7 day ago

Bedding depth experiment: fifteen centimetres versus twenty five, two weeks each. I counted tunnels every night. At fifteen he made two short ones. At twenty five there were five, and he slept underground every day instead of in his house.

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Liam P. 6 day ago

This is the experiment I wanted to see. Thank you for actually counting them.

zhainan Reply @Liam P. 1 hour ago

very good

Marcus T. 6 day ago

Two weeks each is a solid test as well, not just a first night impression.

+1

Ava L. 6 day ago

Five tunnels versus two is such a clear result. Post this every time someone asks about bedding depth.

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Liam P.

@wheel_runner

8 day ago

How I finally stopped the bar chewing. The fix was not more toys. It was moving the cage away from the window and adding twenty centimetres of bedding. Two weeks now, zero bar chewing. Sharing because I spent a month buying toys that did nothing.

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Emma W. 6 day ago

Bar chewing is almost never about toys, and this proves it.

zhainan Reply @Emma W. 2 day ago

haha

Daniel R. 6 day ago

How long did it take to stop completely? Mine is two days in and still at it.

Chloe B. 6 day ago

The window point. Mine improved the day I moved him away from a draught as well.

+1

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Noah K.

@dwarf_den

8 day ago

Cardboard maze for the playpen, total cost about two pounds. Four cereal boxes, a roll of tape and a pair of scissors. He spent forty minutes in it the first night and now runs straight to it the moment I open the pen.

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Chloe B. 6 day ago

The four cereal boxes detail makes it doable. Most of the ones I see are much more involved.

Sofia M. 6 day ago

How long did it survive before he chewed through it?

Marcus T. 7 day ago

Do you tape the joints inside and out? Mine pulls them apart from the inside.

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Liam P.

@wheel_runner

15 day ago

Rotating hideouts instead of buying more of them

The photo is a snuggle sack, which is still his favourite thing to sleep in, though not every week.

I went through a phase of buying a new hide every time I saw one I liked. What I actually found useful is having about five hides and swapping three of them out every couple of we...

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Chloe B. 11 day ago

The cork tunnel under the bedding sounds great. Where did you get yours?

zhainan 11 day ago

The ceramic hide doubling as a cooling spot in summer is a great tip, mine stands on his already.

Ava L. 12 day ago

The tube getting stuck story is a good warning. Mine has one that is borderline and I have been putting off dealing with it.

+1

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Noah K.

@dwarf_den

20 day ago

Wheel size guide after trying four of them (with photos)

I have now owned four wheels. Here is what I would tell my past self.

The single rule that matters: they have to run with a flat back. If the spine curves while running, the wheel is too small, no matter what the shop label says. For a dwarf that means 20cm minimum, and honestly...

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Daniel R. 16 day ago

The bearings point is underrated. Mine got loud at four months and one drop of oil fixed it.

Ava L. 17 day ago

28 for a Syrian looks ridiculous in the cage until you actually watch them run in it.

Sofia M. 18 day ago

The mounting point about facing a wall is new to me. Trying that tonight.

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Noah K.

@dwarf_den

29 day ago

Best bedding for burrowing — paper or hemp?

Paper is cheap and easy to find but it does not hold tunnels at all in my experience.

Hemp seems to hold shape better. Anyone compared them side by side over a few weeks?

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Liam P. 24 day ago

Hemp held shape much longer in my cage. Paper collapsed overnight every time.

+1

Chloe B. 25 day ago

Does hemp hold up in the pee corner the same way? Paper falls apart for me there within a day.

Marcus T. 27 day ago

Two weeks of each here. Hemp for tunnels, paper for the nest itself. Neither wins outright.

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Chloe B.

@peanut_butler

1 month ago

My 120x60 DIY build, step by step

Finally finished the enclosure. Base is a modified storage bin, lid is mesh, and I added a raised platform so there is usable floor space underneath.

Total cost was about $70. Happy to answer questions about the cutting and the mesh framing.

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Emma W. 28 day ago

Looks great. Do you have a photo of the inside now that he has moved in?