Large piece of natural driftwood of approx. 35 to 50 cm. To climb on, hide under and give the enclosure a natural look. Every piece is unique. Read more.
A large piece of wood instantly makes an enclosure look more natural. Driftwood Large is a piece of natural driftwood of about 35 to 50 cm long. The wood has its own irregular shape with branches and ridges. Every piece is unique in shape, colour and texture, so no two enclosures look the same. Use it as a climbing element, a resting spot and as decoration. Your pet can climb on it, crawl underneath or sniff along it in search of something tasty.
This piece of wood is a real foundation for scaping. Scaping means setting up the enclosure as a little piece of nature, with wood, cork, roots and a deep layer of bedding. Place the driftwood half buried in a thick layer of Zooply bedding for hamsters. That creates a hollow underneath where your hamster can dig a tunnel. You will find more ideas and materials in our Hamster scaping category. Combine the wood with hideouts, moss or dried herbs for an enclosure where your pet can really explore.
At 35 to 50 cm long, this is a large piece. It fits in a spacious tank or a large enclosure for a Syrian hamster, a group of gerbils or degus. Rats also love to climb on and over it. For a small setup with dwarf hamsters or mice it is often too big, unless your enclosure has a lot of floor space. Measure the space you have first. The wood must lie stable and must not be able to tip over.
Always place the wood firmly. Push it a little into the bedding or let it rest against the floor and a wall, so it cannot tip when your pet digs underneath. With gerbils and hamsters, who dig a lot, this is extra important. Check after a few days that the wood is still lying well. Give the enclosure a new layout now and then by turning or moving the wood. That creates new routes and hiding places.
Gnawing on the wood is normal. Rodents gnaw on everything in their enclosure. Replace the wood when it has been chewed down too far or when sharp edges appear. Regularly remove dirt, droppings and wet bedding around the wood. Brush the wood off when it is dirty and let it dry well before putting it back. Because it is a natural product, every piece has its own shape, colour and texture.
Yes, in a spacious enclosure with plenty of floor space. At 35 to 50 cm it is a large piece. Place it firmly in the bedding so it cannot tip over.
For a small enclosure this piece is often too large. Measure the space first. The wood must lie stable and your pet must still be able to move around it.
Yes, gnawing is normal. Replace the wood when it has been chewed down too far or when sharp edges appear.
It is natural driftwood. Every piece has its own shape, colour and texture.
Brush away dirt and droppings and let the wood dry well. Remove wet bedding around the wood regularly.
Definitely. Combine it with cork, hideouts, moss or dried herbs in a deep layer of bedding.
Knaagplaza is the online shop of 't Knaagplein in Bodegraven, specialised in rodents and rabbits. We like to set up our own enclosures in a natural way too, with wood and deep bedding. That is why we choose materials we find suitable ourselves. Complete the setup with Zooply, our own brand, for the bedding, the nesting material and the herbs you scatter around the wood.
