Comments on: Sew a Hamster Cozy From Scarves http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2009/02/hamster-cozy/ Cool Craft Ideas from Dollar Store Finds Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:24:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: heather http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2009/02/hamster-cozy/comment-page-1/#comment-34829 heather Fri, 17 Jun 2011 02:38:10 +0000 http://dollarstorecrafts.com/?p=1147#comment-34829 @Ethan thank you so much for the input! Definitely useful information. @Ethan thank you so much for the input! Definitely useful information.

]]> By: Ethan http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2009/02/hamster-cozy/comment-page-1/#comment-34824 Ethan Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:05:23 +0000 http://dollarstorecrafts.com/?p=1147#comment-34824 Also to be avoided is cotton/or synthetic pillow stuffing. I added bits of nontoxic fabric-fill to our hamster's cage, for lining his nest, until one day I noticed he'd twisted fibers around his foot, apparently while turning in circles in his burrow, and the fibers held his foot like a tourniquet. It was swollen and bleeding, apparently from trying to bite through the fibers. His foot looked absolutely awful; it seemed certain he would lose the foot, and probably would have had I not noticed his injury in time. It was very difficult to isolate the tangle due to his distress. I finally managed to cut the fibers away with a small set of sewing scissors, and amazingly, his foot healed normally. It was traumatic enough for me; but I was very glad my child did not witness it. Strictly paper-pulp and wood fibers for us, from now on! Also to be avoided is cotton/or synthetic pillow stuffing. I added bits of nontoxic fabric-fill to our hamster’s cage, for lining his nest, until one day I noticed he’d twisted fibers around his foot, apparently while turning in circles in his burrow, and the fibers held his foot like a tourniquet. It was swollen and bleeding, apparently from trying to bite through the fibers.

His foot looked absolutely awful; it seemed certain he would lose the foot, and probably would have had I not noticed his injury in time. It was very difficult to isolate the tangle due to his distress. I finally managed to cut the fibers away with a small set of sewing scissors, and amazingly, his foot healed normally. It was traumatic enough for me; but I was very glad my child did not witness it.

Strictly paper-pulp and wood fibers for us, from now on!

]]> By: Hamster Cozy! - Hamster Central http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2009/02/hamster-cozy/comment-page-1/#comment-17353 Hamster Cozy! - Hamster Central Sat, 02 Oct 2010 00:55:25 +0000 http://dollarstorecrafts.com/?p=1147#comment-17353 [...] site with instructions for making a hamster cozy out of dollar store materials I had to drop in! Sew a Hamster Cozy From Scarves | Dollar Store Crafts Hope someone finds it [...] [...] site with instructions for making a hamster cozy out of dollar store materials I had to drop in! Sew a Hamster Cozy From Scarves | Dollar Store Crafts Hope someone finds it [...]

]]> By: Diane N http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2009/02/hamster-cozy/comment-page-1/#comment-3840 Diane N Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:47:47 +0000 http://dollarstorecrafts.com/?p=1147#comment-3840 Hi!!! Just to let you know that my little Fred still loves his cozy. He plays in it everytime we take him out to play. It has become one of his if not his main toy to play with besides his ball. Hi!!!

Just to let you know that my little Fred still loves his cozy. He plays in it everytime we take him out to play. It has become one of his if not his main toy to play with besides his ball.

]]> By: heather http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2009/02/hamster-cozy/comment-page-1/#comment-611 heather Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:37:46 +0000 http://dollarstorecrafts.com/?p=1147#comment-611 Thanks for the note, Molly! I am not a hamster or gerbil owner, but Fred's mommy told me that he wasn't likely to chew the fabric and gave me the okay to use these fabrics! But thanks again for the warning! Thanks for the note, Molly! I am not a hamster or gerbil owner, but Fred’s mommy told me that he wasn’t likely to chew the fabric and gave me the okay to use these fabrics! But thanks again for the warning!

]]> By: Molly http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2009/02/hamster-cozy/comment-page-1/#comment-608 Molly Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:30:06 +0000 http://dollarstorecrafts.com/?p=1147#comment-608 Fred is adorable! Just a warning to the small critter lovers out there: A lot of people don't think it is a good idea to give their rodents fabric because they can ingest the threads, which then are likely to cause blockages in their digestive systems that result in a very painful death for the animal. I'm not guaranteeing that every rodent would immediately eat your craft and then die from it, but such things have been known to happen. If you're concerned, maybe it should only be used with supervision and not just left in the cage. I know my gerbils would just chew it to bits within hours, regardless of the thickness of the cloth, because anything you put into their cage that they can sink their teeth into is taken as a personal challenge to their chewing abilities, but I'll bet my degus would love something like this (and be smart enough not to eat it). Love the blog! Fred is adorable!

Just a warning to the small critter lovers out there:

A lot of people don’t think it is a good idea to give their rodents fabric because they can ingest the threads, which then are likely to cause blockages in their digestive systems that result in a very painful death for the animal. I’m not guaranteeing that every rodent would immediately eat your craft and then die from it, but such things have been known to happen. If you’re concerned, maybe it should only be used with supervision and not just left in the cage.

I know my gerbils would just chew it to bits within hours, regardless of the thickness of the cloth, because anything you put into their cage that they can sink their teeth into is taken as a personal challenge to their chewing abilities, but I’ll bet my degus would love something like this (and be smart enough not to eat it).

Love the blog!

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