Do I Need To Have Corroplast? - C&c Cage.

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Hello

We have 2 guineas - Runner and Creamy (hence the name!) and I'm trying to set up our first C&C cage. I've got the grids from ebay and I've been enjoying looking at the pics on here for inspiration. I'm probably missing something obvious, but why do you put the corroplast on the bottom? Is it just to protect the floor? I'm thinking of maybe using an oilcloth tablecloth, if it is - or do I NEED corroplast for some other reason?

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Lauren
 
Hello :) no it doesn't have to be corex/corroplast, it just needs to be something waterproof to protect the floor. Some people use the waterproof tablecloths you're talking about.

Personally I prefer the corex as it's a bit thicker so the floor isn't as hard for the piggies but that's just over pampering, they don't really need it :p
 
An oilcloth would be fine to protect the floor undernath, but you will need to add an absorbent layer on top.
There is no need for corroplast, but I would say that it is easy to wipe clean, and if you have it with sides it does reduce the number of poos kicked out.
If you opt for oil cloth and an absorbent layer (such as a fleece liner) then that could work, but obviously you couldn't use disposable bedding without corroplast.
 
I saw a c and c cage with no coroplast and they had clipped the fleece in several places round the outside edge to prevent stuff from being kicked out. It looked like a good idea to me. I did set up some grids in my dads garage that the pigs were in whilst on holiday and had no sides to it and used sawdust. It was messy as some was kicked out but it wasn't as bad as I thought. You def need something waterproof to protect the floor though.
 
Thank you for the replies! Hmm, I might give it a go with either the oilcloth or an offcut of lino I've remembered we have, then look at the correx/corroplast depending on how that goes. It should be nice and squishy with some absorbant pads and fleece, and the carpet underneath is quite plush

And yes, they are overpampered, as they should be :D I think my husband is just relieved they're not in our bed at night!
 
I had real difficulty at first trying to find correx when I had my first C&C years ago. Plus I couldn't find a single sheet big enough to fit a 2x7 so I ended up using a piece of lino.

Other than it not looking as neat, as the corners don't fold as well as with correx I didn't notice any difference.
 
Use vinyl though, not lino - although some people use the term "lino" for both, they're not interchangeable terms as the products are very different. Vinyl (much cheaper and more common) is plastic, linoleum is natural materials stuck together with resin and similar.

I use vinyl flooring for mine. Mostly because until I got my piggies it was a temporary thing, and thus storing it when out of use was much easier as the vinyl just rolls up.
 
acapae said:
Use vinyl though, not lino - although some people use the term "lino" for both, they're not interchangeable terms as the products are very different. Vinyl (much cheaper and more common) is plastic, linoleum is natural materials stuck together with resin and similar.

I use vinyl flooring for mine. Mostly because until I got my piggies it was a temporary thing, and thus storing it when out of use was much easier as the vinyl just rolls up.
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I never knew they were different acapae! You learn something new every day :like:
 
If the cage is on the floor, and you are not using grids as a base, then coroplast isn't necessary as mentioned above.
However, if you do use grids as a base, you need something to make the floor more "solid" so that the piggies don't hurt their delicate paws on the wire/grids.
 
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