How and from what to make a house for a hamster with your own hands?

When purchasing a hamster, in any case, you will also have to think of a dwelling for it - a regular cage or a full-fledged house. The second, by the way, can be made independently and by that to receive a multipurpose design, having spent a minimum of money. There are also variations of small houses, which are simply placed inside the cage and are used to a greater extent for the game.

A house for a hamster, made by hand, must have several mandatory zones: where the rodent will sleep, eat and store supplies. In addition, it is important not to ignore the toilet, bedding, the opportunity to play around and carry out hygiene procedures. Of the toys, experts recommend purchasing a running wheel, the size of which depends on the size of the animal, well-ventilated tunnels, hammocks or swings, as well as parts that allow you to develop teeth: wooden sticks, twigs, mineral stones.

Of course, what size an improvised home will be is determined depending on what size the rodent itself is, and what functions the design should perform. As an option, a wooden house for a small hamster requires side walls measuring 10 by 10 centimeters, and the front and back should be at least 15 by 10 centimeters. A piece of wood is taken for the top. with sides 17x12 centimeters.

In principle, the shape of a house under construction can be anything. However, there are several requirements for the design itself:

• it is important that the owner has the opportunity to get inside and clean;
• in a small-sized hamster structure there should not be large cracks through which they can escape;
• if the rodent, on the contrary, is large, it may be stuck in a too narrow passage, so these should also be avoided.

Deciding to build a house for a hamster at home, it is important to make sure that the selected material is environmentally friendly, and if the animal tries it one-on-one, there will be no horrendous consequences for its health.

It is easy and simple to make a cardboard house, but it will not be able to differ in its special durability and long duration. You can print the template on thin paper, and then transfer it to cardboard and cut it with a stationery knife. Then all parts are bent in the necessary places and glued together. At the last stage, the rodent inlet is cut.

To create a plastic construction you will need a 1.5-liter bottle, a stationery knife, a marker, scissors, and a lighter, which in the absence of is easily replaced with matches. From the bottom of the tank, the required height of the house is measured and is marked with a solid line around the entire circumference. With the help of a clerical knife, this part is cut off, and the edges are melted under the action of a lighter.

Next, in the house is cut a passage in the form of an arch, the edges of which are also processed by fire.

There is a variation of making a more complex construction of three or four five-liter bottles. Its drawing is best studied on the Internet, but the main point of design lies in the fact that the bottles are connected, being inserted one into another, forming tunnels. In one of the tanks a bedroom is made, in the second a feeding process is organized, in the third the hamster can go to the toilet, and in the fourth, if there is one, have fun on the wheel. Between themselves, the components of the house are further strengthened with glue and tape.

Another plastic rodent housing becomes the design of the usual container, which stores useful things. The size of the box used should be fairly large so that the hamster does not experience inconvenience while inside. For example, it may be a container dimensions of 640x460x300 millimeters.

For the manufacture will also be useful pen and ruler, building mesh, pencil and knife, lighter or matches, as well as plastic clamps. A hole is cut in the lid with the help of a heated knife blade, which is then tightened with a net fixed with clamps. Holes for the latter again are created with a hot knife.

Having procured a ready-made parcel box of plywood, you can transform it into a house for a hamster. An inlet is drilled on the side of the structure. Optionally, you can cut through several windows. This house should be painted with colorless paint for an attractive appearance.

The most eco-friendly and stylish will be a house made of coconut. The main thing that needs to be done is to cut a hole whose diameter will be at least 5 centimeters. Drain the milk, it is also necessary to remove all the flesh from the inside with a chisel.

The easiest way to create a house for a hamster, using two cardboard tubes left over from toilet paper or paper towels. Both are alternately flattened, after which semicircular holes are cut into them from two sides. After straightening, one tube is inserted into the other, forming a cross. This design is placed in the cell.

One more unusual paper house will turn out to be made of toilet paper itself. Although, most likely, it will live no more than a couple of days, the production is so simple and economical that you can create a design as many times as you like to entertain your pet. In addition to toilet paper, a balloon and a basin filled with water will come in handy. First of all, the ball is inflated to the size of a large apple. Next, the paper is torn into separate pieces and soaked with water.

Each sheet is immediately pasted on the ball. It is necessary to act until eight layers form on the structure, and it will not be covered completely. Then the future house is cleaned to dry on the battery. The hardened structure must be rid of the ball, for which it is pierced with a needle or simply untied. At the end a neat entrance in the form of an arch is cut through in the hemisphere.

For a long time, but interestingly, a wooden house of ice cream sticks is created. In addition to 80-120 parts, glue on wood, a ruler and a knife will be useful. To create a house pre-drawn drawing. This structure has two side walls, floor, ceiling and two parts of the roof. All of them are created by connecting sticks in parallel. Finished floor, ceiling and walls are glued together.

To make the roof rafters, it will be necessary to place the sticks along and then across to guarantee greater reliability. Until the glue is dry, you can additionally strengthen all the rubber bands.

The most successful solution, of course, is considered a full-fledged wooden house. Used wood should be covered with antiseptic and stain. Optionally, you can provide a lacquer layer, it will simplify the process of cleaning the structure. For the construction will require a board with a thickness of 4 centimeters, ideally made of deciduous tree. In addition, a drill, sandpaper, a hammer, a set of nails, glue on wood, a jigsaw and a drill will be useful.

The first thing prepared blanks according to the drawings. Then cut holes for entry and ventilation. For convenient fasteners, narrow slats used at connection points will be useful. Every detail is worked through with sandpaper, and its edges are trimmed with sandpaper.

After that, the walls are connected with a hammer and nails or screws. It is not necessary to fix the roof, as this will make it impossible for the owners to do the cleaning.

It is very easy to create a home for a rodent from a regular box left over from paper napkins. In this case, you will also need cardboard tubes from toilet paper, scissors and white glue. The box is set like this so that the hole is in front, and the pair of rolls is fixed crosswise.

The resulting figure is inserted into the hole, forming the entrance to the house. Similarly, fixing a few rolls, you can make a maze. All parts for reliability strengthened with glue.

Knowing the technique of weaving from the vine or having a basket of suitable shape and size, you can make a very unusual and stylish home. As a bottom, a round plywood is usually used, on which a wicker "yurt" is fixed. Additionally, cutting a hole in this case is not necessary.

Craftsmen working with clay, can make a house for a hamster from this material. In this case it is better to make the cover removable in order to be able to tidy up inside. It is possible to decorate such a design with bulk clay elements.

By analogy with the birdhouse, you can make a house for rodents from the stump of a suitable shape and size. In this case, you will have to work hard, cleaning out the "insides", but the resulting construction will look very natural and will not cause the hamster any harm.

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