Connecting Ferplast Cages - Ideas Please!

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I have a two tier 120 ferplast cage that I have sat the two tiers side by side rather than on top of each other.

I have kept the wire bars in place on each base. The base that was the top tier is open all along one side and that's the side I have put up to the other base. The base that was the bottom tier only has a much smaller opening. So there isn't huge access between the two bases but it should be enough if I can work out how to connect then so that the piggies can get to both sides.

I tried using the medium sized wooden stick bendy bridge/tunnel things from zooplus but they aren't big enough to reach over the top of the plastic base without becoming too steep.

I've got a much larger one that we already had but it's too big to fit through the opening and I need something that goes through.

Does anyone have any suggestions please? Preferably using something that already exists - I don't mind bending/cutting (with scissors) but don't really feel up to crafting something myself from scratch. I haven't got any c&c grids at present but am separately looking at getting some.
 
I have seen people using cat scratching boards as ramps. I can't picture what you are trying to describe. Also could you use correx board? If you have e bay search "trixie natural wooden cage bridge" that might be ideal. Sorry I can't be much more help. Good luck.
 
@maxdawn I think it would probably be a bit steep if I did that unfortunately - the sides of the plastic bases are quite high and then there are a couple of metal rungs too before the hole. Although that's the sort of thing is like to do.

Here's some pictures of the cages as they are right now (without connector).

The middle picture shows the hole in the cage which was the bottom tier.

The bottom picture is taken from the opposite side to the first picture and with the cages parted. The cage on the left is the top tier - whole of one side is open. You can also see the mid sized wooden bendy sticks in the left hand cage (and the right hand cage if you peer closely!) - larger ones behind are too wide to fit through the hole in the other cage.

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@Julie M that search brought up the hamster suspension bridge which might work but when it searched on Amazon this also came up

Trixie 62122 Natural Living Cage Bridge 63 × 18 × 15 cm

It looks possibly ideal but reviews of it are a bit mixed - a few saying it wasn't very sturdy and wobbles. One of our group of girlies will use it, I'm sure, as she is happy to go up any sort of ramp and is a bit of a climber. Another girl will do steep ramps if they have tunnels on them and I could probably do that with this. I could possibly make this ramp less steep somehow too. Probably worth a go.
 
Julie M said:
Cut out the lower bars? So they don't have to go as high?
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Beyond my DIY capabilities :mal: I couldn't be sure it wouldn't compromise the sturdiness of the rest of the cage bars, don't have anything to cut it with etc. etc.!. Also am thinking this set up is probably not going to be forever and so I should try and keep it in a saleable condition.
 
Hope this make sense. The 2 sides of the cage that go together. You could totally take away these sides Just bend the hooks open a little bit more and slip off. Push the 2 cages together and cable tie. It can easily be put back together when you sell.
 
:clap:QUOTE="maxdawn, post: 1568585, member: 113499"]Hope this make sense. The 2 sides of the cage that go together. You could totally take away these sides Just bend the hooks open a little bit more and slip off. Push the 2 cages together and cable tie. It can easily be put back together when you sell.[/QUOTE]
Genius!
 
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I had 2 ferplast 120s as my indoor setup a couple of years ago. I used 2 large wooden bridges cable tied together as a ramp. 3/4 of my girls managed it easily, my oldest girl (7.5) was the only one who had difficulty and that was partly due to her poor sight and stiff joints.
To be honest my younger girls would jump over the side into the other cage without using the ramp very easily.
 
maxdawn said:
Hope this make sense. The 2 sides of the cage that go together. You could totally take away these sides Just bend the hooks open a little bit more and slip off. Push the 2 cages together and cable tie. It can easily be put back together when you sell.
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Am going to try this tomorrow - OH may question my sanity if I start now!
 
So am feeling a little stupid right now. Not sure why on earth I didnt think of taking the side of the cage out. It didn't even need anything bending - just slid out.

Within 20 seconds the dominant sow (who isn't a climber) went over the plastic base divide. We went out for a while and when we came back she was back on the other side again so obviously no problems for her! The surprise is that the climber doesn't appear to have attempted it at all. Will watch with interest. Have ordered a ramp too and will have no problems fitting that now the pesky small hole has gone.
Thanks all.
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