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I'm looking at the c and c grids on ebay
my pigs usually live outside and ive brought them inside
so they are now in a cage which isnt ideal
and in my cupboard under the stairs
the cupboard no longer has a door and is located in my living room

a 120 cage i was looking at ive realised wont fit as its too wide to hang over the doorway
so now I'm thinking of c and c grids to put in the cupboard
but so they can do any damage to skirting boards etc

i think i would need a roof for it as i have a dog and wouldnt trust her when we were out
how does a roof work on a c and c

plus it means they woul have about 3 x6 of space or even 4x6
also my cupboard is carpeted
would tarpaulin then towels/fleece and a liner be enough to protect the carpet?

has anyone ever had the c and c from ebay?
 
firstly how big would the c&c cage be - in grids, for how many piggies?

You can add a lid with extra grids to make the lid with, many people have made lidded c&cs, mine are shut away in a room I am lucky enough to have the space for so my dog is banned from the room, there is a stair gate on the door way and they are (as in the two pens) off the floor, firstly for my ease of cleaning out, and just incase she got any ideas about "playing" with them, as it wouldnt have been nice playing.

The beauty of the c&c is the adaptability you dont get with a commercial cage, the size you can make for a fraction of the price if your brought a cage, it doesnt have to be rectangular, it can have two levels but the base level must ideally be the minimum size required for the number of pigs inside it, any upper levels are extra for them to use.

I brought plastic covered grids, they are not mesh, solid walls for the pigs in other words but with some mesh grids (found in wicks) and puppy panels both pens have some sides I can see through at a glance and the ability to put water bottles or hay racks on. I found the plastic covered ones to be most useful for containing poops, hay and flicked out unwanted food (messy blighters) in areas that I would have found it difficult to pick up stray bits. They came off ebay but I know there are white mesh grids available which are the right size and space size for using.
 
has anyone ever had the c and c from ebay?[/QUOTE]

I had mine from e bay and am very pleased with them. From Grendle you get a lot of wire ties to make it more sturdy. You could make a lid by wire tying one end to the side and it will then have a lift action. You could secure it with a cat collar for it to be secure from your dog. I think you need to measure exactly the space you have. From Grendle the grids are 14" wide. I would say a tarpaulin would be fine it you covered the floor.:)
 
well my cupboard is about 4x5 is maybe a tad more
and id be making it to fit in there,
and also how do you make an upper level
i know many of the guys here have rentangle shaped one but mine would be more square than rectangle really

also where do you get the correx from
I'm in uk, middlesbrough
or is there an alternative to correx i can use
would the tatpaulin then grids on top be enough
then my usual towels fleece etc on the inner

i just keep thinking that if i can adapt this cupboard really well
hubby may let me keep them indoors for good
which i would love

but they do need more space
or may e i could get a hexagonal playpen and put the tatpaulin down
but id lose space in the corners or the cupboard i think
hmmmm
 
and i think a square and hexagonal play prn is gonna be too big
for how big they are and the space ive got to play with and i dont know how adaptable they are!
 
it says on ebay the grids are 36cm
if this is the case i would get a c and c
with 4 grids by 3 grids(possibly4)

will this be big enough for 3 girls
 
amberannielola said:
my space for c and c
is
3 and half foot by 4 foot

so how many squares will that be
and will it be enough
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Hi,

It is getting a bit complicated for me:{

For that size you get from Grendle 16 in a box so for that size there are plenty. I did have 3 cubes by 2 at first what's that, I still use feet and inches I am old school erm 42 x 28" but yours would be 49" x 56" I think so that would be fine. I didn't feel 3 grids was wide enough so upped it to 4 grids (each 14" wide) x 2 grids (14" wide). The upstairs I wire tied it and it was secure just dipped a touch in the middle. Obviously, you will need a ramp them out of wood or a tunnel. I have used 12 grids for my 4 x 2.

I have 4 left.

I hope I am right with my calculations

They are well worth the money. Your next question will be correx.:)):)):))

P.S. I took the upstairs off the other day as they didn't really use it anymore, I think they are a bit lazy compared to when I got them.
Bye.

Silly.
 
to help you find the answer here is the link I couldnt find yesterday http://www.guineapigcages.com/

For 3 pigs you need a minimum of a c&c of 5x2 - or a 4x3 or in old money, 13 square foot as the site recommends, doing a quick sum from your footage post, you have 14 foot area.

Correx, I brought a pack of 5 sheets which were 3ftx4ft, but you would need to have sides so either a supplier that does bigger sheets or do what I did and use more than one, fold up the sides and make the correx fit the space (I have two sheets for both the herds 5x3 and the boys 5x2), I would suggest you eith er overlap or if you fit them perfectly together use tape to prevent any water seeping through the joins.

For undercovering, tarpaulin is absolutely fine, I used it last year, had cardboard underneath just incase but it never got beyond the correx, let alone the tarp, but the tarp helped keep any stray hay bits off the carpets.
 
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