So you have a happy little terrarium-dwelling pet: a rabbit named Bugs, a gecko named for a car insurance company, a tarantula named Gladys, that sort of thing. And though you love them dearly, your new pet is less than impressed with it's surroundings. Add some fun to your pet's home life with a hideout for their habitat.
A Secret Hideout
While smaller pets are notoriously shortbound pets to burn off energy and stress. And if you don't think your little pet is stressed, you haven't seen their eyes when the door slams. Hideouts are also fun for your pet, giving them something to climb, crawl behind or generally chew on. Think wood tunnels, artificial rock formations and caves, domes and simple boxes with holes. You can also use hideouts to alter the temperature of your pet's habitat; moss can be added to wooden hideouts, giving your cold blooded pets a more humid place to sleep.
Safety First
A good pet hideout should be made of natural or at least petblooded pets like mice, guinea pigs and ferrets are more likely to chew on their hideouts, so their hideouts and general habitat materials should be safe for ingestion. An easy to clean hideout is ideal; your pet may not mind the smell, but you probably will. They should also be easy to remove; a sick pet will hide, and you need to be able to check if your pet is ill or just having a nap in the tunnel.
