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Aw! I hadnât thought of that. Itâs just for those corners and where things arenât flush to the sides but youâre absolutely right I can pack in the bedding to close any gaps
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With it being a straight sided tank, there shouldn't really be any gaps behind the platforms - although if the bottom of the cage curves in a bit then it might affect where the legs sit (off to have a look at the design!). Assume you mean gaps at the edges of platforms? I either leave a large enough gap that the hamster can get down/jump off if they decide to, and try not to leave small gaps they might try and squeeze through!
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I've done that before tooNiteangel being US company youâre right and Google converter really helps.
Iâve been cutting out bits of paper to get the layout rightand it might make sense to have one platform with 21cm legs and the others at 30cm as my diy skills are hopelessâŚ
Thanks for all your help guys but just another question, what do you do about small gaps between the cage sides and platforms?
It helps you realise what you can fit in. Another thing to consider though is, that if you have a multiroom house on legs, that also makes a platform. So there may not be much room for two larger platforms as well. Unless you have a clever racetrack plan maybe! I tend to have the house at one end, the wheel at the back (I like to see them running) and a platform at the other end opposite the house (or in a corner).
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Thanks Maz and elusive.
thatâs good news about the 25cm option as I checked our saw and itâs covered in rust
I was thinking of a racetrack but this is where the 100cm width would have helped. But I could have a house at the lower height at one end and then potentially 2 platforms at a higher level going at the corner of the other end
thatâs good news about the 25cm option as I checked our saw and itâs covered in rust
I was thinking of a racetrack but this is where the 100cm width would have helped. But I could have a house at the lower height at one end and then potentially 2 platforms at a higher level going at the corner of the other end
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Ah I know what you mean now. Iâve also considered house at one end slightly lower than the shelves and shelves soon the back and the opposite side.
Were you looking at the getzoo racetrack? Itâs a shame that only comes in 100 cm size.
The Happy Henry homes shelves sound better with the 25cm height option as well. They are very well made and easy to put together, although the screws are visible on top (but inset)
I have this one. I like that itâs a bit curved - you get the shelf but it doesnât fill the cage up too much
www.happyhenryshomes.co.uk
Were you looking at the getzoo racetrack? Itâs a shame that only comes in 100 cm size.
The Happy Henry homes shelves sound better with the 25cm height option as well. They are very well made and easy to put together, although the screws are visible on top (but inset)
I have this one. I like that itâs a bit curved - you get the shelf but it doesnât fill the cage up too much
Hamster Platform with Solid Birch Legs | Happy Henryâs Homes
Hamster Platform with Solid Birch Legs Description:Hamster Platform with 4 supporting legs. Legs come complete with brass threaded inserts for stainless steel screw fixings to fix the platform and legs to one another.
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That one is 25cm by 20 cm. If two were pushed together along the long sides, then youâd have a long 50cm shelf that is wider in the middle and less wide at the ends. If they were both 25cm tall you could have 20 to 22cm bedding in the cage.
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Ah yeah thatâs a really good idea!
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And then a house at one end at a lower level connected with a bridge
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The two shelves would be 50cm long so youâd have a gap of about 30cm at one end (or 15cm at either end). Iâm not sure a house would fit in next to them but maybe at right angles to the shelf?
Actually no - that wouldnât work with a curved shelf only a straight one.
Itâs tricky isnât it. What I went for in my cage (which will have Perspex sides added so needs platforms) was two corner getzoo shelves - that means they fit into the corners and thereâs about a 2â gap between them which I will maybe glue a ladder across. So it makes one long shelf. But thatâs just at one side of the cage (the 50 cm side). I will have the house opposite at the other side. But at the back, at right angles to the long shelf/corner shelves, I have another small platform (to support a heavy item. A bit lower than the shelves. And next to thst at the back, the wheel. This then leaves an empty corner right back between the house and wheel but I wedge something in there. It was a hyacinth tunnel that had a hole on top as well as both ends.
I actually gave up trying to work out a racetrack layout lol.
Actually no - that wouldnât work with a curved shelf only a straight one.
Itâs tricky isnât it. What I went for in my cage (which will have Perspex sides added so needs platforms) was two corner getzoo shelves - that means they fit into the corners and thereâs about a 2â gap between them which I will maybe glue a ladder across. So it makes one long shelf. But thatâs just at one side of the cage (the 50 cm side). I will have the house opposite at the other side. But at the back, at right angles to the long shelf/corner shelves, I have another small platform (to support a heavy item. A bit lower than the shelves. And next to thst at the back, the wheel. This then leaves an empty corner right back between the house and wheel but I wedge something in there. It was a hyacinth tunnel that had a hole on top as well as both ends.
I actually gave up trying to work out a racetrack layout lol.
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But - thatâs in a 100 cm cage so I had more room along the back to fit more in.
Thereâs also this place - they make a race track that is 60 x 40. And they do 25cm or taller legs. That would fit along the back and one side and youâd just have a 20 cm gap ok at one end at the back and a 10cm gap at the front next to the side part.
I think gaps are ok. You could put some kind of ramp there at the front or just leave it open. I sometimes just use a cork log on front of a shelf as a ramp.
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Simplest thing may be a couple of random shelves!
Thereâs also this place - they make a race track that is 60 x 40. And they do 25cm or taller legs. That would fit along the back and one side and youâd just have a 20 cm gap ok at one end at the back and a 10cm gap at the front next to the side part.
I think gaps are ok. You could put some kind of ramp there at the front or just leave it open. I sometimes just use a cork log on front of a shelf as a ramp.
L Shaped Platform â Shire Paws
Perfect for adding levels to your hamsters enclosure, to hold up accessories in the enclosure such as sand baths or other heavy items. Platform sizes : 60x40cm 40x40cm L shaped platforms are 20cm wide. Each Platform is 12mm thick. Legs are included with the platform and are 2.5cm (25mm
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Simplest thing may be a couple of random shelves!
You can do an awful lot more in a 100cm cage, in an 80cm one by the time I have a multichamber house (which acts as one platform to put things on) a platform just big enough for the wheel & anothe not too large one for the sand bath (although that could go on the house) I donât have a lot of room left for things like tubes, cork tunnels & othe floor stuff so I wouldnât go overboard with platform space, they do tend to do more with other things on the substrate than on platforms.
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That one looks really good.
I was looking at the Niteangel dwarf hamster house tht 21cm wide 32cm long so that would leave a bit of space between the shelf and house and house and front of the cage
I was looking at the Niteangel dwarf hamster house tht 21cm wide 32cm long so that would leave a bit of space between the shelf and house and house and front of the cage
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Thatâs a good point elusive itâs just nice to have overhead cover but they also need space to move around everthingâŚ
Dwarf hams really like little hideouts too as much as overhead cover so maybe think about things like coconut hides which are always popular, they can sit on the substrate, if you use ceramic hides then they do need some shelf space.
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Just to add. I think once you have shelves, house and wheel in - the rest just sort of works itsekf out and you have ideas along the way and try things. So itâs working out where the shelves and house will fit really.
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Itâs brilliant having you guys give advice you really know your stuff. And all this advice is really helping.