C&C Cages Info Please!

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Hi Guys,
I apologize for posting the last one about cages in the wrong section... Ack.
Anyway, I'd like to build a playpen for the piggies- 4x2. What would be the rough cost? I'd also like to build a second floor. How much are the ramps and additions (if any?) Thanks.
 
Oh, sorry, durrrrrr... (I accidentally pressed the thanks button too, hehe) :x It was late for me. UK, prices please.
 
If you can become a member of Costco (if there is one by you) then the grids are about £10 a pack, you would need 2 packs to start with. However you DO need to join Costco and that costs £20. Well worth it in my opinion as they have such good stuff there at great prices.

Then you need the Correx, that will be approx £20 - £25 for 2 big pieces. I don't know how much one HUGE sheet costs as ours doesn't do that and we join 2 pieces together if needs be.

We got our correx from a local signmaker and and it's worth ringing costco first to check they still have the grids in stock before going there. They are called 'creative cubes'.

I know B&Q sell them in some stores but not on line and you can get them on ebay but they usually cost quite alot on ebay.

Good luck!
 
OH and for the ramp we bent 2 mesh grids into a * shape, joined them with cable ties and lined with vet bed.

You need ALOT of cable ties to make a C&C
 
there is a lady who sells them on ebay, when i priced up the materials etc it came to around the same as she was charging with shipping. The problem i found with buying the cubes and correx myself is that I'm gonna end up spending more money than necessary because the places i have found insist on a minimum order amount which is usually four or five times what i need :( I'm gonna buy one from her because she obviously builds them for a hobby to sell and i don't want to get all the materials and then mess up when i could have gotten one ready made ha ha :) the link is here

www.guineapigcages.com/buycc.htm

:) hope that helps, I'm also in the UK btw, her XL cage which we intend to purchase equated out to around 60 quid with shippng included :)
 
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Thanks, I'll look at it. I don't want anything too expensive, I have a tight budget. The second floors are easy to build, I assume. (?) Is there anything else you can use for liner? (things you buy in hardware stores, etc?)
 
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Ive just ordered 6 cubes off of ebay for 39 pounds inc p&p we are making our cage 3 squares by 4 squares.

we are still trying to source the correx though ! waiting for a sign maker to get back to me
 
annaliese said:
there is a lady who sells them on ebay, when i priced up the materials etc it came to around the same as she was charging with shipping. The problem i found with buying the cubes and correx myself is that I'm gonna end up spending more money than necessary because the places i have found insist on a minimum order amount which is usually four or five times what i need :( I'm gonna buy one from her because she obviously builds them for a hobby to sell and i don't want to get all the materials and then mess up when i could have gotten one ready made ha ha :) the link is here

www.guineapigcages.com/buycc.htm

:) hope that helps, I'm also in the UK btw, her XL cage which we intend to purchase equated out to around 60 quid with shippng included :)
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does she ship to the uk ?
 
yep I'm from teesside in the uk and the price we calculated using a currency converter brought us to sixty quid and that included postage :D
 
we worked out that the large is around £50 and the Xlarge is around £60 so for the extra tenner we might as well go Xlarge :)
 
If you B&Q does sell the cubes they are about £31 for a six cube shelving unit which I think is about 24 squares!
 
briony do b&q sell them ive not seen them and ive just had a quick look on website and cant find them but id love to make a c&c cage, have you got a link or does anyone else know where i could get them?I'm not a member of costco
 
daleksarah said:
briony do b&q sell them ive not seen them and ive just had a quick look on website and cant find them but id love to make a c&c cage, have you got a link or does anyone else know where i could get them?I'm not a member of costco
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I looked in my local B&Q (Leicester) and they didn't have them :( I think some people have found them in the sale bit so maybe they are just getting rid of old stock? They come up on eBay and are on Amazon too, but the company on Amazon is expensive!
 
I was looking for some cubes, too and we phoned every B&Q near us and they were out of stock and some told us they were discontinued. I then e-mailed the manufacturer Slemcka and they said that B&Q still run them, they gave me a reference number ( 27745748 )and said if I contacted my local B&Q with that number they should be able to help me. Haven't tried that yet, maybe they are able to order some in?
 
I have 3 b&q's near me and one does still sell them it is one of those giant stores not sure what they are called but are massive - they are still full price and only got some a couple of weeks back
 
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