my china hutch cham cages

[junglejoe]

i got these china hutches.. i instantly thought how cool they would be as cages.. so here they are in progress.. what do you think

 

[laurie]

They all look like they will make great cham cages. Where did you get the cham in the left cage of the first picture? I wanted that type cham, is it for sale.

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

Awesome find! They'll be great for cages, can't wait to see how they turn out

 

[junglejoe]

lol.. yup for the right price.... ha ha.. my son cant wait for the babies to hatch.. hes dying for his own.....

 

[junglejoe]

does anyone know of a value on these cages.. if i was to sell them.. what would they be worth.. solid oak.. completly sealed.. new screen sizes are 24x17x48

 

[laurie]

I don't know what they might be worth but offer one in the classified. From where you are located you have access to lots of members.

 

[Texas Panther Man]

How did you seal the inside? Are those linoleum tiles you stuck down for the bottom lineing? Not a bad idea if so and then you'd just need to caulk around the edges and drill some small holes for drainage. Pretty good display cages.

 

[junglejoe]

to seal the oak i used a outdoor primer sealer.. i did 2 coats... then used a outdoor hunter green wood paint.. and finally a clear coat to protect it all... it is lenolium but not the tiles.. it is one solid piece... yeah i need to figure out a drain system... any ideas...

 

[lisa h]

We (ok, my husband) worked with a similar idea. He used the plexi-in-the-oven method that another member talked about. That would mean taking the bottom out of yours and replacing it with the plexi (with a drain), or building a lip around the inside, mounting the plexi on that and putting a drainage bucket on your bottom linoleum. We have a lip built on the inside, put a wire shelf in there and put our plant pots on there. The plexi is under that. Clear as mud?