Everyone can make a cage for a pet with own hands. Production of such cage will cost much cheaper than purchase in shop, besides, it can be made such sizes and a configuration as it will want to you.
If you asked a question how to make a cage with own hands, then for a start it is necessary to decide on its sizes which depend on an animal who will contain there. For each look there are norms, but in general, one may say, that the more a cage, the better.
In this article we will describe a way of production of a cage from a welded galvanized grid and the trade aluminum shape. The grid is on sale in hardware stores and in the markets. The trade profile is called so because it is used for production of trade and exhibition show-windows. To get it and also all necessary accessories, it is possible in the shops selling furniture accessories. The configuration of a cage can be the most various and depends only on your imagination. Of course, it is easier to make a cage with own hands without use of a profile, but with it it looks more esthetically, besides, the profile gives to a design additional durability.
For small animals, such as rats, hamsters, guinea pigs, the grid with a size of cell of 10х20 mm will approach. For larger it is possible to take 20х20 mm. Production of a cage begins with cutting by the sizes of a profile and grid. Then it is necessary to collect a framework from a profile by means of special locks. In a framework the bottom which is the best of all for making of plexiglas or plywood is established. After that it is possible to establish a grid in a framework. It is just inserted into the grooves which are available in a profile. Then doors and a roof are put. At production of a cage the ensuring convenient access to its internal space therefore it is necessary to provide big doors is very important. It is the best of all to make them of glass as they are done on show-windows. For this purpose it is necessary to buy the lock and loops in advance. Glass can be got and cut under the size in a glass workshop. After the cage is collected, it is possible to begin filling of its internal space. If you want to make a cage convenient for an animal, then it is the best of all to do regiments of plywood, but not of a steel grid. Plywood with ease fastens on walls by means of self-tapping screws. In order that from a cage the garbage and filler did not fly, its lower part can be fitted a woven grid with cells of 0.5х0.5 mm. In how to make a cage with own hands, there are many nuances which define its convenience to the pet. For example, distance between regiments, material of a bottom and shelves, placement of accessories. It is necessary to approach all these questions with special care. First of all it is necessary that the cage was safe for an animal.