>What I'd like to do is unhook the cage from the bottom - give the bottom a
>good scrubbing in the bathtub and then reattach the cage.  If I do this
>will it flatten out?  Will I have to spend hours getting all the "resting
>benches" back in place?  Has anyone done this before?
 
Cynthia:
 
I have modified a Midwest Cage, too.  Mine was second hand and no longer had
any clips on the bottom.  I just lift the whole wire part off the base to
clean it.  A suggestion, though -- I clip a sheet across the bottom, sort of
curving it up a bit at the edges, to catch debris.  It's *so* much easier to
clean ... you just unclip, carefully fold it up and shake it out into the
garbage can.  I only need to lift the wire off for a thorough cleaning every
other month now.
 
--Barb--
[Posted in FML issue 2342]