Pet and Play: A multi level pet home

A multi level pet cage hacked from IKEA Gulliver changing table

IKEA item used: IKEA GULLIVER Changing table

IKEA GULLIVER changing table

Photo: IKEA.com

The “Pet and Play” is a design using the GULLIVER changing table. It is easier to care for your pets when you have them sleep and eat in one place altogether rather than in different parts of your home.

This avoids a lot of mess and easy to maintain. This specific “model” was for a dog, a cat, a bunny and a fish.

Depending on what pets you have, you can easily adjust the needs of each pet by building panels over the GULLIVER changing table and adding more space according to their needs (eg: for their food in boxes or shelves to add a bunny cage or a fish bowl).

Scratching board

I added a small ladder for the cat and tied rope on the side for scratching etc.

A good idea that I did was name it our “Petshop” with a closed and open sign. This way kids know that when the animals are resting the Petshop is closed, and when it’s playtime it is open.

A multi level pet cage hacked from IKEA Gulliver changing table

You can have a lot of fun styling up the changing table and creating a unique house for your pets and have fun naming your ‘building’.

A multi level pet cage hacked from IKEA Gulliver changing table

Other small pets enclosures you may like

This super duper guinea pig equivalent to a Beverly Hills Mansion is made out of 5 LACK tables and a lot of love.

A double storey rabbit hutch formed from 2 HOL storage boxes, complete with a room for some bunny cave time.

Great find from Source Ikeahacker

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