<p>Two things to consider: </p>

<ol>
<li><p>Wood may soak up water and then swell, and glass terrariums/aquariums are not infinitely sturdy, so try not to have a straight piece of wood reaching from one pane to the opposite pane (your layout looks fine itr). </p></li>
<li><p>I you have an L-shaped glueing area (i.e. a platform plus a ramp, fitted together as one unit (the L being along-and-up) or a platform in a corner (the L being along-both-panes)) any silicone should be able to carry your platform and your hamster. So you could have the two edge platforms and then an assembly of the middle platform well-attached to the two ramps. No pillars needed.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Silicone can be removed from flat and non-iced glass perfectly with a razorblade.</p>

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2018-06-06T09:10:39.383Z
2018-06-06T09:10:39.383Z
bukwyrm
<p>I want to make a floor/plateau in a glass terrarium. </p>

<p>A dwarf hamster will use it, so they're not very heavy, but I'd like to be able to place some things like a small food dish, maybe some decoration etc on the plateau.</p>

<p>My initial idea was to use aquarium sealant to secure the plateau. I would then use a max of 1-2 pillars per plateau. I would prefer to have 3 plateaus at 3 different levels, connected with stairs/bridges. <strong>Will a minimal amount of pillars and the aquarium sealant be enough to hold it up securely?</strong></p>

<p><strong>Can sealant like silicone/aquarium be removed without leaving too many traces on the glass?</strong> A few scratches I can deal with.</p>

<p>The layout will be somewhat like this:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/A1Lfa.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/A1Lfa.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>Excuse my great drawing skills, I hope this explains what I need.</p>

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2018-06-06T13:51:12.573Z
A word of warning... Hamsters love to gnaw on wood, so don't expect your structures to last forever and be very careful not to use poisonous or pressure-treated wood.
Henry Taylor
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2018-06-07T07:23:16.340Z
@HenryTaylor thanks! Luckily my current hamster is not interested in chewing on wood, he's left all his wood structures alone so far.
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Attaching wood to glass?
Summer
# Attaching wood to glass?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-06-06)

I want to make a floor/plateau in a glass terrarium.

A dwarf hamster will use it, so they're not very heavy, but I'd like to be able to place some things like a small food dish, maybe some decoration etc on the plateau.

My initial idea was to use aquarium sealant to secure the plateau. I would then use a max of 1-2 pillars per plateau. I would prefer to have 3 plateaus at 3 different levels, connected with stairs/bridges. **Will a minimal amount of pillars and the aquarium sealant be enough to hold it up securely?**

**Can sealant like silicone/aquarium be removed without leaving too many traces on the glass?** A few scratches I can deal with.

The layout will be somewhat like this:

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/A1Lfa.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/A1Lfa.png)

Excuse my great drawing skills, I hope this explains what I need.

**Tags:** adhesives, glass, wood

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: A word of warning... Hamsters love to gnaw on wood, so don't expect your structures to last forever and be very careful not to use poisonous or pressure-treated wood.  
> **username_0**: @HenryTaylor thanks! Luckily my current hamster is not interested in chewing on wood, he's left all his wood structures alone so far.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-06-06. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Two things to consider:

1. Wood may soak up water and then swell, and glass terrariums/aquariums are not infinitely sturdy, so try not to have a straight piece of wood reaching from one pane to the opposite pane (your layout looks fine itr).
2. I you have an L-shaped glueing area (i.e. a platform plus a ramp, fitted together as one unit (the L being along-and-up) or a platform in a corner (the L being along-both-panes)) any silicone should be able to carry your platform and your hamster. So you could have the two edge platforms and then an assembly of the middle platform well-attached to the two ramps. No pillars needed.

Silicone can be removed from flat and non-iced glass perfectly with a razorblade.


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