NIC Plan

[Imbrium]

question... what are people using to secure doors/lids on their NIC cages and where do you buy whatever it is? the zip-ties leave enough wiggle room to work as a "hinge" on one side of the panels that open, but I'm not sure what the best way is to secure the other three sides.

also, does anyone know what # plastic zip-ties are made of? my city's recycling program takes plastics #1-7, I assume that covers used zip-ties, right? (I checked the packaging they came in and it doesn't say >< )

 

[ldoerr]

To secure the doors I use dog leash clips (do not know what they are called sorry). On the sides that ancor the panels to the rest of the cage I use zip ties. I think that for my doors I only zip tie one side. Then I use 1-2 clips total to secure the door. Works well.

 

[Imbrium]

happen to remember where you bought 'em?

 

[ldoerr]

I bought some from Home Depot and just yesterday I bought the exact same thing from Walmart. Here is a picture of what they look like. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009TMUN2/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

 

[Imbrium]

perfect, thanks! I couldn't quite picture what you were talking about, lol - been a LONG time since I had a dog and my brain arbitrarily decided to draw a blank. I'm gonna need another 1-2 pieces of coroplast anyway, so I'll grab some of those when I go back to home depot - I'm sure if I ask for "the kind of hooks that clip onto things" someone'll know WTF I'm talking about : P

 

[beccajean220]

I just finished building my NIC condo ans I used 1/4in plywood for the shelves and then I covered the plywood with fleece. It seems to work well. And I got a black commercial mat for the bottom of the cage. So hopefully it will be easy to clean. Im just gonna use my vacuum's wand attachment to clean it.