9/14/09
Now that Coco has passed, I was afraid that if I put Carla and Mocha together, they would end up fighting. I had done that before and they did fight. So in order to put Mocha and Carla together, but I had to split the tank into two sections so that they can live together.




 

2/16/09
I designed a new home for Coco and Carla today. Here's a 4-level home aquarium tank using plexi glass, foam boards and of course carefresh bedding and pine shavings. The girls were checking out the are while I was constructing their new home. For some reason they were tired out and were hanging in their new spacious bedroom area while I took these photos. Now with lots of area to run around in, they'd be much more happier.


Here are the side views of the tank.


Here's a detailed photo of the first floor where their resting area leads to a pentagon-shaped den and their new sand bathing compartment. It also gives them access to the second level where I placed their food and water. The third floor is where their wheel resides; fourth floor has more spacious room for them to run around in.

9/26/08
I haven't seen much of creatively designed hamster homes on the website. I did find a few that utilize a LOT of room with tunnels and containers. But I don't have the room to allow my robos to run around freely. So I decided to re-design and built Coco and Carla's new 3-level home in their 10 gallon aquarium tank. I wanted to utilize the entire tank space as much as possible. I think I did a pretty good job on my second try.  I figured instead of spending $40-50 on a small hamster cage, I can spend half as much and build a custom home for them. Here are the photos of the newly designed home. Email me to let me know what you think.

 

9/1/08
I moved the girls into a 10 gallon aquarium tank and design a two level home. The 1st level is their sleeping quarters, wheel and they have lots of space to run around. I placed their food, extra bed and water at the 2nd level.