Re: ping people with cat enclosures

Helen Wheels wrote:
What sort of mesh materials are your cat enclosures made of? I've been
enclosing my existing back verandah to make a space for the cats to
play in and am about to order some mesh for the walls. The mesh I've
been recommended by a local supplier is made of a UV stabilised
plastic material with mesh squares about 15 mm wide (about 5/8" for
you modern USAnians :) ). The threads are made up of 3 plys and feel
sort of like fishing line.

But... most of the enclosure photos I've seen have metal mesh walls
and I wondered whether that means there's a problem with the plastic
mesh. Does anyone here have an enclosure made of the plastic stuff?
The company sent me a sample and I have no doubt it'll be strong
enough, but I was wondering how well it stands up to the weather,
especially hot dry conditions.

If anyone has this kind of plastic mesh on an enclosure I'd be
interested to hear how well it's stood up.

I've got one of these outdoor cat enclosures made of durable stretchable
fishnet. It has held up to the weather for 3 years without a problem.

Jill


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