home made cages

[lv4dogs]

Wolfsoul, do you find that it is smelly? Or starting to get smelly now that the sealer is wearing off?

You keep rats in yours right?

How do they get to each level? Or are they all seperate levels?

[PJ's Mom]

Oh, it's for rats, not bunnies.

[wolfsoul]

Yup, they are rats lol.

I don't find that the cage is any more smelly. I keep it very clean though -- I just love having a cage that is so easy to clean. I open the door, vaccuum up any poop, bedding, or leftover food, I spray, wipe, and it's done!

There is a hole in each shelf, so they can go up and down. However, they are silly, and don't use the holes very often to go up (they use them going down though). They would rather climb up the wire and squeeze themself in between the wire and the shelf. My last rats just used the holes though. They pretty much ignore the climbing things I hang under the holes and jump.

[PJ's Mom]

Originally posted by wolfsoul
Yup, they are rats lol.

Well I feel silly.

[ashleycat]

mine i used these things from target, 12$ a box, i used 3 boxes. and then bought carpet or kitchen flooring for CHEAP, all together mine cost 80$

[cali]

Karis cage cost $80 total, the wood, the mesh, the stain, the matting, the coroplast and nails.



it is in a closet space and is 6 feet long by 2 feet wide and the gate is 3 feet I think? I dont remeber lol and its 3 feet high Kari is lazy and not one to jump it, she CAN, she has done it 3 times total but I can place in her in 1 gride high pen and she wont jump it, if she wants out she will try to open it by shifting it around then will walk out lol

[wolfsoul]

My mom just told me my cage didn't cost almost $200 lol.

The wood was around $60, the building supplies around $30, and the wire and paint sealer were $50. So that's about $140 Can.

[Suki Wingy]

I use a really big wire dog crate that I got almost new from my Grandma, she kept her cat there when he was sick. ( I really don't know why she kept him in there )