Cages?

[AnimalFarm2006]

Hello all

I was wondering what type of home-made cages would be good. Wooden ones, Metal, plastic etc. Also, Do ferrets chew wooden cages?

My fathers being a pain by saying "I'm not doing my homework on the cage part" When i tell him that we should build a wooden cage.

[suds]

I never read or seen where ferts chew on wood in general , there always exceptions . , metal is probly the best option . last longer easer to hose down and keep clean, wood works wel as long as you seal it and sand down any rough edges.
in the show us your cage thread there are few very nice home made cages there you can look at for ideals

It realy depend whats best for you and your situation and space.

goodluck !

[tako]

if you're looking to do a home made cage I suggest at least checking out cavycages.com after looking around for a while at the construction methods, checking out the photo gallery that is specifically for animals other than guinea pigs, and doing some research on the forum. I'm fairly certain that is how I will be constructing my first cage when I do. If you end up liking this construction idea (don't feel pressured obviously, it's just a suggestion, lol) and need links to any pictures specifically, like good ways to support shelves, ramps, how to better secure the corners, etc, I have them all stored/bookmarked so feel free to PM me

[velvetfuzzbutt]

Mine are wooden frames with hardware coth and the other has PVC coated chicken wire staple gunned inside. As long as you seal the wooden frame and the floors (mine are made from plywood covered in linoleum) smell isn't an issue. I've always had this type of cage and none have chewed. Chewing wood is a rodent trait, ferrets eat rodents.

[Forum Administrator]

Sept 30, 2008 19:40:34 GMT -5 @velvetfuzzbutt said:

ferrets eat rodents.

Yes they do, indeed!

[AnimalFarm2006]

Sept 30, 2008 7:40:07 GMT -5 tako said:

if you're looking to do a home made cage I suggest at least checking out cavycages.com after looking around for a while at the construction methods, checking out the photo gallery that is specifically for animals other than guinea pigs, and doing some research on the forum. I'm fairly certain that is how I will be constructing my first cage when I do. If you end up liking this construction idea (don't feel pressured obviously, it's just a suggestion, lol) and need links to any pictures specifically, like good ways to support shelves, ramps, how to better secure the corners, etc, I have them all stored/bookmarked so feel free to PM me

I acualy have the cages called C&C's for my guinea pigs, and i'm using some mesh cubes for the cage right now. I have to warn you that the regular cubes a small ferret can get through, but my big boy can't.

[tako]

Oct 6, 2008 12:24:33 GMT -5 AnimalFarm2006 said:

I acualy have the cages called C&C's for my guinea pigs, and i'm using some mesh cubes for the cage right now. I have to warn you that the regular cubes a small ferret can get through, but my big boy can't.

Yeah the mesh cubes are a solution to that problem or it's pretty common to use the cubes as a frame work and half inch or smaller grid hardware cloth to keep smaller woozles from sneaking out, much like you'd baby piggy-proof a C&C cage. Either that or cubes can be staggered/overlapped to create a 1/2" grid pattern in the construction process. A lot of people making cages for ferrets out of cubes end up doing it entirely with zip ties too and leave out the plastic connectors entirely to avoid weak corners and extra gaps. 1" square dowling (sometimes needs sanded down by millimeters to fit in the grids well) is a common way to support shelves. Also, solid cubing for the bottom with linoleum floors is pretty common of ferret cages built with the cubes, and the coroplast/corflute isn't used.