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Hi I recently posted asking for feedback regarding outdoor shelter for my stray/feral cats. I recently started caring for 2 strays. Now I have two more dilemmas I need advice on
1. I was able to find a "dogloo" on craigslist for cheap ( kinda like igloo looking one) and I am going to turn it in to an outdoor cat house. The dogloo is very spacious and insulated but what is the best bedding for a dogloo? I keep hearing blankets, towels etc are not great for certain reasons but thats what I have in there for now. Is that bad? Do people put straw in igloos as well? that would be alot of straw! I would like some feedback please. Has anyone used an igloo/dogloo type shelter and if so what did you put in there?
2. While I am searching for dogloo shelter #2, I have built an emergency outdoor cathouse out of a cardboard box. I put a smaller box inside a slight larger box for more insulation and since I did not have "straw" I went ahead and shredded some newspaper for the time being and put it in the box. I was all proud of my creation and I tried to lure the cats into it and put food in there and they aren't buying it! One of the strays is afraid of it. I think I've been laying blankets everywhere for so long that they aren't sure about this this shredded paper business! haha.
So of course, I need reassurance on this shredded newspaper/ straw biz. Is it really all thats it's cracked up to be and how can I get my kitties in there? Will it just take some time? Help!
Thank you so much
1. I was able to find a "dogloo" on craigslist for cheap ( kinda like igloo looking one) and I am going to turn it in to an outdoor cat house. The dogloo is very spacious and insulated but what is the best bedding for a dogloo? I keep hearing blankets, towels etc are not great for certain reasons but thats what I have in there for now. Is that bad? Do people put straw in igloos as well? that would be alot of straw! I would like some feedback please. Has anyone used an igloo/dogloo type shelter and if so what did you put in there?
2. While I am searching for dogloo shelter #2, I have built an emergency outdoor cathouse out of a cardboard box. I put a smaller box inside a slight larger box for more insulation and since I did not have "straw" I went ahead and shredded some newspaper for the time being and put it in the box. I was all proud of my creation and I tried to lure the cats into it and put food in there and they aren't buying it! One of the strays is afraid of it. I think I've been laying blankets everywhere for so long that they aren't sure about this this shredded paper business! haha.
So of course, I need reassurance on this shredded newspaper/ straw biz. Is it really all thats it's cracked up to be and how can I get my kitties in there? Will it just take some time? Help!
Thank you so much