How thick is the plastic? I have an escape artist that bends and chews every cage I've purchased.. and has destroyed doors...
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I have seen thinner plastic and thicker plastic than this. The metal door is much thicker than my crate from Fleet Farm.
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He would probably chew this also. I would recommend the video "Crate Games" also available on Amazon so your dog doesn't think of the crate as a bad thing.
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Nicole, The plastic is similar to other plastic crates, so you probably need a metal crate.
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The plastic is not as thick as more expensive crates. But in my experience if a dog is that much of a chewer I am not sure a plastic crate is the answer.
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It's a thick plastic tray. We had a crate that had a metal tray and even with the dog bed inside, it rattled every time the dug moved. Very noisy and we returned it and got this one.
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Hi so we bought this for our amazon and I'm pretty happy. It's not as nice as the big cage we got for our gray but it was about half the price. Our amazon has not been able to open the locks on the food bowl but when he's lose and on the outside he has practiced so who knows. The bars are a little on the smaller gauge, if your guy is really rough on his cages he might be able to bend them, but the cage is so large our guy is pretty happy and doesn't mess with the bars. Hope this helps a little bit :)
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It is hard. I have had no problems with cracking. I have had the cage about a year.
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Depends on the tenacity of the dog. Our shepard red heeler mix tried to scratch her way out and gave up after realizing that this wasn't as easy as the wire crate she had before. The door locks on all four sides (top, bottom, left, right) and the crate is made of strong plastic and tough metal. No crate is foolproof, but this one is so tough that my dog doesnt even bother to try to escape anymore.
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We had a very determined escape artist as well and so far this has held her. The one caveat is we had to replace the latches with chains and locks. The pen itself is strong but the latches are crap.
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Hi, Erika-- My dog is a feisty 50 pound mix and either chewed through or figured out the locks on every other cage I tried. He has not been able to break out of this one yet:) I"m not sure what the warranty is, but the cage is pretty much indestructible and we've been very happy with it! Well worth the money.
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This one was pretty rigid. It is not thick so it does have a little bend, however depending on the curvature of the door - I would search for a product from that door MFG.
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I'm not sure of the type of plastic - visually reminds me of a thinner version of plexiglass but I could be wrong. We have them throughout our house and still haven't experienced any problems - even with cat and dog running through house, child toddling around, or just clumsy adults. The worst that has happened -- I stumbled over one and the two pieces separated (as they should) and then I just slide them back together - no cracks, breaks, or other damage to them. Great item for the money!
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Our dog had chewed the door so that it is somewhat bent and it had forced us to find a method to keep the cage together. We are using a small carabiner at each of the hinges. It seems to work well.
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It is somewhat heavy duty plastic. One of our big dogs ran through it when it was pulled taught and it ripped. I think it would take awhile for an animal to chew through it. A powerful animal might be able to rip it with claws. It will also need to be secured to the ground or they will go up under it.
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I'm not too sure. It's pretty thick plastic though. Sorry I can't be more help!
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My dog has chewed up plenty of plastic. But not on this. The angle of the edges makes it tough to chew. At least for my 50 pound Aussie.
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The plastic is pretty thin... unless your dogs are small with trimmed nails I wouldn't risk it.
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I would be concerned that he/she might be able to slither out the bottom, which is just corrugated cardboard not attached to the cage. I guess you could reinforce it somehow, maybe with masking tape, so that it does not separate.
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Hello Kevin, I just measured my Richell plastic paneled fence. The gaps are 1 1/2 inches wide. I bought it to use on my enclosed patio to protect my old cat from energetic dogs. The gaps are way too narrow to be any risk to my cat....I wouldn't think even a kitten could get their head through a 1 1/2 opening. Hope that was helpful? FYI? I have both the plastic fencing for outside, AND the very pretty, (also more spendy) wood & wire version inside the house. Fabulous product.
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The can "cage" is plastic. We mounted it so it doesn't attach to the unit and its working well. The unit itself is very durable.