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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2013 9:19:36 GMT -5
I'm having trouble imagining how to set up a remote litterbox with my FN 182. Does a hole need to be made into the cage?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2013 12:24:23 GMT -5
I don't have one so I wont be of much help, but if you look back on the post a couple ppl have either cut a hole or just removed a side panel and made one out of chicken wire and wood. That way they can put the old panel back if needed.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2013 13:55:42 GMT -5
So I installed a remote litter box a couple days ago, and let me tell you, it is amazing! awesome idea! the smell is completely gone from the room. (dance) They both use it. I didn't think Zoe was going to bc she has always fought me with previous litter boxes. I cleaned the bottom of the cage, made a mat for it (so their tiny feet wouldn't hurt from the bars), and put a bunch of blankets and other bedding down so there was nowhere for them to go. They took to the box immediately. I couldn't believe it. Now to just solve my problem OUTSIDE of the cage...
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Post by Sherry on Oct 9, 2013 1:52:05 GMT -5
So glad to hear this has worked!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2013 20:38:47 GMT -5
This is a great idea, If I can get my brother to make me a side for my FN I will defiantly be adding one soon.
I have a question, do I need to use a litter box inside the box or can I just use the whole box?
Another question, do I have to drill holes in the box/put mesh for air or would it be fine without the air flow?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2014 2:08:23 GMT -5
I think you can use the whole thing as a litter box. You don't have to put a pan in there. I didn't put holes bc they don't really hangout inside it. Plus it contains most of the smell. I would definitely make it to where the tube is easy to take off and put back on. I made the mistake of making a kind of permanent attachment and couldnt clean the tube easily...
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Post by Sherry on Jan 5, 2014 11:43:48 GMT -5
Main reason for putting a pan in is to make it easy to clean.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2014 9:39:41 GMT -5
I would be interested in making one, but definitely don't want to cut through the siding of our new ferret nation, maybe I can get my husband to work on a replacement side.
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Post by Sherry on Jan 31, 2014 22:00:51 GMT -5
Check out the original link. Someone had replaced one wall with plywood.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 9, 2014 14:00:08 GMT -5
So I had an idea for a remote litter box and remote dining den. I now have two ferret nations 182 and I want to combine them, but my husband wants them to be only slightly combined that way they can have their own space if they want it. So anyways, my idea is to plexiglass in the storage area on both cages and connect to the actual cage part with a tube. At each end will be a t combining both the cages at the top t and the feeding den and litter box on the bottom t. Was curious of opinions or suggestions. Would it be enough height to make them comfortable to use it? Would I need to drill ventilation holes?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2014 20:24:39 GMT -5
This is my next step with Rico's cage! This is so smart!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2014 17:08:17 GMT -5
Just out of curiosity... is it possible to order just an entire side panel for the 182, from Midwest... if anyone knows?
I would like to do a little something, for Serenity and Malcolm, perhaps build some sort of tunnel/running system from the 182, leading to another smaller cage. But... well, even though *I* paid for the cage, the girlfriend refuses to allow me to damage it by cutting holes in the bars, etc...
So I figure, if I can order a spare side panel, then I can use that one and then install it when everything is ready... and then we can keep the original panel for backup if ever needed.
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Post by Sherry on Feb 24, 2014 18:17:19 GMT -5
Someone on the old forum just cut a piece of plywood to replace a side panel and cut the hole in that instead. Worked quite well.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2014 18:23:21 GMT -5
Yea that could work, but how to attach it to the cage itself? The "old" forum I would presume, predates the current 182's design, by a few years?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2014 20:56:25 GMT -5
Yes in the old for they attached it with screws like the 140's use. But the newer models have none of this.
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