Post by msav on Mar 7, 2014 14:05:30 GMT -5
I have been meaning to do a post with pictures to show what I have done with my ferret proofing and what furniture I selected to be ferret friendly.
Sliding closet doors
here is what I did. Using strong cabinet magnets I put the strikers (metal plates) on the inside corners of the left door. I then put the Magnets on the inside right door. The result when you close the doors is the magnet sticks to the striker and makes the door harder to pull open. A human can open it but a ferret cannot. The squares in the photo represent the striker, the circles represent the magnets.
I used the same magnets and strikers for what they were intended for for my cabinets in the kitchen.
I also used them for my drawers under my captains bed.
On the subject of keeping ferrets separated or keeping them out of certain rooms. I used the marshall's playpen panels to make gates to separate the rooms. I used dics magnets epoxied to the marshall's playpen panels and then used magnetic discs with a hole in the center for the walls. the magnets are rated at 15 lbs each so together they should be about 30 lbs to pull them apart.
At the top of my stairs there was a rod iron rail this works good to keep people from falling, however not so good for ferrets. I used a closet organizer shelf and zip tied it to the rod iron.
I would love to see what others have done to protect their fuzzies. remember pictures are worth 100 words so if you don't want to type so much post a pic.
Sliding closet doors
here is what I did. Using strong cabinet magnets I put the strikers (metal plates) on the inside corners of the left door. I then put the Magnets on the inside right door. The result when you close the doors is the magnet sticks to the striker and makes the door harder to pull open. A human can open it but a ferret cannot. The squares in the photo represent the striker, the circles represent the magnets.
I used the same magnets and strikers for what they were intended for for my cabinets in the kitchen.
I also used them for my drawers under my captains bed.
On the subject of keeping ferrets separated or keeping them out of certain rooms. I used the marshall's playpen panels to make gates to separate the rooms. I used dics magnets epoxied to the marshall's playpen panels and then used magnetic discs with a hole in the center for the walls. the magnets are rated at 15 lbs each so together they should be about 30 lbs to pull them apart.
At the top of my stairs there was a rod iron rail this works good to keep people from falling, however not so good for ferrets. I used a closet organizer shelf and zip tied it to the rod iron.
I would love to see what others have done to protect their fuzzies. remember pictures are worth 100 words so if you don't want to type so much post a pic.
Wow, I'm impressed. That is genius. Our solution to keep Roamy away from (first)Mika and then Wynstan, during our introduction phases was awfully simple. It worked fine thought, and we have just this week, rehung the mirrors.
