An old doll house can be turned into a home for a hamster.There are a number of toys and trinkets that can fit in a doll house.This is a good way to make sure you don't throw out an old doll house.You can give your pet a mansion with a little cleaning, decorating, and upkeep.
Step 1: To make sure your doll house is large enough for a hamster, measure it.
A good amount of floor space is needed for hamsters to get exercise.The size of your doll house should be at least 30 inches.dwarf hamsters need about 120 square inches of floor space, while bigger ones need at least 150 square Inches.The size of the hamster's home shouldn't be an issue since most doll houses are multi-level homes with plenty of space on each floor.Make sure to double-check the dimensions to make sure your hamster will fit in a big home.
Step 2: The stairs, floors, and overall structure should be checked.
Make sure the stairs are in good shape because you don't want your hamster to get hurt.If the staircase isn't coming loose, shake it with your hand and see if it stays in place.If the stairs aren't safe, consider replacing them with a tube that can get the hamster from floor to floor.The floor of the doll house should be solid.Hamsters love to dig and can easily escape a poorly constructed cage.
Step 3: The doll house needs to be cleaned.
Take the furniture, carpeting, and wallpaper out of the house.Most of the accessories will be replaced with hamster toys and other amenities.The old toys, carpeting, and wallpaper should be thrown out.
Step 4: The doll house needs to be cleaned with soap and water.
The doll house should be easy to clean if it is covered in mold.Add a few squirts of liquid soap to a bucket of warm water.To clean the doll house, soak a sponge or cloth in the water and scrub all the areas with it.If you allow the doll house to sit in a warm, well-lit room or outside in the sun, it will dry quickly.It should be dry for about 3 hours.
Step 5: Attach a wooden door frame to the plexiglass with drill holes.
The front of your hamster cage needs to be covered.Put the plexiglass on a flat surface and draw a small dot in each corner that is 1 inch from the side of the glass.Take a 0.25 in drill bit and drill into the black holes.Don't try to hit the holes with a hammer.Use a drill.
Step 6: The plexiglass should be on top of the wooden plank.
The wood should be placed in the shape of a door frame.Attach aPhillips head drill bit to your drill and press a wood screw into the wooden plank through the holes you drilled in the plexiglass.Once the head is completely flush with the glass, drill the screws in place.To add a reference point, draw a black mark on the corners of the wooden planks that line up with the black marks on plexiglass.
Step 7: There should be a window for each side of the hamster cage.
You will be able to see your hamster all the time, even if you don't keep it in its home.Attach a sheet of plexiglass to the sides of the hamster cage.screw the plank and plexiglass together by drilling holes into each corner of the sheets.You can attach hinges to one side of the plexiglass and make a door for easy access into your hamster's home if you have plexiglass on all four sides.
Step 8: There is a big door for the hamster cage.
The door hinges should be on the left of the hamster cage.Put a hinge from the bottom of the wooden plank to the top of it.Use a power drill to drill the hinges.The hinge pins should be put in place when you drill the hinges into the plank.You can test the hinges by opening and closing the door.
Step 9: If you don't want to make a plexiglass door, place your doll house in a glass tank.
It is possible to cover your new hamster cage with a big glass tank.You can use this if you have an old fish tank.Make sure the tank is large enough to fit the hamster cage.You should be careful when removing the hamster cage from the tank.It is important to know where your hamster is at all times.
Step 10: You can spread material on the floor of your doll house.
Your hamster's bed will be here.It will spend a lot of time hiding.If you don't have some already, you should pick it up from your local pet store.Thin strands of cotton or wool should not be given to your hamster.The materials can cause problems for the hamster.The layer should be at least 1 inch thick and be evenly spread across the doll house.
Step 11: The floor of the doll house should be decorated with furniture.
Now that the grunt work is done, it is time to have some fun with your hamster.A room with an exercise wheel and some small furniture should be put together.To give your hamster different spots to sit and rest, place chairs on every floor of the house.Adding lamps and bookshelves will make the cage look more like a home.The furniture is available at your local pet store.Make sure your hamster is able to get to each room on its own.The staircases in most doll houses work well.
Step 12: There is a food and water bowl in the house.
The food and water bowl should be next to each other.Your hamster knows where to go when it's thirsty or hungry.The food and water bowl on the bottom floor of most converted doll houses make it easy for the hamster to access them.The food and water bowl should be in the room next to the bedroom.When your hamster wakes up, all you have to do is walk into the next room to get food and water.
Step 13: Put toys around the house so your hamster can play.
Your hamster will always have something to play with if you keep small plastic balls in the bedroom, kitchen, and all other rooms.If you want your hamster to exercise, place tubes in each room.Don't put toys in your hamster's home.If toys are taking up too much floor space, hamsters will not be able to run around and get exercise.
Step 14: A quiet part of your home is where you should keep the cage.
Make sure your hamster isn't exposed to damp conditions or a room where people continually turn the lights on and off during the day.Hamsters are sensitive to sunlight and should not be exposed to bright lights.Hamsters are easily stressed by high frequencies.It's important to keep your hamster away from sources of running water, computers, and TVs.