Outdoor cat enclosure - 1.8 × 1.8 × 1.8 m

No. Four ground stakes hold it on grass or soil. On a slab there is nothing for them to bite into. If your only flat spot is concrete, tell us before you order and we will tell you honestly whether this suits you.

Maybe, but ask first, in writing, and keep the answer. The enclosure stands on its own: nothing is fixed to the house, a wall, a fence or paving, and nothing is drilled. Four stakes pushed into the lawn and ropes hold it. It comes apart, goes back into its carry bag, and leaves with you when you move. The stakes leave small holes in the lawn, and the grass underneath needs the enclosure moved now and then.

That makes it easier to ask for. It does not mean you can skip asking: none of the official rental pages we read says a removable item is automatically exempt, and Queensland's even gives a movable above-ground pool as something that needs approval. If your cat is not approved yet, ask for that too, with your state's pet request form if it has one: our letter does not replace it. In a unit block where the lawn is shared, write to the owners' committee (strata or body corporate) first.

Our free guide has a letter for your landlord, property manager or owners' committee, and what the official pages of Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia say. Elsewhere, ask your state or territory's tenancy office. It needs grass or soil: the stakes do not hold on concrete, paving or a deck. Open the free guide (PDF).

We asked the factory for a wind rating. They have never tested one, and we would rather print that than invent a number. It is made for normal wind and light to moderate rain. In a storm, take it down: it folds into its bag.

Not when it is very hot: then your cat is safer inside. On a warm day, give shade and cool, fresh water. The roof cover gives shade, but it is not UV-rated. Our own tip: put the enclosure where a tree or a wall shades it in the afternoon. Signs of heat stress: lethargy (low energy), fast breathing, shaking, collapse. If you see them, call your vet at once. Source for the advice and the signs: RSPCA Knowledgebase, quoted in our free guide The first 14 days outside.

No, and we do not claim it does: the holes in the net are 25 mm wide, so it is not snake-proof. The RSPCA advises keeping the grass short and clearing away anything a snake could hide under, so do that around the enclosure. Our own advice: stay nearby while your cat is inside. It is a place to be outside safely with you close by, not a place to leave a cat alone all day.

The net is knotted at every crossing, so a cut or chewed strand stays put instead of running. The door is a full-height zip on one face. The net, the sleeves and the base band are one sewn piece.

The factory's own packing list: 12 long tubes and 12 short tubes, 8 corner connectors, 13 locking clips, the knotted net with padded sleeves over the tubes, a hammock, a weather cover for the roof with its metal clips, fastening ropes (4 + 2), 4 ground stakes, and a carry bag. One carton of about 87 × 29 × 28 cm, 18.6 kg.

Some photos and the film show the enclosure furnished. The cat tree, toys, chair and plants in them are not included.

This first batch comes from the maker's own stock: the carry bag, the carton and one small tag carry the maker's brand, not ours. The enclosure is the same. To make up for it, every enclosure in this batch comes with a small bag of cat toys: a teaser wand, a suction base and feather toys.

Some are, some are not, and here is which. Every garden scene, every image with the tabby cat or furniture, and the accessory examples are made with AI. In them the enclosure is redrawn by the software, so small details such as the hammock straps, the uprights or the blue base band can differ from the real one. The close-ups of the net, the zip, the tubes and the carry bag, and the films marked as filmed by the factory, show the real enclosure. What you receive is what the written description and the packing list say.

It comes by sea. By air the freight costs more than the enclosure itself. So the honest trade is: you wait, and you save. You see the latest delivery date before you order, not a range, and it is written in your order confirmation.

Bought separately at Australia's main cat-enclosure specialist, an enclosure hammock (AUD 42) and a roof shade sail (AUD 63) come to AUD 105. Prices read on 17 September 2026. Ours is a weather cover, not a UV-rated shade sail. We never show a crossed-out price: this is simply what the two extras cost when you buy them on their own.

Not at the moment. In Australia, pay-later services such as PayPal Pay in 4 and Afterpay are open only to businesses based in Australia, and we are not one yet. Today you pay once, in full, when you order.

On 28 September 2026, we had not found any council in Victoria, New South Wales or Queensland, nor the ACT Government, that pays part of the price of a cat enclosure. We have not checked every council.

Two Victorian councils charge a lower yearly fee to register a cat, under conditions. Golden Plains Shire: for a desexed cat that has its own cat enclosure and does not roam outside it. You apply, and the council decides whether it approves the enclosure. City of Greater Geelong: if you commit to keeping your cat contained day and night. A cat kept indoors counts, so you do not need an enclosure.

In Western Australia, we know of two local schemes that pay part of the cost of a cat enclosure. Both ask that your cat can get into the enclosure from the house on its own, for example through a cat flap or a tunnel. Our enclosure has no tunnel, and we do not sell one.

Each council or scheme sets its own rules and decides what it accepts. Read its page before you count on any help.

It depends on the scheme. Your order confirmation email is your receipt. It shows your order number, what you bought and the total paid, in AUD. Calnido is a business registered in France. It has no Australian ABN and is not registered for GST, so neither appears on the receipt. Some past rebate schemes asked for the seller's ABN on the receipt, and ours cannot show one. Some schemes also ask you to register before you buy. Check your scheme's conditions first.

Calnido is the trading name of a sole trader registered in France: a small business run by one person. We sell in Australia only. We are not an Australian business.

Your enclosure waits at our freight forwarder's warehouse in Shenzhen, China. After you order, it goes on the next ship to Australia. The forwarder is the importer and clears customs, so nothing is collected from you on delivery. The latest delivery date is shown on this page before you order, and written in your order confirmation.

Our registration number and address are in our legal notice. Questions: contact@calnido.com.

Every cat is different, and we cannot promise how yours will take to it. RSPCA Australia says a cat that is used to roaming can need a couple of months or more to settle into a contained life, and recommends going gradually, with treats and play as rewards.

Our free guide The first 14 days outside gives the steps and names its public sources: furnish the enclosure first, carry your cat in on a calm, dry day, stay inside with it, and keep the first sessions short. International Cat Care suggests 30 to 60 minutes for first outings. If your cat still seems unsettled after a fair try, talk to your vet. Read the free guide before you order (PDF).

We do not take an enclosure back for a simple change of mind, and a cat that does not take to it counts as one: it comes by sea from China and cannot sensibly travel back. You can cancel at no cost until your carton has left the warehouse. This does not limit our written commitments or your rights under the Australian Consumer Law.

Three things are written down. If something arrives damaged, faulty or missing, we send the replacement part at our cost and you send nothing back; if the fault is major, you choose a complete replacement or a full refund. If we miss the delivery date, you choose between more time and a full refund. If your council refuses a garden enclosure as containment, in writing, within 90 days of delivery, we refund you in full and collect it. We do not take an enclosure back for a simple change of mind: it comes by sea from China and cannot sensibly travel back. You can cancel at no cost until your carton has left the warehouse. This does not limit our written commitments or your rights under the Australian Consumer Law. Read the full policy.