My hamster has this cage:
http://www.petsr4u.com/prodimages/superp...
and the part where i tube is supposed to connect with the upper level it doesnt [connect]. So my mom and i put some of that lint roller tape on the bottom of it so he wouldnt get his foot stuck in the gap because it was a big gap...so i left for mission trip Sunday (which is when we put the tape down) and i came back last night and realized that he had been chewing the tape.is this bad for him?? Anything else i can use since i cant take the cage back?
Answers:
Chewing on masking tape?
If he ate a lot of it he might have intestinal problems. Keep an eye on him, make sure he keeps eating and pooping like normal.
You might want to check out a hardware store in the plumbing section. They might have some small plastic pipe that the two section can fit into then tape the outside of it so he can't eat at the tape again. Take the cage with you when you go so you can get the right size pipe
I dont think he will have swalloed the tape, I dont think it will do him any harm, The tube will go on if you just push it and click it in, And if you still cant, What about a bit of metal or somthing? Cant you buy tubes seprate? you can in my pet shop, and there is like and end bit/blocked? What about one of those?
Can you take the cage back to where you bought it and see if they can get the tube to fit ? If it ws bought new all the parts should fit.
You may be able to get a pvc pipe flange from the hardware store that would fit the tube .
Cute cage i use to have one like it but milti colored any way i think tape might be bad for your hammyso instead cut a peace of carbord a little wider than the gap like shown
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sorry its so bad but ###### is the gap ___________ is the cardboard and
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make sure you have plenty of cardboad or you can spead something on the card board that your hammy hates but make sure he can eat it not that he would want to if he hates it
I had this same problem ( i had a similar cage), and i taped cardbored over the hole, unfortunately the hamster chewed thru the cardbored, escaped, and was killed by my dog.
If i were you, the safest thing to do would just be to get a new cage, and besides this cage is a little to small for a full grown hamster anyways. I would get a cage that was at least 2 storys
I have a cage like that, and they won't get their feet stuck. Take the masking tape off NOW. That cage is safe for all hamsters, it says so on box. READ LABELS!
should ask the pet store to help you put in the tube
i'm not absolutely sure but i would say don't worry about it. my hamsters chew those big clear tapes. i tape their houses and they bite on it but so far its been two weeks and they are perfectly active and healthy. best of luck!
i have that cage for my mouse
same color and all!
make sure the little wire things on the side adtop is on right.
then just snap it closed with the little levers.
mine has a small gap its no biggie.
go to the store and get a replacement tube so it will fit, they sell them or you can order online, from superpets usa.com
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