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Animal cages

Animal Cages Blog, your guide to choosing, designing, and maintaining safe enclosures for animals of all sizes. Whether you're a pet owner, zookeeper, or hobbyist, our blog provides insights into cage types, essential features, and materials that prioritize animal welfare. Discover tips on setup, enrichment, and proper care to create comfortable, secure spaces for your animals. Join us to explore everything you need to know about animal cages for a wide variety of species.

Parakeet avairy nicely accessorised

on Friday, 01 November 2024.

Parakeet avairy nicely accessorised

Parakeet avairy with bark base and play toys. This example is 12ft x 8ft x 8ft high.

Wildlife rescue conservation and education cages, Polecats foxes and crow rescue cages

on Friday, 25 October 2024.

Wildlife rescue conservation and education cages, Polecats foxes and crow rescue cages

Wildlife rescue coservation and education centre cages, for Ravens, foxes and Polecats.

Maine Coon cat run with access tunnel from house

on Wednesday, 23 October 2024.

Maine Coon cat run with access tunnel from house

A lovely example of a Cat run with an overhead access tunnel. The customer has beautifully accessorised their cats run with play toys and climbs.

Animal Welfare Centre Cages

on Wednesday, 23 October 2024.

Animal Welfare Centre Cages

A selection of images from an animal welfare centre project using animal panels in both 2inch x 1 inch and 1 inch x 1/2 inch mesh. The centre was divided into internal and external runs. Hatches for each cage were fabricated into the shell of the buiding to keep the animals seperate. Half solid sheet panels were used to divide areas to avoid confrontation. Some of the runs are extended using a 1.2m panel on top of a 2.4m panel to make them 3.6m high.

Heron rescue and recovery cages at welfare center. 8ft high with safety porch.

on Friday, 25 October 2024.

Heron rescue and recovery cages at welfare center. 8ft high with safety porch.

Heron rescue and recovery cages at welfare center. 8ft high with safety porch.

Rescue pen for Badgers

on Tuesday, 22 October 2024.

Rescue pen for Badgers

A rescue pen for badgers at a wildlife centre 20ft x 12ft. This run includes 2 roof supports. It sits on a weld mesh sheet base to avoid digging and escape.

Lynx enclosure and tunnel, Wildlife exotic rescue

on Wednesday, 21 February 2024.

Lynx enclosure and tunnel, Wildlife exotic rescue

WildSide Exotic Rescue is a sanctuary for wild captive animals traded and kept as pets, that rescues and rehabilitates those in need and inspires humans to end the wild pet trade.

WildSide has been ordering panels from Fine Mesh Metals, on a very regular basis, over many years. New rescues can arrive here with little notice, so these panels are great at enabling us to erect new enclosures in days rather than weeks. We have settled into a pattern of using these panels, combined with railway sleepers, which ensures the enclosures have longevity and look rustic and appealing too. We have Monkeys, Racoon, Coati, Owls, Lions, Serval, Lynx and many more safely contained in large enclosures using these panels. For small enclosures we use the panels for the roof as well but for our massive enclosures we use steel threaded netting.

A spoiled Cat, Customised cat run

on Thursday, 16 July 2020.

A spoiled Cat, Customised cat run

A very good example of a customised cat run. The customer has designed and used mesh rolls rather than framed panels for their roof, as it allows angled shapes.

 

Bengal cats Milo & Lalya's Cat run

on Thursday, 28 May 2020.

Bengal cats Milo & Lalya's Cat run

2 very lucky Bengal Cats, Milo and Lalya have had a beautifully designed cat run built for them by their owners. The run is connected to the house by a high tunnel. Within the cage there area multitude of bespoke features and play activities. They have access to fresh air and play at all times. One of the best designs we've seen, well done Terry.

Chipmunk Cage, outdoor run, with safety porch

on Friday, 06 September 2019.

Chipmunk Cage, outdoor run, with safety porch

Chipmunk outdoor run with safety porch.

Small Mesh with mesh base.

cleverly designed cat run connect by overhead tunnel

on Thursday, 15 February 2018.

cleverly designed cat run connect by overhead tunnel

A cleverley designed cat run allowing the cats to get to a larger outdoor area using an overhead tunnel.

Cat run and housing

on Thursday, 11 January 2018.

Cat run and housing

An excellent example of our cat run panels used as an external safe run, on the sides of a sheltered housing area.

Outdoor Aviary for Owl and Reindeer

on Thursday, 12 January 2017.

Outdoor Aviary for Owl and Reindeer

Outdoor Aviary for Owl and Reindeer

Ares & Apollo's safe outdoor play area

on Monday, 25 April 2016.

Ares & Apollo's safe outdoor play area

Safe outdoor play area for Ares and Apollo, using the dog run 2 inch mesh panels.

The larger mesh is slightly cheaper and suitable for larger cats. Lindsey (the customer) has cleverly installed a perspex roof and black guttering to give the cats shelter. It looks like the cats love it. Great job Lindsey!

Catio

on Wednesday, 17 June 2015.

Catio

Thought I would send you a photo of the cat enclosure now it is up!As you can see, we had varying heights both from the door then onto the grass plus the patio floods in the winter so we wanted it to be raised anyway so the sleepers were used.We are delighted with it - the girls are out in it happily now and they are safe which is the most important thing. We may add to it in the future but for now we are very happy with it. Thank you for your patience but as you can see - the levels and size needed to be right!!!!

Timber Framed Dog Run Structure with mesh panel infill

on Wednesday, 22 April 2015.

Timber Framed Dog Run Structure with mesh panel infill

Timber framed Lean to, with Dog run panel mesh inserts.

Andy's chicken palace and unobtrusive chicken fencing

on Monday, 17 March 2014.

Andy's chicken palace and unobtrusive chicken fencing

This Blog shows how a rat proof chicken run 8ft x 12ft x 6ft high was built and how in an awkward situation the green multipost system was used to create a free ranging area.

Dog runs: customers happy dogs in their Pens

on Monday, 25 November 2013.

Dog runs: customers happy dogs in their Pens

Please find attached a photo of the dog cage I built last year using your panels.

The Mathews' aviary extending from their conservatory.

on Thursday, 23 May 2013.

The Mathews' aviary extending from their conservatory.

HiPlease find attached photo’s of the 10x6 aviary we recently purchased from you, it was bought to attach to conservatory to allow our two cats access to fresh air and  us to have doors open in summer without Cats being able to get away ,as they are not allowed out and were breed for indoorsWe are very pleased with how it has turned out and we hope you think the same.There is very little in life that is a New idea but we think this use is quiet novel

Cages used in zoo

on Tuesday, 30 April 2013.

Cages used in zoo

Mrs Baggs' Cat Run

on Wednesday, 20 March 2013.

Cat Run

We are so glad we found you and thank you for our cat run. We are very impressed by your product and service.We needed a safe, secure area for our cats to run in but we also wanted to share their space too. With your help and knowledge we managed to enclose part of our garden and patio area (16’x12’x8') with only one central roof support. A cat flap gives our cats the independence to come and go as they wish within a safe, secure haven and at 8 feet high, we do not feel caged in. The panels and fixings are strong, robust and the run is certainly not going anywhere. Your product was so easy to use that we put it up in a weekend. Thank you again, Mrs Baggs, Headcorn, Kent.