Cage stacking options?

[teddy7625]

I have 5 pigs. A pair of boars in a kavee 5x2, and a trio of girls in a c&c 3x4. Their cages sit next to each other on the floor with a secure barrier between them, can’t see each other. I want to give the girls a kavee 5x2 or a c&c 6x2.

The issue is that I don’t have the space to give the girls that bigger space. I was thinking of “stacking” the boys on top of the girls but I’m not sure how it will hold up with the longer sizes. I want to leave the front pretty open like the picture attached. My only other option is to build a custom table to fit the boy’s cage. It’s a bit more expensive though.

Anyone else have experience stacking c&c cages?

 

[Siikibam]

I had my four in a stacked cage with boys in the penthouse and girls on the ground floor. There was a 1 grid width between the bottom floor and the base of the top floor (as in the picture). At first, I had some grids in the middle of the bottom. But I removed them after I passed two pieces of wood (lengthways) through the grids and below the top floor. I feel this gave it good support. I did have the support bars but didn’t feel they were strong enough. They’d probably have been okay though.

I also used cable ties along with the connectors. It’s doable.

 

[teddy7625]

I had my four in a stacked cage with boys in the penthouse and girls on the ground floor. There was a 1 grid width between the bottom floor and the base of the top floor (as in the picture). At first, I had some grids in the middle of the bottom. But I removed them after I passed two pieces of wood (lengthways) through the grids and below the top floor. I feel this gave it good support. I did have the support bars but didn’t feel they were strong enough. They’d probably have been okay though.

I also used cable ties along with the connectors. It’s doable.

What size did you use? I think I’ll do the wood trick and definitely use lots of cable ties as well

 

[Julie M]

A 5x2 c&c fits perfectly on top of a "6ft folding craft table" only thing is you'd need to put a base of grids on your cage so it's more secure. But you can use any type of grid as the piggies won't be able to reach it.

 

[Siikibam]

What size did you use? I think I’ll do the wood trick and definitely use lots of cable ties as well

You mean the wood? I can’t remember the size but it fit through a hole in the grid. It was just the right size to fit through. I think I took a grid along to the shop when I bought the wood.

PS the cage was a 5x2