I used the playpen pictured above from WalMart for Tini from the time she was a baby until I finally got rid of it when she was about 9 months old. The breeder I got her from uses them, so it made her transition to my house super easy. Plus since she was litter trained, her litter box fit in there too and she knew what to do with it already.
I never had problems with her ripping or eating the mesh, but she did try to rip up the padding on the board on the bottom. I solved this by covering the whole thing in the clear plastic you can buy by the yard at walmart. It is vinyl. That helped with cleanups too.
Good luck to you with finding the right solution. Hope this helps.
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