DIY: The Great Cage!!

Ok the playpen soon to be crate arrived today!!! I was so excited that I decided today was the day to put it together!! it took me 2 hours with the help of a friend so it's extremely DIY-able!!

1. Order the play pen off ebay in the 48" model. 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/390759616350?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

2. Order a Trimmable or Custom Fit Cargo Mat for the floor of the cage.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0058V9CF0/ref=oh_details_o00_s02_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

3. The play pen comes pre-assembled with these metal clasps that allow it to go into different shapes. This is all fine for a play pen but in order to create a cube I needed them to be attached at different points on the panels.

detach the panel right next to the door panel from the panel next to it so that the door and the next panel are still attached and you have the other 6 are still attached to each other.

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5. Cut your rubber mat to fit your cage bottom with just regular scissors for the water proof bottom so that it is removable if there are any accidents.

 6. Then you can fold it into a pretty compact 30"x48" and fits pretty nicely into the original bag that came with it.