Personally, I think the trick to converting furniture into a cage is keeping modifications of the main carcass to a minimum so that you don't loose the "furniture" effect.



Each piece of furniture will present it's own set of circumstances/modifications that will vary from one piece to the next. You most likely wouldn't mount heat/light in a display case the same as you would in a chest of drawers, etc...



It takes some creativity to meet cage building basics for furniture without changing the appearance too much. When I say "cage building basics" I mean: Heat retention, waterproofing, thermal gradient, ventilation, humidity control, and maybe a few others that I can't think of at the moment.



I've only seen a few pieces of furniture converted into decent looking cages. There are so many factors that most people don't fool with it. You have to find a piece of furniture that will somewhat match what you already have in the room, then there's the size factor (whether or not is big enough for the intended species), and on and on. But it can be done.



I hope I understood your question right and helped you in some way or another. If I'm way off base, just realize that it's me, HH. Hahaha!!!



Later!

HH
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Due to political correctness run amuck,

this ol' hillbilly is now referred to as an:

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