As always remember that if your hamster is a known chewer avoid using plastic supplies, for this particular DIY a metal container will work just as well for a chewer. It's also your responsibility as a pet owner to check all toys regularly (even if you have a non-chewer) and remove damaged or worn out toys so as to keep your pet's environment safe :)
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you should make a diy cage and fill it with diy stuff only,including wheel,bedding,toys,hideout,etc,
luca ghena yes :0 Even though I suck at DIY I want to try that for mine when I get one. Except the food and water won't be diy... (maybe the water bottle but the only diy one I've seen is terrible)
That's what I'm trying to do xD
Blossom Buddies make a water bowl. Much easier
For my hamster we actually made a home made cage using a new 3 leveled portable shelf then wrapped chicken wire around the 3 sides for 2 levels made a door for the 4 side and pull wood slices on the bottom edge so that the bedding will not fall out and we shredded paper as bedding then for hide out I used a yogurt container ( I placed the container upside down with the cap on and made a hole at the edge then put some "bedding" inside and lastly for the toys I took a paper towel roll made a few holes and I took flour and water mixed them up then put the flour water mix on a popsicle sticks stuck on some sunflower seeds or other treets Wow that was a lot 💤
That would be brilliant !!
I am planning on making a completely diy cage (bin cage, diy houses etc.) and this series is a huge help, the wheel might not be the best for me as my hamster are housed in my bedroom but the "silent" spinners aren't too silent anyway so...
I hope that you achieve your goal!
+Troll Man Derp Erin has a few videos on diy bedding and I tried to most recent one with the pillowcase and it worked great. A lot of work, but it's worth it!
i wish erin can do a diy cage theme.. where she takes ALL her diy things such as hideaways food bowls wheels diy toys etc like everything has to be diy but maybe she wont do a diy cage theme soo
good idea
I just got my hamster popcorn a few days ago and this channel has helped me so much especially with the diy stuff I've all ready made him a platform house for £1.00 with lolipop sticks!!
Ok
Yes
i thought you said you got popcorn for your hamster
Genius!!! I love it! You are so good. I was in a pet store awhile ago just looking around. There was a family very interested in the Robos. I told them about my sweet Robo, Clementine. They started asking me questions. With watching your channel for so long, I could answer their questions and give some good advice. I told them about your channel and they were thrilled to know that there is such a great resource for them (and all of us). Thank you so much for helping us be better parents to our babies. ☺
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I know its an old video, but thank you for coming up with this. This is the cheapest way to provide a proper size wheel to the rescues that I'll be taking in
with this the best way to stop it rubbing is useing 2 bolts on the gap between the stand and wheel witch gives it more spacing and it won't run then ☺
you could cut holes in the lid and make a wodent wheel ☺
Lynn Rose Music rodent?
UmbreonXSlyveon No I beleive its spelled Wodent
UmbreonXSylveon no its called Wodent wheel
Evelyn Rose Music she said that 😊
She said that in the video
I think it is amazing how you find a way to make all those DIY's xx
this is fantastic. great tutorial Erin!
Once again another creative video Erin ! I applaud you for your effort and quality in your videos! Have a good day!
Turned out great ! I also cut out some cute wrapping paper in a circular shape to glue to the inside of the wheel for decorative purposes 😍❤️ love it !
I love your vids Erin. They've helped my hamsters so much. To make it quieter I add a lil bit of thin sticky on felt pads between the post and wheel. $dollar stores carry them in US. Even if it's a lil too thick Syrians will wear the felt down pretty easy after some time.
WOW this was very impressive! and po was loving it!♡ great job Erin😀
Great DIY video. lol I hope that July never ends because I absolutely love these videos :D.
Love how she calls popsicle sticks “lol i sticks” lol love you.
In British-English they're called lolly sticks because they're used in ice lollies. It's Americans that call them popsicles :)
The best open wheel. Made one myself attached to the plastic bin :). Thanks
Gosh I love this Channel. Keep up the good work !
I tried this and it totally works! Thanks for the video
I just really enjoy your videos! You must really love your hamsters 🥰
So creative!! I might just try this ;) And oh my goodness you are almost at 100k!! Congrats!! I hope you reach it soon!!
