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A theme park for Dsungi Mickey

Mike (User Xingtao from Hamster Forum ) has this great DIY for his Djungarian hamster Mickey built (Original thread HERE , all images courtesy of Mike) .

1: Cage DIY / DIY

The area is 120cm x 55cm , the levels measured 70cm x 55cm and 55cm x 55cm, ie. the total usable is 1.34 m² . The height from the base unit is 65cm. In the cabinet, an integrated 30cm Buddelbereich .

2: There BAUBILD / During construction

Both the two hinged doors and the left side wall of glass. Building material is coated particle board, and all raw edges are sealed and protected all Knabberansätze with aluminum profiles. The enclosure is divided in 4 areas. Top right is the "forest layer" with cork tubes and pieces, hay, a ceramic mushroom as a hideout and a matching back panel image.

3: Theme Forest level / Forest

top left it goes into the "desert plain with chinchilla sand from a rear wall construction in Terrarienbau technology, a mangrove root and a decorative skull the Aquaristikbedarf.

4: desert plain / Desert theme

the ground floor on the left is "Hobbit House" with many hiding places of birch (eg. by Hugro ), a dish with cultivated crops, the drinking and hay. The tree grates are from Floral Gifts tinker Shop.de .

5: "Hobbit House" / "The Shire" theme

6: desert plain and "Hobbit House" - Side / Side view: desert theme and "The Shire" theme

To the right is the Buddelbereich where the impeller, a RoboWheel 20cm (available from Rodipet ), stands. In order to dig deep enough there is a 60x30x30er (54l) tank was integrated in the cabinet. A cork tubes serves as a "start hole". The Buddelbereich is mixed with cat litter filled with hay.

7: Buddelbereich / Digging area

To be able to watch the hamsters at night was better in the exhibit a "Moonlight" (available in the terrarium) with blue LEDs installed.

8: Night Lights / Cage with night lights

So one can observe the animal in its natural behavior without disturbing it by white light.

9: Mickey in the moonlight / Mickey 'in the moonlight "

Dsungars Mickey seems to feel good

10: Mickey eats treats / Mickey eating treats

11: Mickey by moonlight in the desert area / Mickey in desert area under moonlight

English Summary

Mike (User Xingtao from the German Hamsterforum) built this beautiful DIY cage for his winter white dwarf hamster Mickey. The cage has 4 themed areas with a combined total floor space of 1.34m² (over 2000square inches / 14 feet square) . The sideboard carrying the cage measures 120cm x 55cm (~47" x 22"). The cage was built onto and into the sideboard and is made from veneered particle board. Note that in the EU, particle board is typically ultra low emission for formaldehyde and therefore safe for pets. In addition, all cut/raw edges were sealed and corners that might be bitten by the hamster were reinforced with aluminum angles (L-shaped aluminum strips). The doors and the left side wall are made from glass. A 54l (~14gal) aquarium was integrated into the sideboard as digging area (pic 2).

The four areas are decorated as follows:
A "forest theme" on the top right with cork, hay, and a ceramic mushroom hideout (see pic 3). A "desert theme" on the top right with a mangrove root, an animal "skull" from the aquarium section of the pet shop and a DIY terrarium background (pic 4).

The ground floor left was themed after the "Shire" from Lord of the Rings (pics 5 and 6) and is furnished with several birch hideouts and birch cuts (available from online pet and craft shops). It also contains grown seeds and other play food like millet and flax, the water bottle and hay.

To the right are the digging area (pic 7) and the 20cm (8") RoboWheel by Transoniq . The bedding is wood shavings (use aspen, NOT cedar or pine!) mixed with hay. A cork tunnel is a good starting point for the hamster to dig.

The cage also contains an LED "moonlight" (available in the terra section of pet shops) which can be used to watch the hamster in the evening without disturbing him with white light (pics 8 and 9). Little winter white Mickey seems to enjoy his cage (pics 10, and 11).