45 degree with a 45 degree opposite to attach to the legs. Not that simple to
envision.
Evan L. Ginsburg
http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/
German Shepherd Youth Recognition Fund
http://asgardgermanshepherd.com
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90 degree pvc elbows for the corners! Ed
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From: Evan Ginsburg
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Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Whelping Boxes
Think about pvc for rails. Don't glue it, just put it together and when you are
done, take it apart and rubber band it together to store. It is cheaper than
wood, light weight, and strong.
The only hard part is planning the parts you need for the corners.
Evan L. Ginsburg
http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/
German Shepherd Youth Recognition Fund
http://asgardgermanshepherd.com
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Sent: Wed, Nov 18, 2015 8:59 am
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At $50 per sheet, that’s what I plan on using this time. I like theidea that
it’s relatively cheap to make (we’ll be using the duct tape too), easyto clean,
easy to sanitize since the surface isn’t porous like wood, and I canmake it any
size that I like. I will be in fact making two of them – onewill be the
whelping, growing box and the other that I’ll throw behind it oncethey’re large
enough, will be their toilet training box. Manyof the breeders that I know
have switched from wood to this material. Thereally nice thing about it is
that it is LIGHT to move around and easy to store(just slice the duct tape).
For the ledge inside, we will be building abasic frame out of 1 x 3 on 2 x 4
legs to fit inside – again light and easilystorable.
When Riikka whelped the last time, a friend offered me her woodenbox. It was
48 x 48 and made out of 1” plywood – unfortunately, I couldn’tlift it so had to
come up with another method . Ended up using an xpen anda swimming pool with
pool noodles for the bumpers – worked well for thesingleton that she had but
was cumbersome to store (it has since become theirkennel playpool).
Yes, the puppies may scratch the plastic but at $50 , I can build a new onefor
every litter , should the young’uns destroy it.
Mary-Anne
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Tedi found corrugatedplastic on the internet, and then found a local source.
They have large sheets,and you score it where you want to bend it, and then
fold it to the shape youwant. It washes off, and Tedi used duct tape to hold
the shape of awhelping box. It weighs nothing and is stronger than cardboard.
When she told them what she wanted it for, they were sopleased they scored it
for her, and didn't charge her for it. It workedgreat.
Since we haven't had a litter in two years, we haven't used itagain. But, we
have a bitch in whelp, so maybe we will dig it out of thegarage.
Evan L. Ginsburg
http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/
German Shepherd Youth Recognition Fund
http://asgardgermanshepherd.com
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Sent: Wed, Nov 18, 2015 6:18 am
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Dura-whelp.... They makeoutstanding whelping boxes! They are made out of
cardboard, and they use woodrailings for the edges to keep mom from laying on
pups, when you are done thebox folds up quickly and you put it back in the box!
Cost about 200 bucks, moneywell spent Ed
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