Double storey furniture layout

[LunaTheHamster1]

Originally Posted by Schwartzie

Can anyone advise me on degus and Trixie shelves...do they not tilt or flop down when attaching to the wire cage? I was going to attach the shelves to the plastic of the bin but now it's bars all the way. The cage worked out the same price as the two bins cages together and I would still had to buy a soldering iron to make the spaces for the mesh which I save on now. Will figure out how to link pictures and will put a picture on. Very excited!

yayh exciting. with the trixie shelving - did oyu mean one of these?
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Trixie-Na...gateway&sr=8-1

if so, they work out fine, you may have to do a bit of fiddling around to get it into the square corner of the cage, it was fine when i had the alaska cage but for the savic plaza, i had to cut a tiniest riangle shape off one corner for it to fit. They are sturdy as they have 2 fasteners on 2 sides, so 4 in all.

[Schwartzie]

Originally Posted by LunaTheHamster1

yayh exciting. with the trixie shelving - did oyu mean one of these?
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Trixie-Na...gateway&sr=8-1

if so, they work out fine, you may have to do a bit of fiddling around to get it into the square corner of the cage, it was fine when i had the alaska cage but for the savic plaza, i had to cut a tiniest riangle shape off one corner for it to fit. They are sturdy as they have 2 fasteners on 2 sides, so 4 in all.

That's the platform yes. Ok, glad it's ok to use.

[Ria P]

Your cage will make a great home for a lucky hamster. The shelves and platforms are easy to attach because they screw on and stay in place. They're versitile because you can place them anywhere. I have a small platform in a corner and my hamster built a second nest underneath it. He rarely walks a straight route across his cage but likes to climb from shelf to shelf, over and through tunnels, under the wheel etc and when placed correctly so he can't hurt himself in case he falls he can safely do so. He's quite agile and has never fallen off as far as i know but with plenty of substrate which reduces the height he can't come to any harm. A lot of hamsters want out of their cage but mine has always been the opposite. It's a job to get him out, sometimes he runs about when out but other times he's really huffy, throws poops about and makes me feel guilty for taking him out.
Here's a photo. I looked at lots of cages here to get ideas. It also depends on the individual hamster what works best. Things that have no purpose or he doesn't use i exchange with something else and see what happens but without great changes or he gets miffed.

[Schwartzie]

Originally Posted by Ria P

Your cage will make a great home for a lucky hamster. The shelves and platforms are easy to attach because they screw on and stay in place. They're versitile because you can place them anywhere. I have a small platform in a corner and my hamster built a second nest underneath it. He rarely walks a straight route across his cage but likes to climb from shelf to shelf, over and through tunnels, under the wheel etc and when placed correctly so he can't hurt himself in case he falls he can safely do so. He's quite agile and has never fallen off as far as i know but with plenty of substrate which reduces the height he can't come to any harm. A lot of hamsters want out of their cage but mine has always been the opposite. It's a job to get him out, sometimes he runs about when out but other times he's really huffy, throws poops about and makes me feel guilty for taking him out.
Here's a photo. I looked at lots of cages here to get ideas. It also depends on the individual hamster what works best. Things that have no purpose or he doesn't use i exchange with something else and see what happens but without great changes or he gets miffed.

Oh my word!!! I love your cage set up! What did you use to cover my bases with the stunning patterns? I'm so copying you on that idea! So awesome! My list of items mirrors alot of yours so it's so helpful to see your layout. I took a screenshot of it so I can go through my list again.

The Trixie suspension bridge goes to the roof of the cage...what does your hamster do when it gets to the end? How does he get to the treats hanging from the top bars?

I'm going tomorrow to look at mesh to cover up the cage. Very exciting! My husband thinks I've gone crazy. When he saw the price of what's in my shopping cart so far he just laughed and shook his head. It's for the education of our 3 month old baby of course...tongue in cheek.

I will change my list and converge it into one floor now but will get some shelves u have as I only have two platforms.