How to Make Cage Accessories

[Laura]

Sorry, I didn't get the tutorial done last night. New boys came home and I got busy playing:-) definitely have to make up a bunch of stuff tonight though. I'll get lots of pics for ya!


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[Laura]

First cut your fabric about 3-4 inches wider than the tray, and about 8-10 inches longer making sure the stretch goes long ways.

Center your tray on the fabric
Fold the edges in on the long sides

Then fold in the short edges and pin

Sew along the long edge to secure the flaps in place. Making sure the stretch goes long ways ensures that the edges will slip over the ends of the tray and stay put!


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[Laura]

I don't have a tray for my cage so I used a broiler pan for the illustration :-)


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[Dinoclor]

So I made my rats a fluffy hideout thingy that I'll put in their cage later today. You will need:

A pair of socks. Odd or matched, it doesn't really matter. I used a pair my brother outgrew.

A strip of fabric. Don't cut this until you have cut the socks. I used fakefur because it's fluffy and I didn't have much else, but you could use fleece or jeans or t-shirt or anything you want, I guess.

Take your socks and lie them flat on the floor. See the top of the sock? You want to cut a line along the top of the sock until you hit the toe of the sock. Do this to both socks.Take your fabric and measure the amount of fabric you will need for it to reach from one cut sock corner to another cut sock corner while touching the entire edge of the sock corner. If this is confusing, look at the pictures and see if you can figure it out. If your fabric has a fluffy side you probably want that facing in. Sew the pieces together using any stitch you like as seen in the photo. Et voila! You now have a fluffy rat hideout/hammock!

The outside
The inside
Inside out

[Mitsy]

i just made this hammock for my rats all you need is three squares of any fabric you want to use one 14 inches by 14 inches one 10 inches by 10 inches and one 8 inches by 8 inches. Cut the corners off of the 14x14 square and sew the fabric if you need to I used to layyers and sewwed them together and sew the 10x10 and 8x8 then take the 10x10 and sew the edges of the 14x14 where the corners would be to the sides of the 10x10 square then sew the corners of the 10x10 to the corners of the 8x8 make sure the outside you want seen is face down when you sew the 10x10 and 14x14 together and have the outside of the 8x8 facing upwards once all of it is together add what ever kind of hooks to the sides of the top square and hang sorry if my explaination isn't well I found this on YouTube if anyone's wants to search it there I will post the link if I cab find it ImageUploadedByPG Free1370747988.196248.jpg
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