I love love love this. Im thinking about creating a cat city in my lawn. By that I mean creating tons of different cat houses and adopting all the cats I can find.
I used an old igloo with boxes and blankets an heat reflection pads. I have 3 barn garage cats. The Male cat is some what of a bully. He sleeps in the garage.
It's a great cat shelter. 😀 AND it looks like you placed it under cover too ! You guys inspired me to walk down the isles of a home center store for ideas.
Looks great! Seeing what your cat is doing I suggest you add a rubbing/scratching post at that entrance. A 2x4 wrapped in 1/2 inch sisal rope would probably do fine, and protect the poly-carbonate from premature fatigue.
i love the way the cat jumped into the other area just as he was talking about it! lol. actually, just the fact that the cat was IN it gained him a lot of credibility too. (lots of videos of cat houses with no cat using it on youtube if you didn't know!).
I built one of those cadios back before pintress.. daughter helped wife tried until we banded her. 8x10x6 covered in the expensive wire fencing. We have coyotes possums coons dogs all over. They got lites perches grass katnip everything. I built a 1×2×10 covered walkway 6 feet in the air that drops them in. I have it hooked to a window w a thick board and it has a small dog door in it. Wife has a large cat toy thing they jump up and out they go. 24/7/365. Spoiled little brats have had it for about 9 years? Might be less. I call it cat jail. Came from a I wonder moment.
I bet the Raccoons love it, too. If it's floor was: 40" from the ground, instead of: 24", Raccoons would have an extremely difficult time, getting in--especially if you skirt the structure, with smooth material. Neat idea--be encouraged--but for a more general practicality, those important listed features help keep cats safe (from: disease & attacks), & well-fed.
Yes, the dogs can't get into his safe sunroom. There are no animals to fear. The occasional possum or armadillo is just watched with disinterest. It's the rare small mouse and lizards that have to fear the cat's night vision. ;-)
On the plastic bin. We live in Florida so the bin is cool like the inside tile, and the pets prefer it. If the temperature was cool, I'd add a cat bed. If we lived in a colder climate, I'd insulate the entire enclosure.
ha. i think so. it's the best easiest DIY cat project that will keep your friend high and dry without taking more than a few hours. all the others I saw before I built this were just too time-consuming or too complicated or too expensive or not sturdy enough. This will last a cat's lifetime with minimal effort. Hope you like it, if not there's thousands of other designs out there. Good luck.
LOL. I suppose I should have thought about the snow. My goodness, what was I thinking? Well, if I ever move out of Florida and move above the frost line I'll have to remember that. Seriously, if you're somewhere cold, it would just be adjusted a bit with foam insulation board and a door flap with stairs.
Just design it with insulation and small wind openings. I live in South Florida so cold isn't the concern here, dissipating heat and providing roof and wind protection is.
