser/rodipet-granit-nagerhaus-dalani.html) for dwarfs but it's plenty big enough for a syrian too.

[Pebbles82]

The one I have is the Ferplast Sin Rabbit sized house - it is just one big space inside. It's the same dimensions as the Leif house but without the compartments - and it is quite a lot taller, so it can sit on the base of the cage, be surrounded by substrate outside the house (and I also put a couple of inches inside the house so there isn't just bare floor) so you can leave the house where it is, part buried in substrate, and just take the top off. The door is so big, that being part buried means it is still big enough (or you can scoop a bit of substrate out near the door. I got the Rabbit sized one because the potty fits inside. The guinea pig sized one is an ok house as well but not big enough for a potty too. The rodipet one Jen has is a better size than the guinea pig sized Sin house. The Ferplast one works out a bit cheaper (cheaper from Porton than Amazon). But rooms in the houses, like the Rodipet one, are a good idea too - but Charlie is a big hamster and I thought the height of the Rodipet ones would be a bit low for him.

Sin 4646 Wood House Rabbit (http://www.portonaquapet.co.uk/-M40762?gclid=CjwKEAiAwZO0BRDvxs_1w-qFnhkSJABo10ggpBtvBV1X2rk7ucaW1RKKV2hcHsJwtGsFUwRR fgxijBoCZkTw_wcB)

[flowerfairy]

Update. I gave Woodstock and Gopal (syrians) a leif cabin each. Woodstock had a good old look round, moved in briefly but has gone back to his wicker tunnel!

Gopal ignored his for a few days then moved in. So not too small after all. My bad. I would like to get them a sin bedroom each and let the teeny whizzers (Flower and Fairy, roborovskis) have the leif cabins.

Not brave enough to make major changes to either whizzers cage atm though.

[Pebbles82]

I think some people knock out that centre compartment!

[flowerfairy]

I think some people knock out that centre compartment!

Oh thats a good idea. Will have to wait until they are up and about!

[Pebbles82]

I think I read it on an Amazon review. The centre panel knocks out easily apparently which makes a bit more room inside and makes the corners less tight to get round. Also I think there is a floor area to part of it and that's supposed to knock out easily as well.

[herbi7]

I've lost faith in wooden houses and toys since I found mite larvae on 2 houses and a wooden bridge in Willie's cage after she died. Both houses were plastikoted but it didn't stop them laying eggs in cracks. It's such a hassle disinfecting wood (i thought it was easy in the oven but it only kills live mites and u have to keep repeating it) that with my boys i've gone back to cardboard which they love and is replaceable monthly (it has to be weekly at the moment!) without too much expense or change for them.

[Pebbles82]

That's a good point Herbi. Wood can harbour mites/eggs in little cracks if the hamster gets mites and it can be expensive replacing accessories. I guess we just have to hope a hamster doesn't get mites. I'm paranoid about freezing any wood or hay items before using them. I don't think a new house would have a problem like that though, so Flower Fairy needn't worry :-)

I only freeze the wood items in case of woodworm lol. Hay items I freeze in case there are mites in the hay but that might be a bit overzealous!

[don]

We have the leif cabin and Barnaby seems to love it. His nest is dug into the substrate, underneath the ramped area of the house. His nest goes all the way down to the base of the cage, so about 5 inches deep under the surface.

I haven't tried knocking out the floor or the middle wall yet, but I think I will give it a go - If anything, to help us spy on him.

[candice clews]

You should have sent them back x

[flowerfairy]

You should have sent them back x

I did think about it but you still have to pay return postage and I decided to use them as platforms for added interest. Both hamsters have now started sleeping in them!