Tube caps?

[Chonkers2]

Hello,
I currently have a Riviera Varazze cage that little Mulan absolutely loves! The only issue is the tube from the top shelf takes up quite a lot of space and she never uses it. I was wondering if anyone knew of a good way to block up the hole for the tube/ where I could find a tube cap?

She has 3 ways of getting to the level already (see pic) so it wouldn't make it less accessible (plus most of the time she climbs up the bars to it anyway!)
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I have a few old cages lying around (a large pets at home wire cage and a Savic Spelos....yuck!) and I tried the tube caps from those but they don't fit

This is what the tube cap looks like:
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On the lower level she has these food bowls that cover the holes:
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PS: sorry for the mess - i cleaned it a few days ago, promise, but she's a messy one!

[racinghamster]

Hi Chonkers. If it`s just to cover a hole where a tube was, probably the best thing would be (a) find a plastic stopper that fits if you can find a spare! or (b) cover the hole with a shallow ceramic dish. I can`t think of other ways to do this. x

[cypher]

I had that problem when I first started keeping hams & actually used the shelves that come with cages but didn't want the tubes & no tube caps seem to fit! I found those little unglazed ceramic saucers you get for plants turned upside down work quite well, the surface is good for nails too, other than that I've just put a grass mat on the shelf but that won't work if the shelf is an awkward shape so any small dish (upside down should catch on the ridge bit & be less likely to move around) is probably your best bet.