Hamster Bin Cages Diy
As another bonus you don t have to worry about your hamster outgrowing the cage or tubing like you do with some pet store cages.
Hamster bin cages diy. To attach the topper or screen lid to the bin lid. Aka gutterglitterxx aka marquelle s design. Drill 5 mm holes around the top portion of the bin for added ventilation. However the minimum floor l x w should be 450sq inches.
30 l by 16 w by 16 h that is 76cm l by 40cm w by 40cm h. Leave a 2 in 5 1 cm gap between. A word of warning though you will need to ensure that you have plenty of holes across your bin cage making sure that they are at least 3. Very carefully cut the opening for the hamster bin cage lid topper using the instructions above.
Please bear with me the video is. Step 1 purchase a clear 15 20 us gal 57 000 76 000 ml plastic bin. Rather than spending 40 on the atrocious habitrail or crittertrail lines or similar set ups you could spend the same amount or less on these wonderful cages. This will give it enough space to move around and play 2 x research source you can keep dwarf hamsters together but step 2 draw an outline of a rectangle on the bin s lid.
How to make a hamster bin cage without mesh. Bin cages are a cheap and easy way to make a highly suitable living environment for all hamsters. Get a plastic bin with a lid online or from a department store 1 x research source according to the rspca you should get a cage that s at least 30 15 15 in 76 38 38 cm large for each hamster. Minimum cage dimensions for a syrian hamster and dwarf hamsters.
Make holes for the water bottle wire and a slit for the holder on the side of the bin. I finally made my hamster a bin cage. But did i survive the drill tho. Different sources have given different dimensions.
Use hot glue or e6000 adhesive. This has truly been a long time coming and winston truly deserves the best. Oscar s hamster bin cage with a diy wire mesh lid. Since a lot of you are requesting me to share how to make your own diy bin cage i ve made a video tutorial of that.
Check out updates at the very. No nuts bolts or mesh. It is not compulsory to use mesh for your bin cage but in order to ensure adequate bin cage ventilation you will need to drill holes in your plastic storage. Here is the one she made for her dwarf hammy roxy rip.