DIY Cage plans materializing...

[hamsterlover13]

the plans loook amazing and I can't wait to see the final result!!!

[Hamtastic]

Ok, the case is RED

I've put it together and decided to have all the cages aligned along the left side, as my desk will be taking up the four bottom right cubes in area (Expedit desk, so attached to the case), and it will be easier to have full access to the cages if they are all to the left.

The finish is high gloss red, so there's protective sticker paper along all the edges, which I'm leaving on until everything is finished.

IKEA Dioder color-changing LEDs are shown as well (to be attached elsewhere later)



In the dark:



Next I have to go to a hardware store and get some plywood for the back panels, 0.25" square mesh, and some materials for the front glass sliding panels.

[AngelAmes]

Wow looks good already good luck with the rest

[sully]

Looks nice, is the pattern up the side little paw prints,i cant quite see?

[Gizmodo ^_^]

I'm so jealous, because i know its going to be amazing
your ham's are so lucky!

[Hamtastic]

The case is finished! At some point when I'm not exhausted from working at work and working at home (on the case), I'll post a detailed guide of how I made it.

In the meantime, I put up back panels (plywood covered in contact paper for easy cleaning) + metal mesh for ventilation:



Added IKEA Dioder color-changing LED light strips



Covered cage floors and edges with contact paper as well, as it's so easy to clean.

Had glass cut to size for sliding doors and bedding guards. Had to make my own tracks for the glass to slide in, as it's 1/8" glass, and I couldn't find such skinny tracks in hardware stores (didn't bother looking on-line).

There's still some white protective paper left on the case in these photos. I've since taken it all off.







Now it's time to clean... the apartment. Then I'll put Viola in first--she's going to go into the middle enclosure. Lucy will be in the top one, I think, and Lazy Izzie in the bottom.

[kyrilliondaemon]

Awesome! It looks fantastic

[Hamtastic]

Continued from above:
Viola is the first inhabitant of the Expedit Hamster Metropolis. Here's her set up. I love all the red / wood tones. I switched to greenish white LED light for this photo, but normally keep it set to red. Going to swap that wodent wheel to a beige track / sticker (or red!)



Lucy is the second!


(find Viola!)

Isabel's moving in when I finish a shelf for her new home.

[Mona's Humans]

this is absolutely incredible..... you should go into business designing perfect ham set ups

[Sandrilene]

Wow that looks absolutely amazing. My husband and I recently failed at putting shelves up on the wall so I think that is out of my league by a lot. But I would love that ability. I am however good at mudding and sanding walls and painting them... so I guess after I create disasters i can fix them? I wish we had an ikea here... closest one is 5 hours away.