Sentences with phrase «on cage wires»

Overgrown nails can catch on cage wires as your pet enters and exits the cage.

If you have a mother cat with young kittens, put the food dish for the mother on top of the carrier or else tie a feeding bowl a couple of inches up on the cage wires so the kittens don't end up in the food.

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Battery farms consist of huge, windowless sheds housing thousands of hens who are crammed four or five at a time into small wire cages stacked on top of each other in rows.

Trying to hold himself steady, Vincent, a senior in aeronautical engineering and geology, hits a button on a laptop that's wired to a motor - controlled milling machine inside a Plexiglas cage.

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My father Bill Bright, who owns The Fish Nook Pet Center in Acton, Mass., has always kept birds out on the floor in wire cages where customers can have direct access to them.

Most wire cages work fine, but keep an eye out early on when introducing your rodent to her new digs to make sure she isn't planning a great escape.

To save money on the cost of housing dogs, puppy mill kennels can consist of anything from small cages made of wood and wire mesh, to tractor - trailer cabs or simple tethers attached to trees.

«It was a tremendous impact on our rescue because we were about to go from keeping cats quarantined in wire cages to being able to quarantine in much more sterile, easier to clean and maintain and space saving,» Animal Life founder Bryan Rouse said, adding.

Hamsters usually enjoy climbing on the wires of their cages so the cage frame itself becomes a playground of sorts.

I fell in love with him the moment we met eyes through the wires of his cage at AHS, and I adopted him on the spot.

As mentioned above, the cages are typically wired to allow feces and urine to fall through (except for the parts that get stuck on the wiring).

U.S. federal law under the Animal Welfare Act allows breeders to keep animals in cages with wire flooring that are stacked on top of each other.

Sore Hocks (Hutch Sores): Sore Hocks are infected and ulcerated wounds on the underside of the feet that result most often from over exposure to wire flooring on cages or lack of movement from living in a small enclosure.

The smaller barn had small elevated wire cages with wire on all sides.

Most of the ferret cages on the market today, including the top rated models we reviewed above are made from this coated wire that will not flake off or encourage chewing.

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.

If the cage has a wire floor, be sure to provide something solid, like a towel, newspaper, or board, for your rabbit to lie on.

PSPCA found dogs with missing eyes and ears, sores and other untreated skin conditions; many dogs had splayed feet from standing for hours, days on end, on wire floored cages.

As the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) notes on its website, «under USDA standards, it is legal to keep dozens or even hundreds of breeding dogs in small wire cages for their entire lives with only the basics of food, water and rudimentary shelter.»

Plastic kennels usually have a wire cage door on the front and holes or slats on the sides to let in light and air.

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.

Quick Look: Cage Width: 24-1/2» Cage Depth: 14-1/2» Cage Height: 11-3/4» Base Material: Durable plastic Bar Material: Coated metal wire Included Accessories: Clip on food bowl, solid surface additional level, water bottle, large tube Cubic Feet: 2.4 Suitable Housing For: 1 Syrian Hamster Average Price: $ 120 - $ 150 New Pros: Deep pan, lots of included accessories, large access door Cons: Not much additional floor space with included accessories, platform obscures a large portion of ground level

The space between the bars on a dwarf hamster cage should be no more than 1/4 inch apart, a dimension that is really difficult to find on wire cages that are large enough.

Your main choices will be between a wire cage (usually on a plastic base), a plastic modular cage (the kind with many compartments and tubes), or an aquarium (with a secure mesh lid).

Quick Look: Cage Width: 24» Cage Depth: 12» Cage Height: 14» Base Material: Heavy Duty Plastic Bar Material: Chew - proof coated wire Included Accessories: Shelf with Food Bowl Hole, Food Bowl, Ramp, Hanging Rat - Shaped Bell Toy Cubic Feet: 2.5 Suitable Housing For: 1 Syrian Hamster Average Price: $ 25 - $ 35 New Pros: Coated metal bars resist rust, deep plastic pan, sturdy plastic parts, folds down compact, easy to mount running wheel on bars Cons: Included accessories like food bowl not sized for hamsters, jingly toy not useful for hamsters

There are four plastic clips, including a clip on the front door that doubles as a door latch, securing the wire top of the cage to the generously deep pan.

Some rabbit cages also have wire bottoms, however the wire is harsh on your rabbit's feet.

