How to Build a Ferret Shed

Last Updated: March 6, 2021

If you have a ferret, you most likely need a place for them to stay. To fabricate a make-shift house for your furry raccoon snake to crash, you've come to the right place.

Steps

1
Measure the plywood into six sections: two 2- by 2-foot sections for the sides, two 4- by 2-foot sections for the front and bottom, one 1-foot by 9-inch by 4-foot section for the back and one 4- by 4 1/2-foot section for the top.
2
Cut the plywood sections. Saw the windows in the front and back at 1 foot by 2 foot.

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3
Staple the mesh over the windows in place with the staple gun. Cut excess mesh with wire cutters.
4
Saw a "toilet" where the ferret will go to the bathroom. Make the hole 7 inches long and 3 inches wide in the right side of the bottom panel to allow excrement to fall through. Staple mesh in place with staple gun, cutting excess mesh with wire cutters.
5
Drill a hole into each 4-inch end of the baking tray. This should be centred on approximately 1/4 inch from the top.
6
Center the hooks underneath the floor to hold the tray under the "toilet" and screw them in. The hooks should face inward to the toilet and secure the tray on the holes drilled in Step 5.
7
Cut the 4-inch by 1-foot timber into four posts of equal length. The length can be made shorter if you want the cage lower.
8
Secure the top half of the post with screws into the front and back panels. This will be screwed into the exterior sides.
9
Secure the bottom of the shed to the front and back, screwing them in place through the width of the panel.
10
Slide the sides of the shed in place and secure with screws from the bottom into the width of the panel.
11
Measure and cut a wall from the plywood that will slide in place 1 foot from the left side. Cut a circular hole 3 inches in diameter about 6 inches from the floor of this wall.
12
Slide in place and secure with screws.
13
Screw hinges into the interior back wall and the top of the shed.
14
Paint inside and allow to dry before adding toys to your ferret's new home.

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