Things You'll Need
- Cardboard box
- Packing tape
- Box cutter
- Sand
- Hamster bedding
Instructions
Locate a small cardboard box that is twice the size of the hamster. Look for ring boxes, cell phone boxes and other boxes that come in a relatively small package. Remove all contents from the box.
Tape both ends of the box in a closed position with packing tape. Use a box cutter to cut an entrance and exit hole on one face of the box. Make the hole to roughly match the widest point on the hamster.
Add a thin layer of sand to the bottom of the box. The sand absorbs moisture from the animal and helps weight the bed. Place the bed in a corner of the cage with the hole facing upwards.
Fill the bed with a loose bunch of aspen shavings, wood pulp or other non-abrasive hamster bedding. Cover the outside of the bed with ground material used for the cage floor. Ground material ranges from soft bedding to newspaper.