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Post by Sherry on Feb 24, 2012 19:37:56 GMT -5
It's not that the 182 is "crappy". It's that it's not as sturdy as one held together by bolts and screws It has a "peg and socket" connection, where one level slips into the other.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2012 20:52:43 GMT -5
Yeah I'm going to miss Rolo's Ferret Nation.... when he comes to live in Ontario with me again in May, he's going to be in a C&C cage. He won't care because it is big enough for him to be comfy in, but I care because I have to clean it, and after a FN all other cages are such a pain!
I built the C&C cage doors as big as possible for it to still be sturdy though, which it has to be, since I'm sure the cats are going to end up sleeping on it. I'm thinking I'll sew a really fat long cushion to put on top for them, and it will double as a cage cover so Rolo can have a dark place to sleep when he needs it.
Will make a thread & post pics when it happens.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2012 20:57:19 GMT -5
C&C cages aren't safe they can get stuck Sent from my SCH-M828C using ProBoards
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Post by Sherry on Mar 24, 2012 23:54:48 GMT -5
Not familiar with them. What makes you say they can get stuck?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2012 0:42:54 GMT -5
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Post by Sherry on Mar 25, 2012 9:23:02 GMT -5
Wow! And link didn't work- just took me to google search
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2012 9:42:02 GMT -5
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Post by kpaz on Mar 25, 2012 10:03:04 GMT -5
About the ramps...one of my covers slipped only a half inch down one of them and Pippin broke his foot within the first two weeks of getting him. Large men's tube socks work if you don't have covers. It's a really tight fit, but you can get them on and pull the socks over the top and poke the hooks through so they can't slip down.
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Post by Sherry on Mar 25, 2012 10:03:46 GMT -5
While not a great cage- that one doesn't look too bad. Just googled C & C cages ;D I'm guessing as long as they have the floors covered up the walls a bit, I don't see a problem with them? How did that ferret get stuck in that Jessica?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2012 12:26:03 GMT -5
The C & C cages use the same wire grid panels as used for some home organizing cubes. The grid openings are large enough for most regular and small ferrets to get through and probably just large enough for some bigger ferrets to attempt.
I'd hesitate to utilize the cloroplast they suggest because a ferret could easily chew the thin corrugated plastic.
Looks like a perfect set up for a rabbit though.
Cheers, Kim
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2012 15:25:09 GMT -5
The ferret I'm talking about got her head stuck. Others have broken their necks getting stuck.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2012 15:34:27 GMT -5
I got my FN142 for $90 off of CraigsList a little over two years ago. It was kept outside (an iguana lived in it), so I had to get new pans for it, which costed $50. I had extra coroplast (basically plastic cardboard) and fitted that into the shelves. (They're starting to get wonky though, so I might buy new shelves eventually, too). After taking it down/setting it back up so many times, the screws became too worn to use them anymore, so I had to get some more for about $10.
Total, I spent roughly $150 on the cage. After over two years, it's still going strong! Love my FN.
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Post by Sherry on Mar 25, 2012 16:16:17 GMT -5
The ferret I'm talking about got her head stuck. Others have broken their necks getting stuck. Sent from my SCH-M828C using ProBoards Oh, my! Didn't realize the holes were THAT large!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2012 17:56:48 GMT -5
I think it all depends. Some have 9 holes and others have 14? My numbers might be off. I know this was in issue for people on the hedgehog forum so that their hedgehogs couldn't escape.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2012 0:56:01 GMT -5
Didn't see the posts about the C&C cages for ferrets. I definitely wouldn't use the grids for ferrets. I made one for my rabbit once (which is what I had the extra coroplast from), but every ferret I've seen would be small enough to slip right through them. (Except for Finn, haha). Coroplast as shelving should be fine, though. Here's one of mine with the coroplast. (The brown in the corner is the sticky left behind by a velcro strip I used for a litter box once upon a time).
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