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I'm looking at enough of these to make a series of cat-tunnels:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...m?pcatid=16126 Does anyone have one? It'd suck to drop $35 on one and have it die after a use or two. So: How small is the screen (housefly, mosquito, midge/no-see-um)? How durable is it? In particular does it stand up to the abrasion a cat makes on dirt or on harder surfaces? Is it resistant to claw damage? The text says it zips together; is that the case? -- -eben P http://royalty.mine.nu:81 "God does not play dice" -- Einstein "Not only does God play dice, he sometimes throws them where they can't be seen." -- Stephen Hawking |
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On Aug 2, 9:50*pm, (Hactar) wrote:
... http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...m?pcatid=16126 ... So what happens when the cat rolls it out into traffic? What a horrible contraption. |
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calvin wrote: On Aug 2, 9:50*pm, (Hactar) wrote: ... http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...m?pcatid=16126 ... So what happens when the cat rolls it out into traffic? What a horrible contraption. That's their idea, not mine. If I were to use it in the manner intended, I'd use it in the back yard and it's a long way (as the cat crawsl) from there to a street. Even once you get to a street it's a cul-de-sac and there's next to no traffic. Many others have gated yards or other impediments. -- -eben P royalty.mine.nu:81 This message was created using recycled electrons. |
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On Sun, 2 Aug 2009 19:44:35 -0700 (PDT), calvin
wrote: On Aug 2, 9:50*pm, (Hactar) wrote: ... http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...m?pcatid=16126 ... So what happens when the cat rolls it out into traffic? What a horrible contraption. No, you obviously didn't read the article that accompanies the picture. --- Zob |
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"Hactar" wrote in message ... I'm looking at enough of these to make a series of cat-tunnels: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...m?pcatid=16126 Does anyone have one? It'd suck to drop $35 on one and have it die after a use or two. So: How small is the screen (housefly, mosquito, midge/no-see-um)? How durable is it? In particular does it stand up to the abrasion a cat makes on dirt or on harder surfaces? Is it resistant to claw damage? The text says it zips together; is that the case? -- -eben P http://royalty.mine.nu:81 "God does not play dice" -- Einstein "Not only does God play dice, he sometimes throws them where they can't be seen." -- Stephen Hawking I would not want to risk using something like this outdoors unless you were seated beside it all the time. The cat would still be vulnerable to dogs and other predators and would have no way to escape. It would be sitting inside a trap with no real protection. MaryL |
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MaryL -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: "Hactar" wrote in message ... I'm looking at enough of these to make a series of cat-tunnels: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...m?pcatid=16126 Does anyone have one? It'd suck to drop $35 on one and have it die after a use or two. So: How small is the screen (housefly, mosquito, midge/no-see-um)? How durable is it? In particular does it stand up to the abrasion a cat makes on dirt or on harder surfaces? Is it resistant to claw damage? The text says it zips together; is that the case? If you want an outdoor tunnel for cats, I don't. I aim to take several of those (or a similar product) and connect them end-to-end and make a long Habitrail-wannabe around the ceiling of a room. Therefore I need something joinable, unlike http://www.getprice.com.au/AFL-Merch...--38028937.htm The first one: http://www.collectionsetc.com/Item76111.aspx doesn't say. I like the price and the roominess, but I wonder how I'd form it into a corner. Maybe a wedge could be removed from one side and the remainder stitched together, making the entire structure bend. I am concerned about the tunnel's durability however, as I don't want the cats to shred it. -- -eben P royalty.mine.nu:81 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -- Ben Franklin |
