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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / February 2004Making an enclosure
Okay, I am going to start working on this pretty soon. I wondered if anyone had any ideas. We're going to make Tucker an enclosure and here is what we're thinking. some kind of wire mesh, the bottom buried underground and then fastened on both side of the *cage* with 2x4s. He will have a *ladder* leading from the back porch, where he loves to sit in the window. The enclosure will be mostly beneath the porch, with a smaller area off of that so he can have direct sunshine, etc. He can dig and run and play with spiders (he loves spiders.. YUCK) and climb (on the truss type structure beneath the deck itself) and we were thinking of a few more boards for him to go racing around and on and up and over. I was thinking of attaching carpeting to the wall of the actual house (outside wall, of course) so he could scratch out there too. We wouldn't necessarily have any toys out there, with the except of perhaps a ball or catnip toy. I think hanging something from the bottom of the deck might be dangerous, kind of a hanging threat. But he'd be thrilled just to be *outside* and able to eat fresh grass out there and chase spiders and watch birds. Okay, if anyone has any information on the good, the bad, the ugly of this idea, would you mind sharing? I know there are undoubtedly things I've not thought of. Tucker thanks all the kitties lovers for you attention :)) Hailey >Okay, I am going to start working on this pretty soon. I wondered if anyone >had any ideas. [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > >Hailey Tucker will love his "room". I just wanted to throw in that when we built an enclosure, we used the screen that was marketed as "pet screen". After over two years, it has held up very well, has not torn or showed much wear. We also used that wire fencing stuff (hog wire?). Anyway, it's small rectangles. It worked well too, except birds can get in through the holes. (But is that a *bad* thing??). Good luck! http://members.aol.com/sriddles/room1.jpg http://members.aol.com/sriddles/room2.jpg Sherry <snipped> >I just wanted to throw in that when we built an > enclosure, we used the screen that was marketed as "pet screen". After over two > years, it has held up very well, has not torn or showed much wear. The next time my porch needs to be rescreened, I'm considering using 'pet' screen. Aesthetically (this is a side porch, which can be seen from the front of the house), is 'pet' screening as non-noticeable as regular fiberglass or (black) metal screening? Or is it a little "more there", or considerably more noticeable? I saw it, on the roll, at the DIY store (looked very thick/dark) a couple of years ago, *but* it was difficult to tell how it would look when stretched out, in a single layer. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon >The next time my porch needs to be rescreened, I'm considering using 'pet' >screen. Aesthetically (this is a side porch, which can be seen from the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Cathy It's definitely thicker and looks "blacker" than the regular screen. It's still fairly attractive though. But (IMO) it's got a much heavier look than the regular screen. Sherry > >The next time my porch needs to be rescreened, I'm considering using 'pet' > >screen. Aesthetically (this is a side porch, which can be seen from the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > fairly attractive though. But (IMO) it's got a much heavier look than the > regular screen. Thanks for the input. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon > Sherry << http://members.aol.com/sriddles/room1.jpg http://members.aol.com/sriddles/room2.jpg Sherry >> Wow, that is an awesome room, Sherry. I guess I never saw those pics before. I'd love to have that. We're not handy enuf. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) >Wow, that is an awesome room, Sherry. I guess I never saw those pics before. > >I'd love to have that. We're not handy enuf. > >Candace Pfft. We're not so handy, either. It was already an existing patio cover, all we did was screen it in and extend it a little. It was for my daughter, who lives in the city. Her cats go out there, even when the weather isn't so good, every day. Sherry > Okay, if anyone has any information on the good, the bad, the ugly of > this idea, would you mind sharing? I know there are undoubtedly things > I've not thought of. I built one last year under my deck in the backyard. The deck is 8' off the ground so there is plenty of headroom and room for building some perches when I get around to that. The problem I see now is that this year is the year I need to clean and seal the deck so that means all those toxic chemicals are going to run down into their space. I'm not sure how I'm going to handle that. I know I can put dropcloths on the ground underneath but some is still bound to seep into the ground. Thanks everyone. Our deck is about 5 feet from the ground, so Tucker will have lots of room to play. I never heard of the pet screening, will check that out. I love the pics, Sherry! wow. Ours will not be nearly so large and elaborate, but at least Tuck will get to go outside and play :) Thanks for the pics :) Hailey Is this enclosure free standing with a roof or is it connected to a cat door somehow? I know here at my apartment I am going to be using some mesh wiring to enclose the patio a bit more so when the weather is nice the cats can go outside on the patio and I'll have peace of mind knowing they won't escape.  SignaturePanther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com > Okay, I am going to start working on this pretty soon. I wondered if anyone > had any ideas. [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Hailey This was my Original Post: Okay, I am going to start working on this pretty soon. I wondered if anyone had any ideas. We're going to make Tucker an enclosure and here is what we're thinking. some kind of wire mesh, the bottom buried underground and then fastened on both side of the *cage* with 2x4s. He will have a *ladder* leading from the back porch, where he loves to sit in the window. The enclosure will be mostly beneath the porch, with a smaller area off of that so he can have direct sunshine, etc. He can dig and run and play with spiders (he loves spiders.. YUCK) and climb (on the truss type structure beneath the deck itself) and we were thinking of a few more boards for him to go racing around and on and up and over. I was thinking of attaching carpeting to the wall of the actual house (outside wall, of course) so he could scratch out there too. We wouldn't necessarily have any toys out there, with the except of perhaps a ball or catnip toy. I think hanging something from the bottom of the deck might be dangerous, kind of a hanging threat. But he'd be thrilled just to be *outside* and able to eat fresh grass out there and chase spiders and watch birds. Okay, if anyone has any information on the good, the bad, the ugly of this idea, would you mind sharing? I know there are undoubtedly things I've not thought of. > Is this enclosure free standing with a roof or is it connected to a cat door > somehow? I know here at my apartment I am going to be using some mesh wiring [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] > > > > Hailey > Okay, I am going to start working on this pretty soon. I wondered if anyone > had any ideas. [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Hailey If you want, I can send you pictures of mine and you can either get some ideas from that, or know what you *don't* want to do... :) Karen > If you want, I can send you pictures of mine and you can either get some > ideas from that, or know what you *don't* want to do... :) > > Karen That would be excellent, Karen! Thanks Hailey
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