Preparing for a hamster

Yes some methods will be easier for some than others. I do get complaints sometimes that the freezer is full of hamster things! Baking is definitely needed to disinfect wood after disease etc.
 
Maz said:
Yes some methods will be easier for some than others. I do get complaints sometimes that the freezer is full of hamster things! Baking os definitely needed to disinfect wood after disease etc.
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Plus the oven is quicker. 🙂
 
I tend to just pour boiling water over very hard things like coconuts or grapevines as it kills anything on the surface. Cork logs being a bit more porous, you might have to be more careful with if they had been exposed to a known infectious disease but otherwise I use boiling water as well.
 
Good idea. I guess you could just soak them in boiling water as well.
 
They are great :-) I particularly like the flat topped log - good for putting treats or veg on (and I do remember Orko dancing on his!)
 
Beryl said:
I'd lodge a piece of wood or cork in the chimney of the little house.
Those type of clay hides are popular round here. They are really nice and practical.
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Orko has one and I never thought to put something in the chimney. Is the chimney dangerous?
 
The chimney is quite narrow, I think about 1cm internally. It's probably fine but I suppose there's no harm in blocking it to be extra safe.
 
That's assuming there aren't two sizes of that hide. Mine is very small - Robo or small dwarf sized.
 
Daisy said:
That's assuming there aren't two sizes of that hide. Mine is very small - Robo or small dwarf sized.
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Mine are tiny too. I have a feeling there is just one size but you may be right about there being different sizes too.
 
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Beryl said:
I'm just extra careful since finding my tiny dwarf Clarissa with her head stuck in a small hole one morning.
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No wonder you are as that was so traumatic. I have put a piece of cork board in Orko's chimney. He actually climbs on the top of the cottage.
 
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