>Steph wrote:
>I was just wondering what everyone uses to block the doors of the rooms
>that the ferrets are in.
 
I use a piece of 1/8" plywood 2' high and cut to the same width as the door
frame.  1/4" x 1" strips of wood are tacked to the door frame forming a
slide that the plywood can be dropped into.  Strips of wood are also glued
and nailed to the top and bottom of the ply to stiffen it.  I can step over
the ply without too much bother and out of 50 ferrets only one has been able
to scramble over the barrier.  A carpet tube cut lengthways and placed over
the top of the barrier should stop any escapes.  You could even use perspex
instead of the ply.
 
Sheila
 
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[Posted in FML issue 2175]