Making the Flying Saucer sturdier?

[Stackie]

I just purchased a Flying Saucer for Bostin, and this will be my first as I have all Chin Spins. I seem to remember reading something about using a wood block or something with the flying saucer to make it sturdier? I did a search but either I'm search challenged tonight or it was on the other forum. Can anyone link me to something discussing this or inform me on how to do it/what to do?

I hope I made sense Thanks in advance!

 

[alli713]

Towards the bottom of the page they show the large saucer with the wood support
http://www.chin-chillas.com/exercisewheels.html

Really all it looks like to me is a block of wood with a notch cut into it for the bottom support bar. If you had access to some woodworking tools you could easily make one.

Then I think you would just make sure that the saucer is low enough in the cage so that it fits snuggly into the notch.

Hope that helps! I don't have the boards in my cages and I have 3 saucers, so I don't have experience making them..

 

[Essentia]

I didn't even bother to notch mine. I just made sure that I had to stuff the wood in there so that it was tight and it worked great.

 

[3CsMommy]

What Essentia said. I'll even replace a regular block with a thick chunk from Barbi's Scrap Pak so they have a challenge getting to all the bark to nibble it off.

 

[Stackie]

Thanks! That's exactly what I was looking for!

 

[laurie2025]

What was fun was attaching this in a FN cage. Had to use big washers in the back since there's not many horizontal bars. But it seems sturdy!

 

[cintistatern2005]

I just put a piece of pvc pipe under it.