Quick Look: Cage Width: 30» Cage Depth: 18» Cage Height: 24» Base Material: Heavy duty plastic Bar Material: Galvanized metal Included Accessories: None Cubic Feet: 7.5 Suitable Housing For: 1 Syrian Hamster Average Price: $ 85 - $ 95 Depending on Options Pros: Extremely sturdy, large ground floor level, very secure, optional flip top lid provides lots of access points, deters some bar chewing hamsters Cons: Wire levels should be covered, can't attach a wheel to the wire directly, longer assembly Wire levels should be covered, can't attach a wheel to the wire directly, longer assembly wire directly, longer assembly time

Quick Look: Cage Width: 32-1/4» Cage Depth: 20» Cage Height: 16-1/2» Base Material: Durable plastic Bar Material: Coated metal wire Included Accessories: Clip on food bowl, solid surface additional level, water bottle, large tube Cubic Feet: 6.1 Suitable Housing For: 1 Syrian Hamster Average Price: $ 100 - $ 150 New Pros: Deep pan, well sized accessories, large open floor plan, large access door, can be elevated with stand (sold separately) Cons: Pan height is too high to attach wheel to wire

Avoid using cages with wire mesh floors - solid flooring is a lot easier on the mice's feet.

Check the doors on any cage to make sure they are secure, as hamsters can become quite expert at opening doors (metal bolt clips, like those on the end of a dog leash, can be clipped on to «lock» doors for an extra level of security on wire doors).

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.

Quick Look: Cage Width: 18» Cage Depth: 11» Cage Height: 24» Base Material: Heavy duty plastic Bar Material: Galvanized metal Included Accessories: None Cubic Feet: 2.75 Suitable Housing For: 1 Syrian Hamster Average Price: $ 56 - $ 66 Depending on Options Pros: Extremely sturdy, small footprint, very secure, optional flip top lid provides lots of access points, deters some bar chewing hamsters Cons: Wire levels and middle floor should be covered, can't attach a wheel to the wire directly, longer assembly Wire levels and middle floor should be covered, can't attach a wheel to the wire directly, longer assembly wire directly, longer assembly time

After that, you can let him out of the cage for supervised exercise every day in a small, secured area so your pet can't get stuck behind furniture or chew on electrical wires.

Once your mice are tamed, you can let them out of the cage for supervised exercise every day in a small, secured area where your pets can't get stuck behind furniture or chew on electrical wires.

The dogs housed in the state's commercial breeding operations typically spend their lives in tiny, cramped, wire - floored cages that are stacked on top of each other, often outdoors, with no protection from the elements.

Doors on wire cages can also be insecure, so you should check to make sure they can not easily be opened.

«One of the most common things we find in puppy mills where we do rescues are dogs with missing eyes due to the jagged metal on wire cages,» said Tim Rickey, senior director of field investigations for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Dogs may end up sleeping on cold, hard cement floors; cats may end up confined in wire cages.

To discourage your bird from chewing on the newly painted cage try attaching perches, ropes, and other things your bird can grab onto on the sides of the cage using wire.

the «Missouri Solution» (compromise law signed by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, April 2011, after repealing Proposition B) No wire flooring for new enclosures in 2016, existing wire flooring permitted to remain indefinitely; No limit on number of breeding females; No restriction on cage height; No restrictions on how often females are impregnated; Larger enclosures in 2016.

It's unfortunate but true that large - scale commercial breeders and brokers typically confine dogs for their entire lives in tiny, stacked, wire - floored cages, waste falling on them from above, their paws injured by the wire threads, and the female dogs bred continuously to exhaustion.»

But, as long as pet shops are permitted to sell dogs, «puppy mill» dogs will suffer horrible pain & miserable lives in a cage without ever placing their wire sore paws on the ground, without vet care, without socialization, with no love, human companionship, and no way out.

Cages may be made of welded wire mesh but should have some area of solid flooring to prevent the development of pressure sores on the soles of the feet.

It is common to see wire cages stacked on top of each other.

Often, wire - floored cages are too rough on the hocks, causing the protective fur layer on the sole of the foot and the hock to wear thin; the skin turns red, eventually wears through and becomes ulcerated and painful.

Under the federal Animal Welfare Act, it is completely legal to keep a dog in a cage only six inches longer than the dog in each direction, with a wire floor, stacked on top of another cage, for the dog's entire life.

On top of that, wire cage crates also usually come with an extra panel that enables owners to make the crate larger or smaller as needed, so pet parents can buy one crate and then expand it as their pup grows.