How to make a hammock with your own hands for a cat, ferret, chinchilla and rat
How to make a hammock for pets( for ferrets, chinchillas and degus, rats and guinea pigs, and also for cats)
What can be better than outdoors in a summer hammock in the hammock? A light fresh breeze caresses the skin, very little - and we are already sleeping soundly. Also, our pets, from young to old, do not mind resting in a hammock. Particularly fond of pendant rodent designs, also with pleasure they are used by cats, less often - dogs. But it's not necessary to spend money on purchasing a new sleeping place for a pet, because you can do it yourself. And this article is just about how to make a hammock with your own hands for domestic animals.
For ferrets
Ferrets are great fans of hammocks. If, for example, there is already a normal litter and a suspended sleeping place in the cage, the animal will certainly choose it. Of course, pet stores offer a wide range of different hammocks, but if you have free time and extra pieces of tissue, you can do it yourself.
When choosing a fabric, you should pay attention that it was, first of all, natural and dense, because the beast will certainly use it for games. The color for the ferret does not matter, since these rodents do not distinguish them. The pattern is shown below.
First we measure the place where the hammock is located. Proceeding from this, we cut the fabric. The pattern itself is a square or a rectangle. A hammock can be either single-layered or multi-layered, depending on how much the ferret likes to gnaw items. At the edges we sew the tie, attach the carbines to them, so that the animal can take any convenient position in the sunbed.
The hammock can be either simple or complex, multi-level, for example, with a trumpet for games. You can also make a hammock chair. Also there you can sew siblings to attract attention.
For chinchillas and degu
Small animals also like to ride, play and lie in a hammock. To make for a chinchilla and for a degus a hanging bench is possible even by own hands - according to the method described for ferrets, but it is possible otherwise. For example, like this.
The strip of denim fabric 104x20 cm is folded in half.
We sweep the edges, we get a certain "tube".
Firmware or manually.
We process the edge, we trim with a ribbon. We plan a place for holes.
Cut them and put the blocks.
Then we hang the carabiners in the cage.
Funny hammock for chinchilla is ready!
For rats and guinea pigs
And a few more options for hammocks for your favorite rodents.
Variant 1. Very simple, but the animals love it very much. Take a piece of dense fabric that will not be cut, about 25x30 cm in size, in each corner make 1 hole, leaving 1 cm from the edge. Next, carabiners or staples are inserted into the holes, with which the hammock is attached to the ceiling of the cage.
Option 2. The second hammock will be a little more complicated. Especially good it will be for guinea pig. It can have 2 types: a usual large hammock and a pipe. We choose a piece of fabric with a size of 25x35 cm, we sew the zipper to the short sides. Further, we also make holes and paste clips.
Option 3. A multi-level hammock is perfect for hand rats, especially if there are several. It will take 2 pieces of cloth, one to be bigger than the other. A larger piece of fabric is sewn under the smaller one. It is better to make it with a lining, so that it wears less. Just like in the previous versions, we make holes for fasteners.
For cat
For moustached striped pets, there is a huge variety of options for hammocks: on a battery, on a wall, with a stand or multi-level, on tapes and many others. Of course, having no specific skills, it's almost impossible to make some of them at home: hardly one of us will undertake to forge or weld a frame for a hammock on the wall. However, from tapes and pillows you can make a very simple and beautiful hammock, which can be attached at a height, because it is very important for a cat to control the territory from above.
But you can choose the option and simpler, and in the image and likeness of hammocks for rodents, sew the same for the cat. Usually they are fixed in the exhibition tent, but nothing prevents to attach it to any other place, although it is possible for this and it is required to drive a few nails.
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What could be better than the summer heat to luxuriate in the fresh air in a hammock? A light fresh breeze caresses the skin, very little - and we are already sleeping soundly. Also, our pets, from young to old, do not mind resting in a hammock. Particularly fond of pendant rodent designs, also with pleasure they are used by cats, less often - dogs. But it's not necessary to spend money on purchasing a new sleeping place for a pet, because you can do it yourself. And this article is just about how to make a hammock with your own hands for domestic animals.
For ferrets
Ferrets are great fans of hammocks. If, for example, there is already a normal litter and a suspended sleeping place in the cage, the animal will certainly choose it. Of course, pet stores offer a wide range of different hammocks, but if you have free time and extra pieces of tissue, you can do it yourself.
When choosing a fabric, you should pay attention that it was, first of all, natural and dense, because the beast will certainly use it for games. The color for the ferret does not matter, since these rodents do not distinguish them. The pattern is shown below.
First we measure the place where the hammock is located. Proceeding from this, we cut the fabric. The pattern itself is a square or a rectangle. A hammock can be either single-layered or multi-layered, depending on how much the ferret likes to gnaw items. At the edges we sew the tie, attach the carbines to them, so that the animal can take any convenient position in the sunbed.
The hammock can be either simple or complex, multi-level, for example, with a trumpet for games. You can also make a hammock chair. Also there you can sew siblings to attract attention.
For chinchillas and degu
Small animals also like to ride, play and lie in a hammock. To make for a chinchilla and for a degus a hanging bench is possible even by own hands - according to the method described for ferrets, but it is possible otherwise. For example, like this.
The strip of denim fabric 104x20 cm is folded in half.
We sweep the edges, we get a certain "tube".
Firmware or manually.
We process the edge, finish with tape. We plan a place for holes.
Cut them and put the blocks.
Further carabiners we hang in a cage.
Funny hammock for chinchilla is ready!
For rats and guinea pigs
And a few more hammock options for your favorite rodents.
Variant 1. Very simple, but the animals love it very much. Take a piece of dense fabric that will not be cut, about 25x30 cm in size, in each corner make 1 hole, leaving 1 cm from the edge. Next, carabiners or staples are inserted into the holes, with which the hammock is attached to the ceiling of the cage.
Option 2. The second hammock will be a bit more complicated. Especially good it will be for guinea pig. It can have 2 types: a usual large hammock and a pipe. We choose a piece of fabric with a size of 25x35 cm, we sew the zipper to the short sides. Further, we also make holes and paste clips.
Option 3. A multi-level hammock is perfect for hand rats, especially if there are several. It will take 2 pieces of cloth, one to be bigger than the other. A larger piece of fabric is sewn under the smaller one. It is better to make it with a lining, so that it wears less. Just like in the previous versions, we make holes for fasteners.
For cat
For moustached striped pets, there is a huge variety of hammock options: on the battery, on the wall, with a stand or multi-level, on tapes and many others. Of course, without possessing certain skills, it is almost impossible to make some of them at home: hardly one of us will undertake to forge or weld a frame for a hammock on the wall. However, from tapes and pillows you can make a very simple and beautiful hammock, which can be attached at a height, because it is very important for a cat to control the territory from above.
But you can choose the option and simpler, and in the image and likeness of hammocks for rodents, sew the same for the cat. Usually they are fixed in the exhibition tent, but nothing prevents to attach it to any other place, although it is possible for this and it is required to drive a few nails.
Video compilation
We also recommend viewing the video on this topic.