>From:    Debbi Searing <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: ferret cage on wheels
>Anyone have any brilliant or even not-so-brilliant ideas on how I can get
>wheels or casters on my 4'x4'x2' cage to make it more mobile?  The bottom
>is all wire, so I can't easily attach casters to it.  I need to be able to
>move it around easily (and clean up under it easily too--hmm, wonder why!)
 
A piece of 3/8 or 1/2 inch plywood across the bottom attached to the
outside will do the trick.  My cage is about the same size, I made a frame
of 1 x 4 wood, attached casters (home depot) to that frame.  Works fine.
On the inside, have a galvanized metal pan from a rabbit cage.  THe poop
box is down there.  Also, I had Plexiglas strips cut (home depot) from thin
sheets, 3 inches wide.  These were put along the bottom edge of the floors
to keep toys and other spillage inside the cage.  They are held in place by
drilling a small hole on either side of one of the cage wires, and then
fish a wire tie to hold it.  A hole on a diagonal on either side of an 'x'
of cage wire joints will hold the strip from moving in any direction.
 
Gordon, Byte-me and Nibble-ed.
[Posted in FML issue 3075]