Housing advice needed for two boars

Poppy Davis

Poppy Davis

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Hi,
I am currently looking into buying or building a new cage for my two piggies Pippin and Oreo. When I first got them they were originally in a 5x3 c&c cage with a 2x1 loft, however I still had my previous piggies Juno and Twiglet (rip piggies <3 :( ) It ended up being a real pain to use and clean as I had to cut two pieces of coroplast and did a rubbish job of it! Also, it was on the floor as it was too big to put on a table or anything like that, and they were digging up the fleece and pooping and peeing everywhere as a result so cleaning was quite the task.
I eventually moved them into our old playhouse outside (it was 200x150) and put them on aubiose. This did the job for a while but got very expensive,it took about 2 1/2 hours to clean out, wasn't as clean as using fleece and I didn't get as much interaction with them. They are now back inside as I moved them in during all of the snow we had and decided that I much preferred having them inside.

The main problem I have now is what to keep them in long term. They are currently in a shop-bought cage which isn't providing them with as much space as I feel they should have. I was just wondering what everyone else uses and how its going for them. Any cage recommendations (shop bought or diy) or resolutions to my fleece problem would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance Poppy, Pippin and Oreo :)
 
I used to use two connected Midwest Guinea Pig Habitats for my boys, gave them a 4x4 space and they loved it.

As for bedding, I used either Carefresh or Megazorb. Megazorb was definitely cheaper and went a lot further, but paper beddings aren't to everyone's tastes.
 
Lorcan said:
I used to use two connected Midwest Guinea Pig Habitats for my boys, gave them a 4x4 space and they loved it.

As for bedding, I used either Carefresh or Megazorb. Megazorb was definitely cheaper and went a lot further, but paper beddings aren't to everyone's tastes.
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Thanks for your speedy reply! I use paper bedding for my hamster and I love it so its definitely something I'd consider. However I heard that Megazorb smelt rather unpleasant so I was a little skeptical about that part as they're all in my bedroom. Have you had any negative experiences with it? Carefresh probably wouldn't be an option due to its hefty price, even though I absolutely loved it on the occasions that I have been able to buy it.
 
It does have a smell like that I'm not sure how to describe, like sweet paper? It never bothered me tbh, and as long as you're keeping on top of the cage cleaning then the urine/poops don't make it smell any worse.

I wouldn't call it unpleasant, but it is noticeable at first. Great stuff though, I loved it and so did the boys.
 
Lorcan said:
It does have a smell like that I'm not sure how to describe, like sweet paper? It never bothered me tbh, and as long as you're keeping on top of the cage cleaning then the urine/poops don't make it smell any worse.

I wouldn't call it unpleasant, but it is noticeable at first. Great stuff though, I loved it and so did the boys.
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Great, will have to give that a try! Thank you so much for the advice :)
 
I hope it works out for you :) an 85 litre bag really does go a long way, hopefully you can tolerate the smell!
 
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