DIY Multi-Chamber House For Syrians & Dwarf Hamsters 

No joke. I spent hours last night trying to find a tutorial for a diy chambered hide. this is so perfect ahh ❤️

Tip: If you can't or don't want to use wood for this project you can easily make it using thick cardboard instead.

That feel when you remember that one nest box is the size of what a lot of hamsters have to deal with as their whole enclosure...

After seeing your natural cage set up I decided to transfer my ham to a natural cage!! Right now I have new toys and oat sprays in the freezer to disinfect them. I also sanitized a bunch of rocks. I really hope this helps my hamsters stress as he has seizures that occur most often after stress. Thank you for the inspiration!

I love this😍 definitely going to make this for Sniff, but in cardboard.

This is so clever, love it. It always amazed me how finely hamsters can shred tissue paper for their bedding, the tiniest little strips! ✨ Magical ❤

YEEESSS! Dimensions in cm, not in inches !!! :)) Thank you

This video sold me on a Dremel I thought about getting one “someday” but seeing with ease sanding into tight spaces and all the sanding I do and all the cuts I have on my fingers... thanks for selling me on products you didn’t intend to sell. My life and DIY is so much quicker and easier now!!!😘

I make stuff like this with cardboard all the time. I always switch it up and add different rooms and hallways and things. My Syrians love it

I made this out of cardboard for a dwarf hamster and she loves it. I used dowels one the 4 corners to elevate the bottom so she can have lots of burrowing. Thanks for the clear instructions.

I made one of these for my hamster!! I made mine out of card board mainly because I don’t keep his houses it’s pretty rare I use the same one over. As I make a ton of houses for him!!

Well my lil Lucas passed away in April, day before Easter. 😪 He couldn't climb & stopped using his wheel so I knew his time was coming. I watched him for a few more weeks & the sad morning when I checked on him...I saw his little foot. It wasn't scrunched up into his body & boy did the tears start! I miss that cute lil boy hamster! Lost our Chewey, female hamster last summer. They were for my 10 yro granddaughter but I sure got attached. Buried lil Lucas boy out at my dad's with the dogs from years ago. There will be NO MORE rodent pets for any of the other grand kids so I told her she should feel blessed!!🐭

I just made a version of this with my family, you can make it with no glue if you use a top and bottom and cut the ridges in a way they can lock together! Remember to sand all the edges, dont want any little splinters 💓

I love your DIYs so much!

the music in this is so bouncy and happy.. i realized i was tapping my toes to it lol

Yessss I’ve been in need for this video without even knowing ahhh! Can’t wait for little Rosie to have this! :)

You make such artful, delightful videos! I, for one, really enjoy the mix of voice-over videos and these kind of artsy visual ones❤️❤️ Keep doing what you’re doing, loving it!

This is so cool. You are so talented. I wish I was handy and had tools. I would probably chop off a finger!

I LOVE THIS CHANNEL! ur vids help me so much thanks so so much evertime I do something wrong with my hamster I freak out but when u say its ok im really happy my hamsters are alright ILY vids!

i adore these hides 😫💞 i only have a cardboard multi chamber hide but im totally gonna make one of out wood one day! thank u erin for this tutorial!!

thank you .

It would be great if you could include what sort of glue you use etc as well as equipment & the sort of wood

This is exactly what I’ve been looking for!

Our Steve would have loved one of those. Nice work!

Tip: if you cant use power tools, get a ham maze with the compartments big enough to use as a multi chambered hide😋

Hey Erin, this is great thank you so much!

This is such a cool idea!

Thank you! I've been looking to make one and even bought hole drill bits. I vant wait to make it.

I got so lucky, I found a box that is the exact size of a multi chamber hideout, it's wooden, and has a lid!! The only problem is the splinters but I'll sand it down and use a non toxic mod podge or something

Notification squad!🙌🏻

Great vid I will definitely make this

Damn dwarfs.... They are too cute..

Great video! Congrats from São Paulo, Brazil! I love your DIY videos! Thank you very much!

Excited for another project!!! My hamsters are going to be so spoiled ❤️

This is such a cute idea ☺️❤️

A silly question but what type of wood should I be using? I am guessing the plywood from the big box store is a no no?

Happy birthday to this video

Early!!! 🙌🙌🙌 Love your videos!

Wow! That’s so cute. Thanks for sharing this

this is really cute! I might ask my builder mate if they have any experience with acrylic as I would love to make a (obviously bigger, non absorbent, better ventilated) version of this for my rats!

Awesome ❤️

My hamster heard the music and the start and poked over like what’s goin on lol

Yay I'm making this!

