The new bin topper!
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The new bin topper!
by goldfishfanforever on Thu 02 Jun 2016, 4:16 pm
So some of you may know I have been building a topper for an old bin cage I used for my hamsters which will now hopefully own mice (I haven't asked my dad yet but now I have built it I'm hoping he will say yes.) So here are some terrible pictures of it 
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Re: The new bin topper!
by Peachy on Thu 02 Jun 2016, 4:27 pm
That's awesome!! I once made something very similar for my mice (ended up giving it to my gerbils), but it only topped half of the cage and the other half had a door so I could reach the floor. Do you plan to add shelves, or just do hammocks? 
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by goldfishfanforever on Thu 02 Jun 2016, 4:30 pm
Thanks and I have an old topper that I bought from a pet store that I used for past gerbils but it was quite small but boy did my gerbils like it. I may add some shelves but I would mainly like ropes and hammocks.abeona wrote:That's awesome!! I once made something very similar for my mice (ended up giving it to my gerbils), but it only topped half of the cage and the other half had a door so I could reach the floor. Do you plan to add shelves, or just do hammocks?
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Re: The new bin topper!
by MouseLover on Thu 02 Jun 2016, 7:38 pm
Wow that's awesome! I bet some mice would be very happy in there Particularly impressed that you managed to make a door 
What are the little white and green bits? Like zip ties?
Particularly impressed that you managed to make a door What are the little white and green bits? Like zip ties?
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Re: The new bin topper!
by goldfishfanforever on Thu 02 Jun 2016, 7:55 pm
Thanks and yes all I used was zip ties to create the frame which is what the white things are. I didn't know if I would be able to make a door but it worked out well@MouseLover wrote:Wow that's awesome! I bet some mice would be very happy in there
What are the little white and green bits? Like zip ties?
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Re: The new bin topper!
by Artistwolf on Thu 02 Jun 2016, 8:12 pm
I made a rat cage very similar to this. Unfortunately my parents never let me get the rats, my mom decided it was a "dust collector" in my room, and sit got relegated to the shed. I was really unhappy about that because I was proud of it! But anyway. This looks very good! How did you get the edges to not be sharp? I folded all my edges over a little (to the outside).
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by goldfishfanforever on Thu 02 Jun 2016, 8:42 pm
The edges are sharpish but they point outwards or are too tightly fastened to other pieces of mesh to prevent a mouse hurting itself on them. At the door I will be putting either some duct tape or beads of hot glue to cover the sharp areas@Artistwolf wrote:I made a rat cage very similar to this. Unfortunately my parents never let me get the rats, my mom decided it was a "dust collector" in my room, and sit got relegated to the shed. I was really unhappy about that because I was proud of it! But anyway. This looks very good! How did you get the edges to not be sharp? I folded all my edges over a little (to the outside).
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by Artistwolf on Thu 02 Jun 2016, 9:14 pm
Ah, okay I'd recommend not using duct tape—it's very dangerous if a mouse chews on it and ingests a little.
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Re: The new bin topper!
by goldfishfanforever on Thu 02 Jun 2016, 9:31 pm
Ok thanks for the heads up@Artistwolf wrote:Ah, okay
I have just finished adding toys, tunnels, ladders and other things to the topper and it looks awesome! I will try and get a picture.
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Re: The new bin topper!
by Bandit Cat on Thu 02 Jun 2016, 10:30 pm
Nice! It turned out very well! I don't have any skill like that, I could barely pull together my hamster's bin cage! 
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Re: The new bin topper!
by goldfishfanforever on Thu 02 Jun 2016, 10:36 pm
Thanks and ugh I hated building the bin cage I did it just all seemed to go wrong and took forever to make@Bandit Cat wrote:Nice! It turned out very well!
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Re: The new bin topper!
by scaredymouse on Thu 02 Jun 2016, 10:47 pm
Also, mice can chew through zip ties. It would take them a long time to get through all the ones you've got on there, but you will need to watch that closely.
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Re: The new bin topper!
by goldfishfanforever on Fri 03 Jun 2016, 5:56 am
yeah I thought they might chew through them so I may replace them with bits of wire instead although I'm hoping with a lot of toys they won't chew them@scaredymouse wrote:Also, mice can chew through zip ties. It would take them a long time to get through all the ones you've got on there, but you will need to watch that closely.
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Re: The new bin topper!
by CinnamonPearl on Fri 03 Jun 2016, 6:42 am
It looks awesome! How big is it? Seems like you could fit quite a few ladies in there.
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Re: The new bin topper!
by Peachy on Fri 03 Jun 2016, 8:49 am
My mice never had any interest in bothering zip ties... It might be worth it to see how they do with them before you change it. I tried wire with a second mini-topper and it was so much trouble.
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