Intro to Perfect Cage
Hello everybody!
This is post number one in a series of posts I am going to write called Perfect Cage!
It is going to be about how to make your rat's cage perfect!
WARNING: This will only work for rats!Hideouts...
Rats need places to rest, sleep and just laze around!
Boxes, tubs, pots, second hand baby/toddler toys (doll house, baby teething blanket), vases and even hammocks and fabric tunnels are Ratty paradise!
For starters, you would want to get a couple of cereal boxes or large tea bag boxes and cut a small square out of one side. This shall be where your rats climb in and out. Then arrange the new rooms inside the cage on different levels so that you create different adventure spaces for them.
Result:
For plastic tubs, you cut an archway on one side and place it in a corner that is not taken
up by a litter tray.
Plant pots are a bit more trickier. You will need a plastic medium sized pot.
You could use a mini hack saw or a box cutter knife to cut an archway in the upside-down pot and place it in a corner. WARNING: Please ask an adult to help with the cutting as the knives are very sharp!!!
Result:
For starters, you would want to get a couple of cereal boxes or large tea bag boxes and cut a small square out of one side. This shall be where your rats climb in and out. Then arrange the new rooms inside the cage on different levels so that you create different adventure spaces for them.
Result:
For plastic tubs, you cut an archway on one side and place it in a corner that is not taken
up by a litter tray.
Plant pots are a bit more trickier. You will need a plastic medium sized pot.
You could use a mini hack saw or a box cutter knife to cut an archway in the upside-down pot and place it in a corner. WARNING: Please ask an adult to help with the cutting as the knives are very sharp!!!
Result:
As for the hammocks and tunnels, I shall talk a lot more about them and show you how to make them in future posts. It is lots of fun making them and the little ones will love them, I promise!
Suitable baby toys which can be used as hammock or hideouts can be picked up at markets, charity and second hand shops for pennies. (Avoid toys which are made by very soft plastic)
I also found a vase in my dads shed that was made from paper mâché and my rats loved to chew it and sleep in it! (Only use a vase you don't want anymore because the rats will tear it apart)
If you choose something made of wood please be careful and check that wood is made of non toxic materials especially avoiding Pine & Cedar. See the list below for suitable ones:
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| Paper mâché vase |
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| Normal summer hammock |
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| Winter cube hammock |
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| Tunnel |
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| Baby teething blanket used as hammock |
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| DIY hat hammock |
Stay tuned for the next Perfect Cage post!
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