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Bottled Water Testing Station - Details
Below the bottled waters is a shelf for the hamster to run along.Below the shelf lies Hamster Town, the first level of the hamster's residence.
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Detail: Left side showing a
hamster house with a hamster car parked in front, and a garden growing parsley and sage.
In the background is a wood pile; hamsters love to chew bark. |
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Right side showing gravity feed grain bins (above right) and various hamster toys (below)
including a hamster punching bag (center). When the hamster hits it, oats spill out.
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| Detail: The houses of Hamster Town are prefabricated,
of natural wood construction. | ||
 Detail: Gravity feed grain bins containing barley, rye, wheat, corn, and sunflower seeds. The hamster's initial reaction was to empty them all and create one big pile of hamster mix. |
 Detail: Plastic tunnels lead down from the labyrinth below Hamster Town to the subterranean depths of the hamster's residence. Hamster tunnels in nature may extend eight feet below the surface, and a hamster will feel frustrated if confined to an enclosure that doesn't simulate such depths. The video monitor tracks the hamster's progress in the Bottled Water Testing Station. At bottom is the aquarium I originally found Rodent in, now serving as Middle Earth of the hamster's domain. |
 Detail: Below Middle Earth the plastic tunnels lead down to the lowest depths of the hamster's domain, which are at floor level. To the right is an exercise device called, "The Extreme Wheel," an exercise wheel which moves along a circular track as the hamster runs. Down here the hamster will occasionally find crickets, the hamster equivalent of a steak dinner. Secreting treats at various places makes the domain more interesting for the hamster as it goes about foraging for food. |