My husband finished our PVC/mesh cage! It's 6' tall, 5' wide on both the back sides, about 2'-4' deep depending on where you are in the cage, and complicated measurements everywhere else. All I know is it's giant and they LOVE it!

Their old cage next to the new one (the old cage is only so mess and sad looking because I was in the process of cleaning it)


Jack supervising the building. He wants that zip tie a little to the left.


Cage set for the big cage! I felt like I made so much, but in the cage it's still empty feeling. Oh well, more room to glide, right?


My husband constructed a labyrinth of plastic chain and some straws to pull out of it! They love their trampoline, though unsure of the swinging at first.


Mom went to so much trouble to make us stuff but we'll just sit on the PVC bars instead. Typical.


Maybe we'll sit in the hammock if there are pumpkin seeds there...


The smaller Christmas set I made for their old cage. The female we're getting in a few days will use this in quarantine.


So nice to have it all done with!

Wow! That cage is huge!!! Looks awesome!!! Do the doors open completely for easier cleaning?I really like it!! Nice Job! Now can you come over and make me one please :) I will be making another cage here in a little bit...

Really nice!

Oh, heavens, no. I've had nightmares about zip ties. It was pretty easy to do, though. Make one even better!

Yeah, the front door swings wide open so I can reach everywhere in the cage. We are also going to install two smaller windows on both front sides. Would have done it already, but ran out of PVC pipe and then the vehicle we can fit more pipe into broke down... sad face. Having just one big door is forseeable as a pain though. We'll definitely be adding windows!

nice job on the cage!!

Great job!!

OMG! I want one for my Suggie room!!!!! Soooooo jealous!

Very nice job!

If you can get a legit break down of dimensions and how to build it, that would be awesome! Could be a good project for the boy and I!

Great job!!! My gliders are jealous. :D

Wow thats amazing ... puts Chloe's posh glider mansion to shame ha ha! I want one!

what are you using on the bottom? for droppings? I have considered building one, but haven't figured out a way to keep it as easy to clean as our other cage.

This cage IS excellent! Though I have one concern, can you remove it from the room to hose it down and clean it? (which is my preferred way) I really like the corner idea, but would be too difficult for me to get out the door or down the hall. I do love the door design and will probably be stealing it!! lol But all in all, I'd say THIS CAGE IS VERY SUPERB!

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If you'd like a simple huge cage design, look at my journal!
I'm not certain, but I think they got this idea from Catman or Me! (which is where I got it from)

Love it!!!

Wow! Super job! (This is me, whistling at ya!) Woohoo!!!

very very nice i bet that is going to be a pain though to clean all the pee off :)

This is the link for it :) Sorry, still don't know how to make it clickable! But I will be making one for my babies in the next couple of months! Error, missing URL. e

http://www.sugarglider.com/gliderpedia/index.asp?Projects here are some more how-to's for pvc cages. i like AUtigers350z/Eric's how-to on it. it really came in handy when i built mine.

LOVE IT!!!!!

That is gigantic!

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When we move to our new apartment we will be using what is basically white board material cut to the right size. But for now, the simplest thing to do is buy a $2 6'x6' shower curtain and put beneath it.

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<br />This cage IS excellent! Though I have one concern, can you remove it from the room to hose it down and clean it? (which is my preferred way) I really like the corner idea, but would be too difficult for me to get out the door or down the hall. I do love the door design and will probably be stealing it!! lol But all in all, I'd say THIS CAGE IS VERY SUPERB!
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Oh yes, I made that one strict stipulation that I can get it out easy enough to give a good hose down at least once a month. It's very light, but does require me and my husband to move it. It also is designed so that it comes apart in three sections by just cutting the zip ties on a few mesh pieces so that it's easier to move.

And yes, Althalus, we definitely looked at your journal and stole ideas

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Hope this helps. These were the dimensions we used. It is also 6' tall, with an additional 5" between the floor of the cage and our floor to make it easier to move paper in and out from beneath it.

I would recommend looking at Althalus' journal on how he built his. Catman also has a description. It's really very simple to do, and cost all in all less than $300. If you can saw through PVC pipe and tie zip ties, you can build this cage.

Oh, and FYI, you can see it in one of the pictures, but we used plastic shower curtain hooks from Walmart as door hooks. They snap perfectly around two PVC pipes!

LOVE IT!

<b>GREAT TIP!</b>

We were concerned about a small hole at the corner where the door meets the frame, they could possibly wiggle out. So, my genius of a husband made a bumper he attached to the top frame of mesh just folded over. This way when we close the door there's a mesh bumper they can't get out of! Here's a pic to explain better...

SO JEALOUS!!

how hard is this to clean?

I love it! It is huge!
I'd hate to clean it though.

These cages are as easy to clean as any other. Hose and dawn with an auto brush. EASY. And very very very light weight.