Hamster Bin Cages Diy
No nuts bolts or mesh.
Hamster bin cages diy. Minimum cage dimensions for a syrian hamster and dwarf hamsters. How to make a hamster bin cage without mesh. Very carefully cut the opening for the hamster bin cage lid topper using the instructions above. Leave a 2 in 5 1 cm gap between.
Oscar s hamster bin cage with a diy wire mesh lid. But did i survive the drill tho. Make holes for the water bottle wire and a slit for the holder on the side of the bin. Step 1 purchase a clear 15 20 us gal 57 000 76 000 ml plastic bin.
This has truly been a long time coming and winston truly deserves the best. 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. Drill 5 mm holes around the top portion of the bin for added ventilation. Aka gutterglitterxx aka marquelle s design.
Here is the one she made for her dwarf hammy roxy rip. Diy hamster cage bin cage this page was posted to spread the word on how you can make a bin cage but original credit for how to prettify it and the original look was based off a hamster central member. Please bear with me the video is. 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.
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. 30 l by 16 w by 16 h that is 76cm l by 40cm w by 40cm h. Use hot glue or e6000 adhesive.
To attach the topper or screen lid to the bin lid. Different sources have given different dimensions. Her original bin made me fall in love with bins cages. However the minimum floor l x w should be 450sq inches.
Take the time to do it right. Check out updates at the very. 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. 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.