Sentences with phrase «bottom of wire cages»

Be sure that a thick layer of substrate material is placed completely over the bottom of wire cages for the smallest of these pets — if the rodents walk regularly on the wire at the bottom of the cage, it can hurt their feet and lead to infections or lesions.

It is common for small dogs at puppy mills to have their paws caught in the openings at the bottoms of the wire cages, wrenching their legs as they try to free themselves, which can cause fractures and breaks.

Not exact matches

He makes wire cages 18 to 20 inches in diameter and about five feet high, and then wraps the bottom half of the cage with 6 - millimeter clear polyethylene.

The animals were housed individually in polypropylene cages with wire mesh bottom, maintained at standard laboratory conditions of light (12 - h light / dark cycle), temperature and relative humidity.

The best and most convenient cages will be made of wire and have several levels and a plastic base or a slide out plastic pan on the bottom that helps make cleaning easy and efficient.

The dogs never feel the 100 acres of land under their feet, instead their paws rest on wire bottomed cages.

It's legal to confine adult breeding dogs to small, wire - bottomed cages, only 6 inches longer than the dog on all sides, often stacked on top of other cages, for life.

Enclosures should be made of wire and have a solid bottom (such as plastic or metal), as sores are easily made when rabbits lay on a wire - bottom cage for too long so for their safety and comfort, make sure to purchase a wire cage with a solid bottom.

Lay the bottom of your bunny cage with solid material and the enclosure parts should be made by wire.

The bottom of the cage should be filled with wood chips to protect their feet from the wires of the cage and to allow the dropping to go in.

-- Solid - bottom cage with wire cover or plastic - bottom «tub» cage (minimum four square feet of cage space per pig)-- Guinea pig pellets — Aspen or hardwood shavings — Grass hay — Bricks, rocks, cardboard boxes, plastic pipes and other appropriate toys — Medium flower pot or covered sleeping box — Brush and comb for grooming — Attachable water bottle with drinking tube — Unpainted, untreated piece of wood or safe chew toy

Several of the rabbits were found alive, frozen to the wire bottoms of the cages.

With wire bottom cages, that stuff can get scattered all over the place outside of the cage.

Wire - top hamster cages are made up of a plastic bottom tray and a wire - based Wire - top hamster cages are made up of a plastic bottom tray and a wire - based wire - based top.

For the most part the cheapest hamster cages comprise of a plastic bottom with a wire canopy.

Furthermore, the habitat comes with four plastic clips, as well as a clip located on the front door which acts as a latch that can lock the wire top of the cage to the pan on the bottom.

If you have a wire cage, cover the bottom with a piece of wood or corrugated cardboard.

Hybrid cage consists of upper wire frame & plastic bottom base, provides a safe, well ventilated, comfy place for small pets.

For food dishes, we have ceramic bowls for the bottom of the cage and screw - on dishes for wire cages.

Dogs from the meat farms exist in tiny cages with wire bottoms, elevated above the ground, exposed to all of the elements and living among their own filth.

Like a lot of people who have their rabbits outside they just throw hay in the cage that has a wire bottom and that's a big no no.

The dogs» waste passes through the wire in the bottom of the cages into a trough that Lantz hoses out with water and bleach.

Guinea pigs should be given the largest cage available, preferably with a solid bottom as wire bottomed cages can cause foot and leg injuries as well as prevent the ingestion of night feces.

Improper housing in cages with wire bottoms are the number one cause of fractures of the legs.

When rescuers first found B.B., the poodle was trapped inside a small, wire - bottomed cage in the basement of a house.

Pododermatitis (infection of the foot) is commonly caused by housing on a wire bottomed cage.

The breeding mothers and fathers are usually kept in horrible conditions, either outside, regardless of weather, with no shelter, in filthy, cramped buildings, or in cages with wire bottoms that barely have enough room for the dog herself.

The most popular type of indoor cage is one with a high - lipped, solid plastic bottom and a wire top covering.

The dogs can be confined for years at a time, reduced to lives of constant breeding in dirty, stacked, wire - bottomed cages that are required to be only six inches larger than the dog on all sides, and with few, if any, opportunities to play, be walked, or receive basic grooming or veterinary care.

These cages typically consist of wire bar sides and top, a small metal wire door and a plastic bottom base.

Rabbits, on the other hand, often get ulcerations of the bottoms of their feet when they are housed on wire floored cages.

If your cage has a wire bottom, cover it with a piece of wood, or a grass or sisal mat.