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cage or no cage?

at the moment Bracken & Frida have a large pen each in the kitchen

we move in Jan and they will be sharing a room which i will divide down the middle

when divided they will get 8'x5' each.

frida has a small cage for her litter tray and to snooze - the door has been removed and she has permanent access to the pen.

bracken lives under the kitchen table (dont ask :oops: ) - with a pen attached to front (basically i just fenced off the back and sides leaving front open)

i think she enjoys having some cover so im unsure what to do when we move. i was thinking of getting her a large dog cage (for litter tray and snoozing) and removing the door so she has permanent access to her side of the room. i will put a shelf in the cage too.

now....is this a good idea? or would it be better just to leave her without a cage so the space is continuous?

and if i do get a cage, what size?
 
Will they have 24 hour free range of this 8 x 5 foot area? If they do then a cage size is irrelevent as a hide is really all they need. Could you bond the two together, that way they could have a lovely area to live in?
 
Hi Sarah
Audrey and Rowan (rexes) only have a 36inch dog crate- its small, but they are never shut in it. Its a good size just to put their food, bed and litter tray in :)

(When Im out they have an area roped off with the argos grids.)
 
no way they will ever bond sadly!

i was thinking of a cage so i could use it to form part of the barrier - so im not sure of a cat carrier

but i have decided to get a cage the size of frida's which is only two and a half foot long (dont worry she isnt locked in it - only has a litter tray and bit of vet bed in it)

the cage for bracken would only be for a litter tray and a bit of vet bed too,

anyway, if i get a cage the size of frida's and the same height, then i can use the 2 together to put all their food etc on
 
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