C&c cage wire ramp

[lavender91]

See photo I got a c&c cage for my girls and it has a wire ramp and I put plyboard under it should I also add a cover or is it fine?

 

[Piggies&buns]

Piggies must not walk on wire at all - it wil cause injuries and potentially bumblefoot.
Piggies need to walk in solid ground.

Also, angle of that ramp - if the picture is how it is in real life - is also not suitable. It is far too steep for a guinea pig to ever use.

Normally we would suggest putting a brick underneath the bottom of the ramp to raise it up but the ramp in the picture is far too short to be able to do that.

Therefore the ramp is actually entirely unsuitable for guinea pigs and should be removed.

You will need to make a new ramp out of something solid like wood and then cover it with something with grip (ie carpet) for the piggies to be able to use a second level of the cage.

I added in our ramp guide which shows more

Ramps in Cages and Hutches

 

[Truffolo]

It is better to use a ramp made of correx with sides. The angle should be gradual as piggies are not good at climbing and could get hurt from a fall. You can buy solid ramps on Etsy and Temu. You can also get wooden ones that are long.and slope gradually. Covering the ramp with fleece is good to prevent your piggies from chewing the correx. Good luck with furnishing your cage

 

[lavender91]

Piggies must not walk on wire at all - it wil cause injuries and potentially bumblefoot.
Piggies need to walk in solid ground.

Also, angle of that ramp - if the picture is how it is in real life - is also not suitable. It is far too steep for a guinea pig to ever use.

Normally we would suggest putting a brick underneath the bottom of the ramp to raise it up but the ramp in the picture is far too short to be able to do that.

Therefore the ramp is actually entirely unsuitable for guinea pigs and should be removed.
You will need to make a new ramp out of something solid like wood and then cover it with something with grip (ie carpet) for the piggies to be able to use a second level of the cage.

I added in our ramp guide which shows more

Ramps in Cages and Hutches

So the one in the photo is the style but not the same one and we out plyboard under it and I out a fleece towel over it

 

[Piggies&buns]

So the one in the photo is the style but not the same one and we out plyboard under it and I out a fleece towel over it

In that case, it would be more helpful and enable us to advise you accurately if we could see a photo of your actual ramp and cage.

If the ramp is too short then it is too steep so it doesn’t matter whether you’ve laid anything on it, it still won’t be suitable for guinea pigs.
Anything you do lay over it needs to be thick enough so they don’t feel the wires under foot.

But generally speaking that style of ramp in your photo is not appropriate for guinea pigs at all.

 

[piggieminder]

Ramps should have sides. The ramp in the picture is too narrow and open as well as being far too steep.
Grids can be bent to form a ramp. I use vetbed on mine to make them suitable for piggy feet. attached with bull dog clips for easy removal for washing. The ramps are attached to the loft with cable ties, 4 or 5 per ramp to make sure it is secure in the event of a tie snapping.

Two grids overlapped and joined wit cable ties makes a sturdy ramp.
Vetbed to cushion little feet.

 

[piggieminder]

Bertie's ramp. I don't like full height ramps like this one,
I prefer to attach my ramps halfway up a grid but this loft
is holding up part of the 3 width cage above. Bertie is
young and agile and can easily manage this slope at the
moment. This ramp is 4 overlapped grids and is 3
grids long in the cage to make the slope as gentle as possible.
Piggy spines can be damaged on steep ramps.