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Old 05-31-2023, 04:20 AM   #1
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Lightbulb Cold Frame Greenhouse as Enclosure?

I am having to do an unplanned change of my dwarf hamster Komorebi's enclosure and was planning on simply remaking the one I have with more structural reinforcement, but someone in another hamster group I'm part of raised a question that peaked my interest.

They asked if anyone had used a cold frame greenhouse as the base of an enclosure before. The general idea was to take one, add a bottom if it didn't already have one, and replace the polycarbonate in the lid with mesh. Unfortunately it didn't get much attention.

I have found someone selling this cold frame for a great price and am strongly considering it. The only thing stopping me is the polycarbonate used is twin wall/corrugated. Does anyone know if this is safe for hamsters? I worry the individual walls may be thin enough to be easily chewed even though Komorebi is uninterested in chewing things that aren't wood or edible.
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Old 06-01-2023, 07:53 AM   #2
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Default Re: Cold Frame Greenhouse as Enclosure?

My main concern if that cold frame usually use corrugated polycarbonate sheets which isn’t as strong as acrylic as for it use a cold frame need to be insulating.. So my concern would be a hamster may easily chew through the plastic.

The concept though would be fine as it basically a tank.
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Old 06-01-2023, 08:48 AM   #3
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My main concern if that cold frame usually use corrugated polycarbonate sheets which isn’t as strong as acrylic as for it use a cold frame need to be insulating.. So my concern would be a hamster may easily chew through the plastic.

The concept though would be fine as it basically a tank.
Yes that is my concern as well. Thankfully it seems the edges slot into the aluminum so at the very least that portion would be protected from chewing. I have seen some hamsters chew through flat surfaces on bins before though so I know its still possible.

Thankfully everything seems to slot together though so I could fairly easily replace the walls if they were damaged. If I do get it I may just replace some or all of them anyway.

Thank you for your input!
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