Instant Cat-proofing of Basic Box and Light Brooder​
Who needs a brooder, right? You just use a box and a light. But then we got a cat, so suddenly things had to be different. That's right - suddenly - no time to build stuff. I found some green foam squares designed as clip together matting at my local hardware store. The squares come in four packs, so I got a perforated pack and a plain pack and made them into a cube (the mathematicians among you will know that I have two left-over panels for next time). The usual box and light set-up is inside.
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The whole thing.

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Corner detail showing clip together foam and cat scratch marks, but please note the cat hasn't got in yet, and mainly sits on top watching "Chick TV" through the holes.

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Cat's eye view!
(You are looking through one of the holes in a perforated foam sheet).

The foam squares were $20 NZ per four pack, at Bunnings. The entire cube packs flat when not in use.
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