Plants in two cages
A cage
Acage was a type ofprison or secured area whereanimals were held.
A caged creature
DoctorPhlox held several of his animals insickbay aboardEnterprise NX-01 in cages, including hisPyrithian bat. (ENT: "The Catwalk", "Regeneration")
A white cage was one of the itemsGaros kept in hiscurio shop on theAkaali homeworld in2151. (ENT: "Civilization")
In2266, in response toJames T. Kirk's admiration forDoctorTristan Adams's theories about treatment ofpenal colonyinmates,Leonard McCoy affirmed that "a cage is a cage, Jim." (TOS: "Dagger of the Mind")
In2269,Christine Chapelreported that a group ofgossamer mice in theUSSEnterprise'smedical lab were becoming too small for the cagemesh to prevent their escape. (TAS: "The Terratin Incident")
OnBetazed,women used to wear hugewigs that incorporated cages for tiny animals. These cages were kept in large holes in the middle of the wigs. Thisfashion was very cruel for the animals and was abolished after manyyears as a result ofone woman's defiance. (TNG: "Half a Life")
In2366, acockatoo in a cage was part ofReginald Barclay'sholographicprogram. (TNG: "Hollow Pursuits")
In2383,Nandi kept an animal in a cage on theDamsel. (PRO: "First Con-tact")