#Epic hamster maze how to#

Make two holes on the walls that placed where you want your spinning thingy to be.

Stick a toothpick into the middle of the addition symbol(See video for help).

Glue all of the pieces together so that it looks like an addition symbol from a birds-eye view.

#Epic hamster maze how to#

Now, I don't have a lot of photos for how to make the accessory but it is pretty simple. You could add more accessories if you want but or you could just make the accessory that I will show you how to make. My maze has only one accessory, and that is the spinning thingy that the hamster went through(in the video). If it does, then you might need to add some accessories! If not, you could just skip this step. Now, does the maze look kind of plain to you? Once you have attached the fold and the stabilizers, your final product should look like pics 4 and 5(Note: in both pictures the fold and stabilizers are not there. Make sure that the half that isn't glued is facing up so that it will prevent the second floor from sliding side to side(See pic 2). Attaching the Stabilizers: Use the hot glue gun to put glue onto one half of the stabilizer and attach it to the first floor.Make sure the line is marking the half point rather than a random spot. Take your two stabilizers, hold them horizontally, and draw a line on both of the stabilizers. Our two stabilizers will be about the same size as the fold. The Stabilizers: The stabilizers are two pieces of cardboard that helps to keep the second floor steady when you are flipping the second floor(See pic 1).Attaching the Fold: To attach the fold, stack the two floors on top of each other, where you want them to be, and then hot glue gun the piece vertically so that the non-cut side is facing out.That way it will bend but will not fall off. Not all the way though, just to the other side of the card board piece.

To make the fold, take a small, rectangle of cardboard, hold it horizontally, and cut it in half. The Fold: The fold is a piece of cardboard that allows something to bend without falling off(See pic 1).I think that attaching the floors deserves its own step because it is a very crucial step.Īs you might of seen in the video, the second floor can bend back so that the camera could see the hamster. After you have decided use the knife to cut a hole that a hamster would be able to fit in.Īfter you have done all of these steps you should have been able to build a maze that looks kind of like mine(See pic 4). The hamster should be able to find it, and the hamster should be able to land in the first floor. Before you cut out a hole, you must find a suitable place for your hole. Cutting the Hole(Floor 2): How will the hamster get down? It will go down a hole.You could either cut some more cardboard, or if you have some spare cardboard pieces, great! Glue on the pieces of the inner wall until you are done. Building the Inner Walls(Floor 2): To build the inner walls for the second floor you'll need more cardboard.Repeat the steps you did to copy your plan onto the first floor onto the second floor, except this time with your plan for the second floor(See pic 3). Copying Your Plan(Floor 2): For your second floor, you would need to cut another base so that it could go on top of the first floor.The outer walls are easier than the inner walls because all you have to do is measure one of the sides, cut a piece of cardboard that is that side, and repeat for the rest of the sides. which also means I need build the outer walls as well. The Base(Floor 2):This base is smaller than the first floor base so I had to cut it up.Continue to glue on the pieces until your first floor looks exactly like your plan. Once you have enough pieces you should start to glue them on with the hot glue gun(See pic 2). Be sure to remember that you have to measure the length of the cardboard before you cut it. Building the Inner Walls: After you have done that, you should start to cut up the cardboard so that you have pieces to build up the inner walls of the maze.Then, it would be much easier to copy the plan onto the cardboard base. To help you do this, I think you should mark the perimeter, putting a line where the grid line on your plan should be(See pic 1). Copying Your Plan: After you have chosen your base, you have to imagine where the maze will be.The Base: I used an already made cardboard box and used that as my base but you could just get some cardboard and build the base if you like(I would choose the base I used because the outer walls were already made for me).Of course, after you make a plan, you must start to build.