A Crate is a confined enclosure — typically wire, metal or wooden — used to house or rest a Pet, adapted from companion-animal crate training. Crates may be used briefly during scenes or as a settled resting place, depending on the dynamic.

Crates developed as an element of Petplay directly borrowed from companion-animal practice.

Crate use raises questions of safety, ventilation, duration and consent. Communities generally treat crating as a matter for careful negotiation.