Imagine Erin making another exact same one of these and sending it to my house😭. Like I would love that! I don’t have any of those tools used. I’m not good when it comes to building. And it would mean so much to me!😩❤️

Thank you so much for making this video Erin! I am continually learning and improving the lives of my first hamsters thanks to you! Do you recommend making the hide a bit bigger for a Syrian? I have a very large enclosure for her (7 x 4 feet) and my dwarf is in an Ikea Detolf - and I am planning to make one for each of them but was wondering if you advise that the Syrian one be made a bit larger as the size of my enclosure allows for that?

New video!!!😁

Ive been trying to figur out where you got that hide since you did the natural cage for the grand revil of the new ham ham ^-^

Love it! Thank you so much!

It’s sad that the size of that house is the same size as cages they sell at pet stores

How can I make sure there's nothing in the wood treating/glue that'll be bad for my ham?

What type of wood did you use? Or do you have suggestions to what would be similar? Would love to create this for my hammo!

omg Nitrogen is sooo cute!!

What type of wood have you used in this? I want to make sure I get the right one 😊

Can you do a Pet Mouse care video ? ❤️

Can you use different teas, like coloured teas?

I just now got the notafication to this vid 😭 i was gonna try and be firstttt Whelp At least i can say im 28th

How cute! By the way I’m getting a hamster in less than a week!

Love it!

I love the DIY. R u going to get any more small pets?

The time has come!

Hey Ollie, I hope you and your family are doing well! What type of wood did you use? I'm gonna use birch but wanted to see what wood you used first before buying it, thanks!!!!!

What kind of wood and glue did you use? Love this!

So totally rad and awesome! I want to do this with cardboard for sure 🌈🌈🌈

Que mono tu hamster y me encanto tu video saludos desde chile 😍😍

Also, what type of wood did you use and/or recommend?

Awesome cage!!! Love it!

Hi Erin, great video. I want to make one out of wood for our hamster Fudge. Could you tell me what wood are you using? Thank you.

This looks so good! But what type of wood is best to use?

how thick is the wood you use in this video

I want to get the niteangel multi chamber hideout and put it on top of where the bedding is high so they can burrow underneath it but is it too heavy? How can I use this as a underground thing?

i might do this for Hammington lol

Can you do a video on how to evacuate in an emergency with your hamster? Such as a wildfire, hurricane, or tornado.

Th for this Amazing tutorial! ??? Will the tea making the wood wet cause any mold? ❤🐹😘

Also can u another Q and A video of ur pets or ur channel

What glue do you use ? Awesome video !

That’s the drill bit called

What type of wood is this?

so cuteeeeeeeeeee

My black bear Syrian is super sweet and dosent bite, but when I pick her up she always jumps off my hand Not sure what to do.. Any suggestions??

Love this sm😍😍

Hi Erin, I recently got a hamster that came from an abusive home and despite following all guidelines I found through your channel and others she's still displaying a few weird behaviours. (We've had her for about a month). She chewed the bars until we removed them from her reach, is this because she's in a new environment? (she's in the detolf, half the lid is barred). She shows little interest in food puzzles and I'm not sure if she's just too used to a bowl or what? Also, she seems to enjoy being held, and likes coming out to play and climbing us, but she won't go onto my hand, I have to gently scoop her. If I lead her with the food she'll give up if it goes over my hand, even though she'll eat from my hand? She seems very tame otherwise but I just wonder if these are behaviours she can't unlearn because she's about 6 months old at this point?

The teabag's what do you mean by regular teabag's? Can I use like blueberry flavored?

IM CURRENTLY MAKING ONE OMG

I’m making a multi chamber hideout,but I’m not sure how big each chamber should be.Also,should I make 1 exit or 2?

Is that standard paper glue you are using??

Seeing as you enclosures are so big would you not consider housing multiple hamsters again? Or are multiples a really bad idea?

No voice 😭😭😭 Still love the video.💕

Would it be bad if my hamster chews on the house

How to you protect the bottom of the hideout so you can clean it and the wood doesn’t absorb?

Hey Erin, what's the best way to cut holes into cardboard for this? And what is the thickness of the wood you used?

What kind of wood and glue did you use?

Yesh uwu

Can you use any type of wood to make this?

Hi Erin, it looks like you also added a bottom to this hide out... is this correct?

Is all wood safe for hamster 🐹??

early ♡

What is the wood that is used?

How much did it cost you to make this?

Does anyone know size recommendations for a Syrian hamster if I’m remaking this hut?

I have a question, how well does the glue hold?