How do you make a two level C&C cage

[claire8234]

Hi everyone

I'm currently trying to decide what to house my two boys in when the weather gets colder. Having looked at indoor cages they are all so tiny and anything that has two levels is just far too expensive.

Looks like the best option is to get some metal grids off of ebay for £30 and make my own house, that way it can be the exact size I want.

However I have no idea how you make a C&C cage that incorporates a 2nd level. I have seen a lot of designs that have a bottom level and then an "upstairs" with food and water etc.

How do you make a 2nd level and what do you support it with? Can you just use the grids to make a floor or do you need some kind of batons to support it?

Any help appreciated C&C is a bit of a mystery to me! :{

Claire

 

[Splat n Dexter]

I got lots of ideas from this website that tells you how to make a C&C cage; though we ended up taking out the upper level as it was never used and the pigs had plenty of room with just one level. (4 grids by 2 grids).

http://www.guineapigcages.com/indexmetric.htm

 

[claire8234]

Thanks

I have had a look on here and its great for showing you how to make a single storey basic rectangle but not much help for adding and supporting a second level

 

[Poppy'sMum]

Thanks

I have had a look on here and its great for showing you how to make a single storey basic rectangle but not much help for adding and supporting a second level

I agree, that site confused me totally lol! I was thinking of using wooden batons under the upper storey, threaded through a couple of the squares, just to give a bit more support.

 

[christine]

I agree, that site confused me totally lol! I was thinking of using wooden batons under the upper storey, threaded through a couple of the squares, just to give a bit more support.

Sounds like a good idea.

 

[EmmieMart]

Hello,

I'm new to this forum but I recently built a two storey c&c cage for my boys. I found this video really helpful and inspiring [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D29WcRyUP0[/ame] as you can see you can use all sort such as cut down broom handles. I personally used spare c&c grids and sectioned off the first floor level to provide support. When I bought my grids from ebay they came with connectors and cable ties which made the whole thing fairly sturdy!

My piggies love their c&c cage and I loved building it them as I got to be a little bit creative! p

Hope this helped!

 

[Splat n Dexter]

Thanks

I have had a look on here and its great for showing you how to make a single storey basic rectangle but not much help for adding and supporting a second level

If you go into the albums on there you'll see users' photos of different types of cages, such as enclosed, two story open plan, two story enclosed etc; giving ideas on how to build them, as well as the forum; which I never joined - but has plenty of threads with good advise on how to build them.

 

[lissie]

You can use this type of support. It's two-by-two lumber (1.5x1.5 inches) and fits nicely in the grid square.





And you'll need lots of cable/zip ties to tie the grids together.