The 'FERAL Cat House'

  

Interesting Car:

 Stormy D teaching Zorro to drive.  Below their future car:

For today:

After leaving Blogger yesterday I looked on the net about Feral Cat homes. I am always amazed at the information available.

Lisa mentioned that the plastic containers would make a great cat house, I found several plans using that idea.  I choose one that would fit the bill and with some modifications, I already had the materials.

 Front door, I used an old bread pan for the porch roof.The inside container was red.  Below is the back door

 

 I have it now about 16 inches off the floor I want to get it to 2ft. if Zorro can jump that high.  He can jump 16" easy now.

I had not thought of insulating it, but knew it was a good idea. Using the Styrofoam chest that Lisa has disposed of would have been a great liner. But I did have two containers that would work with some trimming. I cut one container so it would fit inside the other. I insulated the outside of the smaller one and fit it snuggly into the large one. I made an inner top and insulated it.

The one that I had liked best was wood, but I did not have those materials. However that ‘expert’ declared that feral cats need two ‘doors’. Giving them a way to escape if an unwanted guest or a more aggressive cat comes inside.

Every one of them suggested straw for bedding vs towels, pillows or blankets. So the only thing I had to buy was straw.  I got 99% of a bale left, y’all need any?

 The box was blue, so I used several colors to try to camouflage it a little. It still needs a little more help. The expert said I needed to place the box off the ground and among bushes or weeds. I have the ideal spot out front in the border cedars.  I just hope Stormy & Zorro will use it.

They did not use the last one I fixed outside, but chose a trash pile. We have a couple weeks here yet and it will be in the basement for them to get used to. Any suggestions on urging them to try it?

 

 Stormy (eating) and Zorro (drinking milk) ignored me

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