catherine09
Mama Doe
And I feel so much better now the decision has been made.
I am a terrible worrier and despite having a lovely kennel with 16g mesh I constantly worry that it's weak enough for a fox to get into, that it will be able to rip off the mesh etc etc. My anxiety over it has got so bad lately that I've been waking up multiple times a night hearing noises and panicking a fox is breaking in.
The wood parts are starting to show their age also, and althoughOH has put some extra screws in it's made my anxiety worse.
So I've decided to replace the run part of my kennel with galvanised panels, like you get in parrot aviaries. I'm hoping it will massively reduce my anxiety as they are very very strong and cannot be weakened by the weather, age etc. Then around the bottom I will put Perspex about 1ft high just to make sure nothing can get its paw through (although I am getting 1" by 1/2" wire so I don't think they could anyway. Ive only ever seen a fox around here once over 3 years ago but still paranoid.
It's expensive but I really think it will be so much safer for them. Plus it will let a lot more light in as the current one is boarded up with wood 1ft high. Plus as they are really long lasting they should last 20 years plus and are modular so hopefully save money in the long run.
http://https://www.weld-mesh.com/animal-cages/aviary?view=products
I am a terrible worrier and despite having a lovely kennel with 16g mesh I constantly worry that it's weak enough for a fox to get into, that it will be able to rip off the mesh etc etc. My anxiety over it has got so bad lately that I've been waking up multiple times a night hearing noises and panicking a fox is breaking in.
The wood parts are starting to show their age also, and althoughOH has put some extra screws in it's made my anxiety worse.
So I've decided to replace the run part of my kennel with galvanised panels, like you get in parrot aviaries. I'm hoping it will massively reduce my anxiety as they are very very strong and cannot be weakened by the weather, age etc. Then around the bottom I will put Perspex about 1ft high just to make sure nothing can get its paw through (although I am getting 1" by 1/2" wire so I don't think they could anyway. Ive only ever seen a fox around here once over 3 years ago but still paranoid.
It's expensive but I really think it will be so much safer for them. Plus it will let a lot more light in as the current one is boarded up with wood 1ft high. Plus as they are really long lasting they should last 20 years plus and are modular so hopefully save money in the long run.
http://https://www.weld-mesh.com/animal-cages/aviary?view=products