I'm making Wiggles a couple new hides. His current hides are too large. When he hides, he crams himself into the rear third of the hide struggling to create the pressure he needs to feel secure. After a lot of thought, I came up with this design:
Sorry for the blurry pic, but you get the idea. It's a trapezoidal wedge. Now when he crams himself into the rear of the hide, the sloping sides and top will make it easier for him to create the pressure he needs to feel secure. The sheet on the left shows the top and bottom. The circle shows the size of his current hide. The sheet on the right shows the sides and front. I'll build it out of plywood and coat it in polyurethane. I'll cut a door in the front panel with my hole saw. I'll secure the top with a hinge on one side and a latch on the other. Should be a fun project if those diagonal cuts don't give me too much trouble. I'll post again once I'm done.
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