Plastic Totes or Hamster Palace?

Do you find yourself sympathizing for your small pets, such as hamsters or gerbils, because of the small cages that are sold at pet stores? Well you could create your own habitat for your tiny companion through customizing plastic storage totes along with the use of tubes, wire cage pieces and a few other tools.

To start making a large home for your pet you will need to decide how big you want to make the habitat, which will determine how many totes you need. If you go for the multi-level style of home, you will need to cut out holes in the top and bottoms of the totes so that the animals can travel in the tubes between each tote. You will also need to cut holes to put in wire screens for ventilation, which you can also then use these holes for the access doors and a place for the water dispenser. The amount of space and access to other levels of the palace are really up to you as the designer, but there are lots of options when it comes to this, just make sure that there is ample ventilation for your pets and enough chew toys/exercise obstacles to keep them happy and healthy.

After the completed build of the rodent habitat, make sure to fill the totes with bedding for the animals as well as keeping them fed and watered to have them around as long as possible to enjoy the castle that you have built for them. If you need help deciding on the types of totes to use or a place to purchase these totes check out Edge Plastics website here!

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