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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 21:13:07 GMT -5
hi everyone im new to this forum and wanted to show my DIY ferret cage.th ![]() e cage has 5 wide opening doors and opening top it is easy to clean and very affordable in fact just $30 I used small spaced storage cubes just $20 zip ties, cardboard, trash bag and durable water proof drawer liner from ikea. ![]() I used a box cutter and made a bottom tray shape to prevents spills on carpet. I them glued a trash bag to the bottom to make it water proof and for the up stairs I cut my incredibly thick drawer liner to fit and my custom liner to top it off ![]() so that's my cage enjoy  ![]() |
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Post by bitbyter on Aug 22, 2014 21:24:39 GMT -5
Pictures?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 21:54:41 GMT -5
Idk what happened I need help >:  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2014 21:56:04 GMT -5
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Post by bitbyter on Aug 22, 2014 23:42:26 GMT -5
What are the dimensions on the squares in those storage cubes? It looks like smaller jills might get stuck in them.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2014 0:02:30 GMT -5
The bar spacing is 1 1\4 and works for me because I have a male hob I've heard of people using wire mesh but to me the holes are fairly small
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Post by Sherry on Aug 23, 2014 9:31:37 GMT -5
That would definitely be more than large enough for a couple of my females to get through. Not stuck, but actually through.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2014 0:18:17 GMT -5
Yeah, Evanna and Eris can both fit through those types of cage holes haha, but you can get smaller spaced holes.
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Post by msav on Sept 5, 2014 0:28:14 GMT -5
I bought some of those cubes to make a barricade for my ferrets. got it all set up and my little sprite Cassia comes right to the other side and comes up to me like what ya doing. I was deflated. I forgot how small she was.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2014 9:41:17 GMT -5
Most people that use the C&C cages have to overlay two panels to make the holes smaller. Also, trashbags are not waterproof for long- if the ferrets can get at it at all, it'll be shredded in no time and they'll make a mess of that cardboard, you'll probably be replacing it regularly as it gets water and poo on it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2014 11:11:30 GMT -5
My cage holes are really small I got the smallest holes (1inch) i could find and the card board was temporary I now have chroplast- waterproof card board I could only see a kit fitting through these holes.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2015 20:16:21 GMT -5
I made a C&C cage as well (I own hedgehogs so its more of a space saver for me) I used Chloroplast (plastic cardboard used for signs, you can buy it from hardware stores) and I measured out the dimensions on there and then I purchased Silicon and used that to help seal the cracks between the sides and bottom pieces of the cage. I suggest waiting a couple of days so the silicon fully dries and looses its smell before placing your ferrets in with them. This makes it easy for when they make a mess because its pretty much a massive tray so you can remove the cubes on the outside and pull the tray out for easy cleaning and placing new liners in. I placed toys in the corners so they play with those rather then scratching at the silicon. I will be moving soon so I will be increasing the cage size but I will post pictures when I have the time!
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