Small woven grass house of grass with corn leaves. A natural hiding place that your mouse or dwarf hamster may also nibble and eat. Read more.
A hiding place your pet may also eat: that is the idea behind this Trixie grass house. The house is woven from grass with corn leaves. Your pet can crawl into it to sleep or rest, and in between it nibbles at the walls. That makes it more than a house. It is also something to keep busy with, which fits exactly with how mice and hamsters live in the wild.
At 13 × 10 × 13 cm this is the small version. It is intended for mice and dwarf hamsters. An adult Syrian hamster does not fit in it well. For gerbils and larger hamsters there is the 16 × 12 × 16 cm grass house. This small house works especially well for mice, because they like to retreat into a snug, dark space. In a group of mice you can easily put down several.
Place the grass house on a deep layer of Zooply bedding for mice or for hamsters. You can also bury it halfway, so it looks as if your pet has an entrance to its burrow. Put a tuft of Zooply nesting material inside. Your pet will drag it to the spot it likes. Do not place the house right next to the water bottle, so it stays dry.
The house may be nibbled and eaten. That is what it is made for. How fast that happens differs per animal. Some mice leave the house intact for a long time, others turn it into an open structure within a few weeks. Once the house is gone, or gnawed away so far that it is no longer a hiding place, replace it with a new one. Make sure there is always another hiding place in the enclosure in the meantime.
Grass is a natural material. So keep the house dry. If it gets wet or dirty, for example because your pet urinates in it, remove it and replace it. When cleaning, simply leave the house in place otherwise. That brings calm, because the familiar spot and scent remain.
Yes, the house is made of grass with corn leaves and may be nibbled and eaten. Replace it once it is finished.
No, at 13 × 10 × 13 cm this house is intended for mice and dwarf hamsters. For gerbils and larger hamsters there is the 16 × 12 × 16 cm grass house.
That differs per animal. One pet hardly nibbles it, another has eaten most of it within a few weeks. Keep a second hiding place in the enclosure, so your pet is never without one.
You do not clean a grass house with water. Shake out loose bedding and keep it dry. If it has become wet or dirty, replace it.
Yes, with a group of mice that is actually handy. Each animal then has its own spot and they do not have to compete for one house.
At 't Knaagplein in Bodegraven we specialise in rodents and rabbits. We think natural materials your pet may nibble away are a nice addition to any enclosure. This small grass house is a good example. We choose accessories we consider suitable for the animals we know. Combine it with Zooply, our own brand, for the bedding and the nest.
