Sand bath ideas

[Jain]

I'm really not sure about this one I was about to order a sandbath for Pete from Amazon £8 a very nice oval perspex covered one and a friend of mine suggested using a large 300gm coffee jar on its side apart from the fact that it will take up a lot of floor space i think it could be difficult to place can anyone here see any dangers in this idea. The friend has a jar as a toilet for her Syrian. I have been trying margarine tubs but he ignors them so maybe he would dis the Amazon bath

 

[elusive]

I don’t think you could get enough sand in a coffee jar, I have that size jsr & laid on it’s side it would be very shallow.
I use the Hagen bird bath which is deep enough & a good size, may hams love them.

 

[Jain]

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I take your point about the jar not been deep enough this is rhe one I I was thinking about

 

[Maz]

That looks ok although I'm not sure about the pointy ears. That could be something sharp to land on if he fell or jumped on it. Cypher's hagen bird bath looks good. Salt pigs are good too I have a couple of those. This kind of thing

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[Maz]

You can get some great sand boxes these days. Not cheap though. But also it's fitting it in the cage. This type of thing - it has a cover overhead, which makes a little shelf and two or three entrances.

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[Maz]

Or something like this is good and cheap as well - it has texture too and is lightweight (cardboard with hay stuck on).

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rosewood-Naturals-Rollin-Gerbils-Hamsters/dp/B07TWQ2P1S/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=hamster+sand+bath&qid=1684348263&sr=8-5

 

[Maz]

There's also this trixie ceramic one - it's similar to one I have for our robo. Plenty of space and a bit of a roof. The only problem with heavy items like ceramic or glass is if they need supporting underneath in case the hamster digs under them as they're heavy - unless it can go on a shelf. That's why I like the idea of the rosewood cardboard/hay one . Or Elusive's bird bath looks good too.

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[Jain]

Thank you for all your suggestions tomorrow I will get the tape measure out and do some serious thinking love the wooden one but at £20 it's got to be considered not an impulse buy.

 

[Maz]

They are a bit expensive aren't they - and not really necessary. Plus it probably needs a big cage. If it was me I'd get the cheap rosewood one - it has texture to chew on as well (they don't really chew but they can enjoy scratching the hay off). Or possibly that trixie ceramic one on a shelf (the cover means the sand doesn't fly out through the bars) - it it's not too big for a shelf.

 

[elusive]

The trixie one is a bit like the Rodipet one & doesn’t really stop the sand from flying everywhere, that’s one thing I like about the bird bath, apart from the size which is just right & the hamsters loving it it does tend to keep more sand in than most.

 

[Jain]

The trixie one is a bit like the Rodipet one & doesn’t really stop the sand from flying everywhere, that’s one thing I like about the bird bath, apart from the size which is just right & the hamsters loving it it does tend to keep more sand in than most.

Yes sand going everywhere will be a consideration he may turn out to be a little horror and enjoy throwing it around on purpose

 

[elusive]

Oh they do! I think that’s half the fun

 

[Member ID2]

If you want a glass jar, i'd get the £2 Asda jar i use. They are nice and deep and can be used upright or lying on the flat side. Our hamsters love them. I brush chucked out sand back in with a pastry brush.

I seem to spend quite a bit of time in the kitchen isles for someone who doesn't bake or cook.....

 

[Jain]

If you want a glass jar, i'd get the £2 Asda jar i use. They are nice and deep and can be used upright or lying on the flat side. Our hamsters love them. I brush chucked out sand back in with a pastry brush.

I seem to spend quite a bit of time in the kitchen isles for someone who doesn't bake or cook.....

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Jury still out I'm rubbish at making important decisions probably be more on this later

 

[Maz]

Yes it's best not to rush these things sometimes - you might eve have a Eureka moment and see something around the house that's just right . At the end of the day it's just a receptacle for putting sand in, but it needs to work for your cage and set up as well. I think sand does get kicked out by the very nature of hamsters rolling and digging in it - and seems to end up at the bottom of the cage sometimes. I've found the covered rodipet one does work well though. It's on a shelf next to the bars and no sand goes out of the bars - maybe a little bit on the shelf but I haven't noticed. But that's with a robo and it is only really big enough for a robo as well.

 

[Jain]

So today's the day after 7 full days I took the Rosewood Naturals sandbath of the freezer when I took it out of the plastic wrapping I was surprised to find the cardboard nearly bald in parts and as you can see from photo a lot of hay in the bottom does anyone here know if I got a duff one and what do I do with all the wasted hay is it good for hams.

 

[RainbowBrite]

Little Pete can play with the hay if he wants to. I bet he will enjoy that. It looks like the hay just fell off the box but I would not worry about it.

 

[elusive]

The box looks ok for a sand box or dig box, the coating on that type of things does sometimes get rubbed off but it shouldn’t matter too much.

Is the hay soft or spiky? I’m very wary of sharp spiky bits in hay, if it’s all soft then it’s ok for him but if not I’d wouldn’t use it.

 

[Jain]

The box looks ok for a sand box or dig box, the coating on that type of things does sometimes get rubbed off but it shouldn’t matter too much.

Is the hay soft or spiky? I’m very wary of sharp spiky bits in hay, if it’s all soft then it’s ok for him but if not I’d wouldn’t use it.

It's very soft I may transfer it into a play box as the hay covered box is to be his new sandbath it came complete with special sand just waiting for it to warm up before letting Pete have it think it's going to be rather messy so it's going into the playpen later

 

[Maz]

I've had some like that as well (the carrot topped houses) - very annoying when they come a bit bald. It will still make a nice sand box - you could either leave the loose hay at the bottom or put it in something else or spread it in a small area. They are very small pieces.