c & c cages with open tops, do the pigs not jump out?

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hi everyone, i have been debating on a c & c home for my 2 guineas for a while now, and i have seen some brilliant setups, yet i wonder about the tops being open..... do the guineapigs not jump over? i think i would panic about them escaping!:...

I guess i am just after some reasurance off people on here who have these homes for their pigs, and that they dont try to jump out :) {:|

my 2 pigs are currently in a 2 foot by 4 foot cage, and although they have plenty of room, once they have all their toys and fluffy beds and stuff, it seems a little cramped, so the hubby dont know this yet but i am going to get another bigger cage :)):)):))
 
I love my C and C cagedrool> i always have two 2x4 tray's and a 2x2 kitchen
but i can change it when ever i want, the pig's never even try to get out tho i believe some boar's have been known to get out for a sow:)) even if i left the cage open i dont think they would come out, heres some of my cages

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Most guinea pigs don't seem to bother jumping out, but guinea pigs CAN jump out! :))

My cages aren't C&C but they're about the same height, open top cages, and I had boys jumping into the girls' cage, one boy jumped out cos he got scared of his friend being aggressive (from a 4ft high cage to the floor, thank God he was ok) and I saw one of the girls hop straight over into a boy's cage, three times in a row, but I just caught her and then made the cage higher! rolleyes :))
 
My guinea pig used to live in a long plastic box and he never jumped out, he did like to sit in his food bowl which was in the corner of the cage and rest his head on the top a bit like he was on a look out and loved doing that, he did fall out a couple of times when he thought he could perhaps be a bit more clever. He now lives in a cage with a rabbit and they get on very well, however the lid is on this one but there is lots of space and cage has wheels so can be moved about so they are not only in just one place.
 
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jammybaby said:
hi everyone, i have been debating on a c & c home for my 2 guineas for a while now, and i have seen some brilliant setups, yet i wonder about the tops being open..... do the guineapigs not jump over? i think i would panic about them escaping!:...
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I've kept my piggies in C&C cages for over a year, and they have never tried to jump. A few times, they have climbed on top of their hidie-houses and looked over the edge, but they are smart enough to know they'd get hurt if they jumped over.
The closest they've gotten to jumping over the edge was jumping into the hay rack. lol
Unless there's something really scaring them in their cage they'll stay pretty happily in their pen.

:)
 
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