I finally got her out of the cage but now she refuses to go in her kiddie poll so she is in the corner on a bunch of news paper and a blanket, and for now thats fine with me. once the pups come out i have a heat pads and towels to keep them warm and theres enough room for her to still move around until they are all out and I can move them to the box... she is actaully now shivering, she was panting and digging a bit and she is sleeping now! So she is going in anytime, but she can also hold of for 24 hrs cant she? hopefully she just has them soon and they are all healthy and everything goes smoothly, I have everything out and the lights dim for her.