Cage Clips

Loose wire panels make a hutch rattle and let pets push out, and a sagging joint is the first thing to fail. These metal clips fasten wire panels together tight, so a rabbit hutch, a pet home or any wire project holds its shape through the next season of use.

Each ferrule-type clip wraps around the wire and closes over it, giving you a secure joint without welding or a pile of hardware. They're built for 14 to 16 gauge wire, and the one-pound pack covers three to four average-size wire units, so one purchase can cover a whole run of panels.

Highlights

• Builds and repairs wire panels
• Ferrule clips wrap around the wire
• Designed for 14 to 16 gauge wire
• One pound covers three to four average-size units
• Works for farm, home and shop projects

At a glance

What it's for

Rabbit hutches and pet homes are the classic use, and wire panels are the reason they hold up. A clip joint is quick to make and easy to fix, so when a corner gets bumped or a panel pulls loose, you can reattach it the same afternoon.

The clips work well beyond the hutch. Use them on other wire projects around the farm, the home and the shop: a chicken run gate, a wire feed crate or a repair on a garden panel. Anywhere two pieces of wire need a firm joint, a clip does the job.

This is a good choice for a rabbit owner with a few hutches, a 4-H family building pens, or a hobby breeder who rebuilds panels every spring. One pack goes a long way on a small project, and you'll have extra for the next repair.

How to use it

1. Line up the two wire pieces so the joint sits where you want it.
2. Wrap the ferrule-type clip around both wires, or around the material you're fastening.
3. Close the clip with the Pet Lodge Wire Clip Pliers, which make installation easier. The pliers are sold separately.
4. Tug each joint to check that it holds before the panel goes back into service.

Good to know

• Keep the Pet Lodge Wire Clip Pliers nearby. They're made for this clip, and they make a tight joint quicker.
• Check each joint after the first few weeks, since an animal pushing on a panel is the usual cause of a loose clip.
• Keep a few spare clips in the toolbox, because one missing clip is where a sagging panel starts.

About Pet Lodge

Pet Lodge is one of the brands of Miller Manufacturing Company, which started as a family business in 1941 and makes more than 1,000 farm, ranch and pet products, including the Little Giant line.

Grab a pack before the next hutch goes together.