On the weekend I will buy some more hot glue and another mat to make the level and will do a tutorial for you guys
It is pretty simple
I use a nikon d3100 and my boyfriend uses a nikon d7100.
To get really clear focused pictures you need light. Daylight is your friend, daylight will help towards nicer cleaer pictures. The flash can help most of the time but sometimes you need a a stand with extra flash connected to add more light if inside with poor light
Some of the better pics are done by my boyfriend, it makes it easier for me to move the hamster into position etc.
I recently bought a little plastic box and added white paper to back, sides and bottom. It means I can put the hamster in and take pictures without the hamster running off.
For example:
I took that picture in something like this with white paper around it: