Setting up my Alexander cage

[Pebbles82]

Ooh I love it - the whole set up, colours everything. And it's great the Marty is getting to play/explore in it so much before moving. Looks like she's giving everything a thorough inspection! I also love the wheel photos! What camera do you use? The photos are so sharp and clear.

[Scarlett Empress]

Thanks for your comments everyone and sorry I have been so long in coming back to reply!

The Pringles tube - I use a hot glue gun to stick the string on. When I start winding the string round, I put glue all the way round under the first three or four wraps - then I just put a little blob here and there, every three or four wraps - it would take so much glue otherwise! I make sure I wind it really tight. Then when I get to the end of the tube, I put glue under the last three or four wraps. Of course, if your hamster decided to chew from the middle, this wouldn't be so good! Hope I have explained that well enough - I was thinking of making another tube and taking some pics but I haven't got much string left - so annoyed because it's a good thickness but I can't remember where I bought it! I think I remember getting it from Hobbycraft but I couldn't see any in there the other day, but they were moving all the stock around.

Serendipity I use a DSLR, just and entry level Nikon but with a separate flash gun so I can bounce the flash off the ceiling, I think it's the flash that makes all the difference and it doesn't seem to bother Marty!

Well - Marty moved into her house Christmas Eve - I cleaned her nest out the day before and it was so disgusting, she had peed on her bedding and shoved it all up the back of her box. Bleugh!

So I started moving her belongings over during the afternoon, and when she got up (after a good 20 minutes!) to see what I was doing, I popped her in the new cage.

Here is how it is looking at the moment - a bit more lived-in! There are still things I want to do but I will take it slowly.















Oh my goodness there is too much of my messy bedroom showing in the background! Blame it on Christmas!

Marty spend about 20 minutes parading round, gathering up the pile of food from her hoard that I put in the new cage, then decided to go and make herself comfortable in her Rodipet house.

And - er - I have hardly seen her since. She has decided I am NOT her friend any more and I am NOT to be trusted.

Hoping she will get over it - I suspect she is reasonably happy in her new home, as I have heard her out playing at night, she gathers up all the food I hide around the cage for her, and there has been no bar chewing whatsoever.

[Bec]

It looks amazing.....you've definitely made good use of the space (given me a couple of ideas too...thank you!)

I named our cage after the late Neptune....'Neptune's Palace' (homed to Pluto now) ..think yours could be Marty's Mansion. Looks great. Am sure Marty will add her own mark on it in no time.

[Pebbles82]

It looks fantastic - a really hamster paradise! So much stuff and things to do. Lol at her not speaking to you. I also cringe about the room in the background on some of our photos/videos

[chesca_27]

It looks amazing! I want to live in there lol and not just because I'd be living with a cute hamster . It just looks so much fun and so interesting! I'm sure she'll forgive you in no time

[cypher]

It really does look great, quite a palace & loads to do.
I'm sure Marty's enjoying it & will settle down & start talking to you again very soon.

[pinkneon]

Wow! That looks awesome and so much fun! Maybe Marty just needs a little extra time to settle?

[SKB_Hamsters]

Marty's cage looks amazing and looks like she has loads to do in there. I'm sure she will settle down and realise you are still a friend she can trust.

Also thank you for the instructions on how to make the sisal covered Pringle tubes - I will be making Pumpkin a couple for her cage. Just need to find some thicker sisal string first.

[flowerfairy]

Wonderful. I just adore looking at cage set ups. Marty is probably too busy to talk to you atm!