ping people with cat enclosures

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.

Dan M...

That sounds like what we originally used to cat-proof the back yard. The
plastic mesh I put up 2 years ago is still there and is holding up just
fine. This is in southern California so lots of heat, little moisture.

Inge Grotjahn...

in our first enclosure we used a military camouflage net which is UV
stabilised. That worked quite well. Have a look at:
metal fence around our garden. The mesh squares are about 35 mm wide and

I'm a bit anxious about the plastic material, because it breaks easily
after beeing outside in the weather for some time. Although your supplier
states that it is UV stabilized, I wouldn't trust it. On the other hand,
the plastic gives predators like martens a chance to get in (and the cats
to come out). When they use their teeth, the plastic has no chance.

I would always prefer some chicken mesh. Then you can be sure, that the
enclosure lasts for a long time:-)

Purrs to you
Inge and the catgang

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

Victor Martinez...

I think Marina's is made of plastic. While I'm sure there are very
strong plastics out there, I am 100% certain no critter can chew through
the metal of our enclosure mesh. :)

Marina...

No, it's metal, very thin metal, but it can hold at least 5 kilos of

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.

jmcquown...

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.