Building the Jumbo Jungle Gym Cage.

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Covering the Jumbo Jungle Gym cage with mesh

One of the clever aspects of this cage design, apart from it's size,
and it's structural integrity, and
it's low cost to build and it's hinged door,
and the way a 4 x 8 sheet of paneling fits just perfectly
on top for a ceiling...

One of the many clever aspects of this cage design is that
standard 36" rolls of plastic mesh can be attached easily to the frame.
That is, 3 foot rolls of mesh fit perfectly onto the 6 foot frame - horizontally.

Even if you intend to eventually cover the frame with solid paneling and clear windows,
you still might want to have some mesh around the cage for climbing.
Shown below are two styles of 1/2" mesh that are suitable:

Two varieties of plastic mesh

That said, I'm going to go ahead and use my favorite mesh for adult iguanas: 1" green mesh,
and not just because it comes in 25 foot rolls for under $10 at Home Depot,
although I do consider that a real bargain.

One 25' roll gets you all the way around the cage once,
including the area under the front door, and you'll still have a few extra feet left over.

The second 25' roll gets you all the way around the cage again
and still leaves enough to do the door.

Don't throw away any left-over mesh yet,
because we've still got a raised floor and some shelves to make.

Here's a tip: start with the cable ties down at the floor level first,
attaching the ties to the frame every six inches or so.
Then do the ties up at the ceiling level.
This way, you can use just one cable tie at the middle of the cage where the rolls meet:
one tie holds both the top roll of mesh and the bottom roll of mesh to the frame
at the horizontal seam that runs around the cage.

First course of cage mesh

Once you finish covering the whole inside of the cage
with mesh -- clip the tails off the cable ties.

Or you could finish the cage like this... --- >>>

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