Thanks for sharing this video Erin!!!
did it! I'm amazed
Totally making this! Thank you!!!
I rlly love your videos and I'm planning on watching all of them
Me too.
This was so helpful thank you 🤗
My hamster love your DIY .. TANKS YOU :)
Thanks for this! Amazing
Thx for your amazing ideas
Thank you! my Syrian hamster is getting huge!!! the big wheel I've seen are at least 60$... definitely gonna built this soon!
Clever idea!
I just made this ,tank you so much ❤️
Thanks erin i needed one of these:)
You guys can also keep the lid on and cut holes in it like the silent hamster spinner! It prevents your hamster from flinging off especially if you have a robo :)
could you glue the bottom of the stand together or would it be too flimsy? xxx
yes! now I can finally have a wheel that is not mesh ! I can also have a new wheel for my other hamster! ( a whole year without wheel because we don't have money laying around , but we do what we can for them)
I LOVE your channel
That's really good :3 super creative .
WOW U ARE AMAZING IDK HIW U COME UP WITH THESE AMAZING IDEAS!! I love u soooo much!!
You can put anti-slip stickers meant for the bottom of your bathtub rather than the popsicle sticks. It would be much easier to use and more comfortable for the hamster too.
What a fun craft project for me and my granddaughters!
you're amazing!
Neatly explained dear Thank u for the info
Thank you for this video!! I’ve made one, but it keeps falling... it unscrews itself and if I put it tight it doesn ‘t spin... any suggestions? Thank you so much, kisses from Portugal
Could u plz do a diy volcano where it's a small hill and then at the top there's a hole for the food to go in
Just use the moon crater diy and switch it up a bit.
+Dream Bossong good idea thank you
Clorox Bleach dude I see you everywhere it's freaking werid
Clorox Bleach Why are you everwhere?
its not that hard to do it yourself........
Use a soldering iron to make your holes. How I make my holes for my water bottles in the bin I just make sure not to do it too big and I've yet to have any trouble with a ham chewing through it or anything but I like to keep the water bottles on the outside that way I can access them without disturbing them
Hi Erin, may I ask your thoughts on hamster balls? Is it healthy for the hamster or should I avoid using them?
wow such a creative idea
Made it to day thx it’s perfect a bit noisy but I barely sleep in my room lol
What did you use for the foot grips? If that’s a food safe container normally white craft glue wouldn’t stick to it.
Possibly hot glue? Hopefully the hamster doesnt eat it
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DIY chew toys
Show done that
she did that already :)
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Go outside get a stick and paint it
great idea erin! :)
Really good video as always Erin!! C: I will be making this for my new Winter white or Syrian i might be getting (:
omg this vid is so cool love it could you make something to help hamsters with chewing my hamster is a chewer. but again great vid
oh! you do is wonderful
I know this is a old video but would this work If I drilled a whole is a bin cage instead of the stand? If so is their any extra washers and things I would need? Because I need new wheels but the ones I want are expensive and I need 2
This is amazing !!!!!!! :) ☺️
I needed this!!!!. I bought a 20cm wheel for my golden hamster yesterday and noticed it is bit small and she def gonna grow a bit. Today i wanted to bring back to the store but sadly she chewed a piece off, so i think they wont accept it.
Wow I would love to do this wheels are so expensive!
Exactly, i seen wooden one for 13euros! 🤯
Oh my gosh, I KNOW!! Where I live, the hamster wheels cost more than the hamsters themselves. 🤨
@@iMirandaJae same I got my hamster for $15 and his wheel was $30, 2x the amount of the hamster 🤦🏻♀️
@@ThatAnimalHouse I got a storage bin and turned it into a large cage for only $15. So the wheel will cost more than the cage! My hamsters were free
@@austinhernandez2716 yeah but where I live making a bin cage is like R$400 and buying a regular 52 gallon tank is only R$ 285 😂
Wow thx this is awesome
Hi erin great video just a quick question sorry if it's been asked already. but doesn't the bolt sticking out so far at the back cause a danger risk to the hammy.
