How to Choose a Hideaway for Your Hamster

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Buy a plastic hideaway if you want to spend less money.. Get a wood hideaway if you want to limit your hamster's exposure to chemicals.. Choose a modular hideaway if you want to build a complete playground.

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1

Buy a plastic hideaway if you want to spend less money.

Step 1

Buy a plastic hideaway if you want to spend less money.

2

Get a wood hideaway if you want to limit your hamster's exposure to chemicals.

Step 2

Get a wood hideaway if you want to limit your hamster's exposure to chemicals.

3

Choose a modular hideaway if you want to build a complete playground.

Step 3

Choose a modular hideaway if you want to build a complete playground.

4

Pick a multi-level hideaway for more room.

Step 4

Pick a multi-level hideaway for more room.

5

Measure your cage.

Step 5

Measure your cage.

6

Use a PVC pipe to build a durable hideaway.

Step 6

Use a PVC pipe to build a durable hideaway.

7

Construct a hideaway with cardboard if you're on a budget.

Step 7

Construct a hideaway with cardboard if you're on a budget.

8

Build a wood hideaway to limit exposure to chemicals.

Step 8

Build a wood hideaway to limit exposure to chemicals.

9

Add to your basic hideaway to make it more exciting.

Step 9

Add to your basic hideaway to make it more exciting.

10

Avoid chemicals.

Step 10

Avoid chemicals.

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Look to see your hamster can fit through the entryway.

Step 11

Look to see your hamster can fit through the entryway.

12

Provide proper ventilation.

Step 12

Provide proper ventilation.

13

Wash your hamster's hideaway once a week with soap and warm water.

Step 13

Wash your hamster's hideaway once a week with soap and warm water.

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