Cage upgrade
When I was busy changing Harry’s stay I noticed that I had too little space for all the ideas I have. That’s why I decided to get rid of my 1 meter aquarium and replace it with a bigger one.
Online I saw that people used the IKEA detolf as a Hamster enclosure. Very smart, because it is a 160 x 40 centimeter enclosure and it is not expensive. So I went to IKEA and bought the detolf.
It is big! I am very happy with it!
You buy the Detolf as a display case. You leave out the shelves and the door and if you can put it on the side it is a perfect Hamster enclosure. This means that there is no lid, you will have to make it yourself.
I chose a high lid, because the Detolf is a low container and with a high lid you can also put more bottom bedding in it. I also wanted a lid that I do not always have to lift from the enclosure, but that can be opened and closed by means of a valve.
As you can see above I have already fully equipped Harry’s enclosure and oh how fun it was! I love to fully indulge in the interior of Harry’s enclosure!
I had already set up the enclosure before the lid was made. That is why the set up is still low, I want to adjust this soon, but first I let Harry get used to his new home.
Below some pictures of how it looks now!
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9 Comments
Mary
Im a new hamster owner. I’m so inspired on the forest theme you got. I live in Canada. Very few stores here sells substrates for hamster. Please advise
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Hi,
Thank you so much!
There are online stores that ship worldwide, like http://www.petsmart.com I am luckey that I live in a country where they sell a lot of great hamster supplies.
Keeta Washington
Hi. Love the lid. Do you have instructions on how to build it?
hamsterscape
Hi,
Aw thank you!
I get that question a lot so I will make a blog about it soon!
Kayleigh Joel
Hey did you ever do the blog about the lid?
Kathy
Where did you get the container you use for a sand bath? I love the natural wood look. I love everything about your setup. It would be so cool if you could do a video of everything in your cage and links to where you bought everything.
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Hi Kathy,
The sandbath that I used is an old running wheel. That wheel didn’t run smoothly anymore so I took it apart so I can use it as a sandbath.
I love the idea of the video. I would love to do that!
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Heather Johnson
Where did you get the lid at for your hamster cage?
hamsterscape
Hi,
I made it myself. I wrote a blog with the instructions. It’s under general!
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