Things You'll Need
- Fleece
- Heavy-duty scissors or utility knife
- Strong cord or boot laces
Instructions
Draw the triangle on the back of a piece of fleece with a ruler, such as 8 to 12 inches on all three sides for a medium-sized rat. Make sure the triangle will be large enough to support the rat, at least twice as wide as the rat's body.
Cut out the fleece triangle with scissors or utility knife. Poke a hole a 1/2 inch from each corner of the fleece triangle with one blade of a pair of scissors or the tip of a utility knife. Enlarge each hole by twisting the blade in it to make it large enough to fit a strong cord.
Cut three 2 to 3 inch pieces of cord. Push one cord through each hole in the hammock. Tie each cord tightly around a bar of the cage in a corner of the rat's cage, with the hammock spread out with a dip in it for the rat's comfort. Tie the cords directly above a horizontal bar of the cage if possible, for extra support of the rat's weight. Knot the cords very tightly around the bars if there isn't horizontal support directly beneath the anchoring points.