Not at all but you don't have to use one that big that just happened to be the size I had on hand :)
Thanks :)
I got a robo and I would recommend anything smaller that a 8inch mine has trouble on smaller
Does the plastic wear down? I wonder if a bearing like for a skate wheel would prevent that
what happens to winter whites in winter ?and does it effect any other hamsters?
Very creative!!👍🏽👍🏽
I did it and it was so cool, thanks a lot 😀💯
I’m going to get a hamster soon and I’m on a very low budget and my dad builds stuff so I have all the supplies I need to make these cheap crafts for my hammy 💕
Very symple n easy for understanding, great , thank you
Hi Erin! Amazing video! So I have a question. I use aspen shavings for all 3 of my hamsters. My question is. Can I dye the bedding using safe fruits and veggies!? I know food colouring is not safe so I thought I could use fruit. Is that ok? Would they eat it?
This makes about as much sense as dying your toilet paper. You get the award for dumbest thing I've read today!
Awesome !!! How do you come up with this stuff!😃
The things you put on the bottom legs of chairs and other furniture to prevent scratching and noise take one of those whatever size needed and in this case put on the wood where wheel rubs and makes that noise stop I even stuck two on the wire of my cage cuz the wheel made noise against it
hello...for syrian hamster how long wood need and how long for plastic container???thanks
thanks for this video! we cannot find a hamster wheel big enough in any petshops here, only the standard 6" size wheels are sold in petshops. and if u find a big enoigh ball, its very expensive! This will help thanks!
Hey Erin I wonder if you can make a bed for a hamster since I don't know if the little guys will like that
THIS IS AMAZING! *Applause Applause* I love it! Jeez girl, you might as well make the hamster now. :P This is great! Do you think can make a DIY bed for hamsters? Haha. Like a creation to look like a bed... But for a hammy. Great vid, Erin! :D
like a bunk bed maybe??
That would be cool!
Jenna Farmer she did make a bed but I had 4 hamsters and they all loved each other and crammed in the same bed it was so cute!
Hammy Forever you
Madison M Vanillahamham has a video for that if you want
Tus ideas son fantásticas, saludos desde colombia :)
sweet!!!!
What do I use to put on the wheel itself where he runs? Wouldn't he just slide off
Thanks for making DIY videos. I am planing on getting a hamster but I don't want to spend a lot of money
I know this sounds crazy but could you make a big one and use it for a pet squirrel?
You can use several washers or cut off a short tube of a plastic straw to provide some space between the wooden post and the plastic open wheel. A drop of mineral oil there at the bolt will help silence the open wheel.
It really did helped! < 3
would this work without the stand? Could i attatch it to the side of the cage instead
I just watched this video a few days ago and i did it and it's work thank you
That is so cool u should do a diy hamster cage theme and use the diy wheel and diy houses
So cool!
thank you❤❤for this
I’m definitely makin this.
I bought a flying saucer wheel for my Syrian hamster that I am going to be getting, but it only said medium and it didn't have a size measurement on it. Can i measure it at home or is it to big/small?
Will this work with popsicle sticks as a base if i stack 2?
What did you use at the end for the grip on the wheel?
Super expectacular desde Colombia gracias un abrazo
Hi Erin! Could you put a link to where I can get a plastic container for an 11 inch? Thanks and love your channel!
Crystal the Gymnast I tried to find one myself, the only ones I could find were over 2 dollars so you would be better off just buying a wheel than the ones I saw, I'm not sure if an extra inch would hurt tho
Hi Erin, could you tell me what type of wood to use?
Hi I know this isn't anything to do with this video but my 2 hamsters ( in sepirate cages ) have died on the same day a few hours apart and I don't know what has happened to them and there is nothing visibly wrong with them does anyone have any idea what has happened to them. Both there cages hade averting they need. Thanks
why are you laughing when you say NUTS . HAHA LOVEYOU ERIN BEEN WATHING YOU SINCE DAY 1. :)
its so cute!
What can I use for foot grips??
THANK YOU SO MUCH my hedgehog just broke his wheel (yah it actually cracked because he got too big) so thank you!!
"all you have to do is press a button' me; dang
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same diy is not my thing no matter how small I make a mess of it. 😂