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"Hactar" wrote in message ... In article , MaryL -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: "Hactar" wrote in message ... I'm looking at enough of these to make a series of cat-tunnels: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...m?pcatid=16126 Does anyone have one? It'd suck to drop $35 on one and have it die after a use or two. So: How small is the screen (housefly, mosquito, midge/no-see-um)? How durable is it? In particular does it stand up to the abrasion a cat makes on dirt or on harder surfaces? Is it resistant to claw damage? The text says it zips together; is that the case? If you want an outdoor tunnel for cats, I don't. I aim to take several of those (or a similar product) and connect them end-to-end and make a long Habitrail-wannabe around the ceiling of a room. Therefore I need something joinable, unlike http://www.getprice.com.au/AFL-Merch...--38028937.htm The first one: http://www.collectionsetc.com/Item76111.aspx doesn't say. I like the price and the roominess, but I wonder how I'd form it into a corner. Maybe a wedge could be removed from one side and the remainder stitched together, making the entire structure bend. I am concerned about the tunnel's durability however, as I don't want the cats to shred it. -- -eben P royalty.mine.nu:81 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -- Ben Franklin This is puzzling. In your original message, you asked about durability *on dirt* or *hard surfaces.* In your response to calvin, you said it is a long way to the street. And now you are talking about connecting several around the ceiling of a room. So, you lost me somewhere along the way... MaryL |
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In article ,
MaryL -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: "Hactar" wrote in message ... In article , MaryL -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: "Hactar" wrote in message ... I'm looking at enough of these to make a series of cat-tunnels: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...m?pcatid=16126 Does anyone have one? It'd suck to drop $35 on one and have it die after a use or two. So: How small is the screen (housefly, mosquito, midge/no-see-um)? How durable is it? In particular does it stand up to the abrasion a cat makes on dirt or on harder surfaces? Is it resistant to claw damage? The text says it zips together; is that the case? If you want an outdoor tunnel for cats, I don't. I aim to take several of those (or a similar product) and connect them end-to-end and make a long Habitrail-wannabe around the ceiling of a room. Therefore I need something joinable, unlike http://www.getprice.com.au/AFL-Merch...--38028937.htm The first one: http://www.collectionsetc.com/Item76111.aspx doesn't say. I like the price and the roominess, but I wonder how I'd form it into a corner. Maybe a wedge could be removed from one side and the remainder stitched together, making the entire structure bend. I am concerned about the tunnel's durability however, as I don't want the cats to shred it. This is puzzling. In your original message, you asked about durability *on dirt* or *hard surfaces.* In your response to calvin, you said it is a long way to the street. And now you are talking about connecting several around the ceiling of a room. So, you lost me somewhere along the way... Well, my primary intended use is to make a shelf around the upper part of a room, and put the cat-tubes up there with a tube-ramp to the floor. If a given tube once bought turns out to be unsuitable, I guess I'll use it as intended, as an outdoor playpen. I'm trying to avoid buying tubes that are unknown, as it's a chunk of change to spend on a "maybe". Constructing a shelf and buying 5-10 of them and THEN finding out they don't work would be even worse of course. Both in and out are on hard surfaces (outdoor - dirt/grass, indoor - wooden shelves), but even outdoors is pretty safe from cars. It would bite if the netting failed where the frame touches the shelf or ground. Maybe I could spread out the load with gaffer tape if it's not quite as tough as needed. -- -eben P royalty.mine.nu:81 "windows seems to have stupidity buil[t] into it." -- sobriquet on a.o.l. |
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Suddenly, without warning, zob exclaimed (8/3/2009 2:08 AM):
On Sun, 2 Aug 2009 19:44:35 -0700 (PDT), calvin wrote: On Aug 2, 9:50 pm, (Hactar) wrote: ... http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...m?pcatid=16126 ... So what happens when the cat rolls it out into traffic? What a horrible contraption. No, you obviously didn't read the article that accompanies the picture. --- Zob To elaborate, it includes sand pockets and stakes to secure the tunnel. jmc |
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Mon, 3 Aug 2009 07:36:48 -0500 from MaryL -
OUT-THE-LITTER: I would not want to risk using something like this outdoors unless you were seated beside it all the time. The cat would still be vulnerable to dogs and other predators and would have no way to escape. It would be sitting inside a trap with no real protection. And 62" is ludicrously too short. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... |
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