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| Swinging Platform Swinging platforms will always amuse a hamster, and its also great fun to watch them clamber on and play on it. Materials: - wood- length a bit less than width of cage; fairly thin; any width - thick, natural rope or string (such as hemp); shouldn't be too thin, as it may wrap around your hamster's limbs and cut off circulation - drill with drill bit large enough so the rope will fit through the hole - scissors Procedure: 1. Drill a hole about 1 cm (0.5 in) in from a corner. 2. Drill another hole 1 cm (0.5 in) next to the first, as seen in the below diagram. 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for all corners. 4. Cut the rope into 4 pieces, each double the distance from the top of the cage to where you wish the platform to hang (allow a bit more rope on each piece for tying) 5. Thread the rope in and out of two adjacent holes, so both ends come out on the same side of the platform. 6. Repeat step 5 for all pieces of rope. 7. Tie the rope around the bars at the top of the cage, at the same length. 8. Cut off any excess rope. Your hamster will have fun hanging and swinging on this platform, although the wood may get nibbled on and the ropes chewed through eventually! Swinging Tube Swinging tubes are great places to hide food for your hamster, and are fun for your hamster to crawl through. Materials: - short length of a cardboard tube about 6 cm (2.5 in) in diameter, or to suit your hamster - thick, natural rope or string (such as hemp); shouldn't be too thin, as it may wrap around your hamster's limbs and cut off circulation - scissors - drill (optional) Procedure: 1. Drill or cut 2 holes each about 1 cm (0.5 in) from one end and about 1 cm (0.5 in) apart (see diagram below). 2. Repeat step1 for the other end, so that the final product looks like the diagram below. 3. Cut the rope into 4 pieces, each double the distance from the top of the cage to where you wish the tube to hang (allow a bit more rope on each piece for tying) 4. Thread the rope in and out of two adjacent holes, so both ends come out on the outside of the tube. 5. Repeat step 4 for the other piece of rope. 6. Tie the rope around the bars at the top of the cage, at the same length. 7. Cut off any excess rope. |
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