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RE: Outdoor caging

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Posted by: emysbreeder at Wed Jul 21 09:53:55 2010  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by emysbreeder ]  
   

It will change quite a lot. You might want to NOT handle it when it is real hot,they will be rather hyper then. If you use wire you can count on toe injuries at some point. Also from the human viewing stand point if you paint the wire black it becomes almost invisable. Make sure it has a hide box on the ground with some straw or something soft as it will bult when scared (dogs scare the hell out of them) and will crash into the wire and do big damage. For this reason it is good for the bottom sides be NOT wire for about a foot or so from the floor. In the beginning put in several hide boxes. Put them in every corner. Make sure the floor is solid or they will dig out. Tack the wire down really tight every couuple inches. If there is a week spot they will find it. Make sure the door is not near where they like to bask. Check out what time the sun hits the cage in advance of construction. You will love your outside enclosure and the way you can make it look natural. They love Sun and rain. Vic Morgan


   

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