GAME COMPLEX FOR CATS

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Buying a small purring pet, the future owners spend a lot of money on creating comfortable conditions for him — beds, mattresses, claws, toys, etc. One of the best solutions for such improvement is a game complex. Pet shops offer models of different sizes, configurations and colors, you just have to choose and buy. True, a large and beautiful complex is quite expensive, and delivery to the region can cost as much as the complex itself, and it is not always possible to find what you want. In this case, it is worth arming yourself with the simplest tools, materials, patience and imagination, and create a complex with your own hands.

Consider the example of creating such a complex. I was thinking of a complex for the Don Sphynx, an active kitten who likes to climb curtains and furniture, so the complex had to be made large enough, stable and as functional as possible. For this, it was purchased: plastic plumbing pipes two of 2 m each with a diameter of 10 cm, and two pipes with a diameter of 5 cm (2 m and 1 m). Two skeins of hemp rope 10 m each, jute twine in 3 threads of several bobbins. Plywood 10 mm, two sheets 0.8 x 1.2 m. Carpet with a long split pile 1 m wide 4 m wide, carpeting with a looped pile was not considered, the material is quite traumatic for cat's claws. Metal consoles 10cm x 15 cm, self-tapping screws-packing. Clay Moment Joiner-3 pieces. Metal corners, plates, screws and nuts, as necessary, were bought during the operation. Leopard fleece 3m x 4m. Furniture stapler and staples. A 20 liter bucket became the basis for a house under the ceiling, a 15 liter bucket from under the paint became a game tube.

First, you need to mark out at what level the shelves will be, to attach the console according to the markings. The next stage is the longest and most laborious - wrapping pipes with hemp and jute rope. At the end of the rope we tie a knot, twist a self-tapping screw through the knot, then we glue the pipe with glue and wrap it with a rope, after several turns we tap with a hammer, knocking the coils more tightly. We leave the finished pipes to dry, at this time we are preparing the shelves. Cut the shelves of the desired size and shape from plywood. On one side of the shelf we wrap the fleece, we fix the edges on the glue, on the other hand we fix the carpet on the glue and on the furniture stapler. Buckets are covered with fleece, inside it is better to insert a carpet. We install the finished shelves on the console and fasten them to the screws.

Two shelves that are installed on thin pipes, we sit on metal flanges and put on pipes. We hang the game tube on the twine above the shelf. The most difficult connection is the connection of the upper bucket-house to the pipe, there we use a plate, angles and screws + nuts. It is better to close all joints and knots with pieces of carpet, the complex will be more elegant. The construction turned out to be strong, but somewhat shaky, so it is advisable to attach the shelves adjacent to the wall to the wall on the console or corners. The cottage is ready, there is room for future updates: you can add toys, ladders, hammocks, stove benches, etc.