How to make sure hamster ball lids dont ping off...?

mangoandmimi · 08-19-2010, 01:57 PM

might get my 2 robos Pip and Pop a ball each but am extremely nervus becus i do not want them to master the art of pinging open the lid of the ball by charging full speed into a wall - like my syrian did. i mean catching my syrian who was playing hide and seek with me was not very funny - or very easy. um catching 2 very fast nowhere near as tame as my syrians are another thing...well they are tame but wont like come to my voice! might fasten it with like sellotape or something but its's gonna be such a bother every time :L how do you do yours? thanks!

Hammie · 08-19-2010, 02:02 PM

My Smudge escaped from his ball recently so what I have taken to doing is using a bit of sellotape to ensure the lid won't come off.

princess-rhi89 · 08-19-2010, 02:32 PM

Duct tape works well too

Ive locked my one end of the ball tight by turning it passed the stop point so it jams and only use the one end now

mangoandmimi · 08-19-2010, 02:37 PM

ugh thanks princess - was wondering why my syrians ball was jammed tight

must have turned it like mad lol :L need to get 3 balls now!!! *sigh* PLUS a silent wheel for one of my syrians :L *double sigh*
thanks

will just keep a roll of sellotape or something handy all the time

thanks!

mangoandmimi · 08-19-2010, 02:39 PM

i dont see why they dont change the design of the balls so that it doesnt always burst open :L what i'm worried of now - now that one of my balls has jammed tight is that it will jam with the hamster IN it - maybe i'll just stick with wheels lol XD

princess-rhi89 · 08-19-2010, 03:10 PM

no as long as your careful you wont get it jammed, and also if you twist hard the lid will come off it doesnt lock like its been superglued lol, just enough to stop it popping open

souffle · 08-19-2010, 03:16 PM

Masking tape is good as it peels off easily but stays on when the hams are in the ball

Hammie · 08-20-2010, 12:45 AM

I will have to try some masking tape. I use sellotape at the moment and it is difficult to get off.

mangoandmimi · 08-20-2010, 04:33 AM

Yeah, thnx souffle i was thinking sellotape would be hard to get off, and would leave sticky marks all over the ball :L
will go get some masking tape XD

fluffymunchkins · 08-20-2010, 11:50 AM

some hamster balls are better than others, my one that i sent to amethyst had a very secure lid lock

But i can't remmeber to brand, hopefully amethyst will pop along!