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How to End Cages
Close a cage record when the cage is retired, cleaned, or emptied. An ended cage is removed from cage selection menus so new animals can't be assigned to it, but the record stays in your history for accurate housing reports.
Step-by-Step Instructions
1
Open the Cage page
Click Cage in the navigation menu.
2
Switch to List View
Choose List View to see cages in a data grid.
3
Select the cages to end
Check the box next to each cage you want to end.
4
Open the End Cage form
Click End cage in the toolbar.
5
Fill in the end details
Pick an End Date. Optionally add an End Reason and a Comment to document why the cage was closed.
6
Confirm
Click Confirm to end the selected cages. Housed animals are not auto-ended — handle those separately with How to End Animals if needed.