Ideas on expanding cage

[hrsrdr]

So I have one 5 year old male piggy, and I'm saving up to get him a friend or two. However, his cage is only big enough for him. Do any of you have ideas on how I could expand the cage to accompany more guinea pigs? I am a very crafty person, so any diy ideas are great!

This is the cage I have now.

 

[Piggies&buns]

Being Male, you can only add one more piggy - boars cannot be kept in anything more than pairs. Three or more boars together results in fights.

Is this kept indoors? If so, you can get some c&c grids, remove one wire panel at the bottom to allow permanent access out into an expanded area surrounded by c&c grids.
If it is outside, then the safest way would be to buy a new hutch at the correct size (that is a recommended size of a minimum of 150cm x 60cm)

Adding More Guinea Pigs Or Merging Pairs – What Works And What Not?

 

[hrsrdr]

Yes, sorry, it is an indoor cage.

 

[Piggies&buns]

Then that definitely makes things easier for expansion! As I say, simply add a larger area to the front. @anyar.dris has a hutch like this and has done exactly that

My own hutch is big enough but I have still added grids around the front of mine so they have an expanded playpen area

 

[anyar.dris]

Yes! Here's my Piggies' set up.

Pigging Out

 

[hrsrdr]

This is great! I found a place to do this in my room, so I'm moving everything around and setting up the grids! Thanks!

 

[Piggylove82]

This is great! I found a place to do this in my room, so I'm moving everything around and setting up the grids! Thanks!

Feel free to share pics so we can see how you get on

 

[Piggylove82]

Being Male, you can only add one more piggy - boars cannot be kept in anything more than pairs. Three or more boars together results in fights.

Is this kept indoors? If so, you can get some c&c grids, remove one wire panel at the bottom to allow permanent access out into an expanded area surrounded by c&c grids.
If it is outside, then the safest way would be to buy a new hutch at the correct size (that is a recommended size of a minimum of 150cm x 60cm)

Adding More Guinea Pigs Or Merging Pairs – What Works And What Not?

Could a boar live with two females?

 

[anyar.dris]

Could a boar live with two females?

Yes, as long as the boar has been neutered and has passed the 6 weeks wait after.

 

[Piggylove82]

OK

 

[Sophie B]

Here’s my hutch, my boys love it but they chew it a lot

 

[Piggylove82]

Here’s my hutch, my boys love it but they chew it a lot View attachment 129889

Wow. That looks huge! What size is it?

 

[Sophie B]

Wow. That looks huge! What size is it?

6ft x 2.5ft I think

 

[Piggylove82]

6ft x 2.5ft I think

Double storey too?

 

[hrsrdr]

Yeah, my hutch is about half that size, I'll try to share pics of the cage and new piggy though!

 

[Sophie B]

Double storey too?

Yeah, they struggled with the ramp for a bit but now go up and down really easily

 

[Piggylove82]

Yeah, they struggled with the ramp for a bit but now go up and down really easily

Aww. Were they babies at the time? Or were they used to a single storey hutch before this one?

 

[Sophie B]

Aww. Were they babies at the time? Or were they used to a single storey hutch before this one?

They had a single storey pet shop cage with a run permanently attatched to it. They were brought downstairs earlier this year, instead of being up in my room

 

[Piggylove82]

They had a single storey pet shop cage with a run permanently attatched to it. They were brought downstairs earlier this year, instead of being up in my room

Aww. Lucky piggies

 

[Piggylove82]

They had a single storey pet shop cage with a run permanently attatched to it. They were brought downstairs earlier this year, instead of being up in my room

I currently have a double storey hutch, I think this is my 3rd and I have a new one waiting to be put together. I have always had to add extra intermediate steps on the ramps because they are so far apart for a pig's legs though

 

[Sophie B]

Aww. Lucky piggies

I'd highly recommend the cage, they love it
Bear in mind it is not being used outside, I couldn't bear to leave them outside (not that it's a bad thing!)
If you would be to get it, be prepared to take precautions to protect the wood (especially around the ramp and corners) as they chew it to no end. In retrospect I would've done it before I out them in it but it was a quick solution for their housing situation

 

[Piggylove82]

I'd highly recommend the cage, they love it
Bear in mind it is not being used outside, I couldn't bear to leave them outside (not that it's a bad thing!)
If you would be to get it, be prepared to tae precautions to protect the wood (especially around the ramp and corners) as they chew it to no end. In retrospect I would've done it before I out them in it but it was a quick solution for their housing situation

Mine don't eat their hutch . Although one insists on eating her log cabin, very noisily, making the window bigger

 

[Sophie B]

Mine don't eat their hutch . Although one insists on eating her log cabin, very noisily, making the window bigger

Lucky you! Mine won't leave theirs alone

 

[Piggylove82]

Lucky you! Mine won't leave theirs alone

They probably have a taste for it by now!

 

[Sophie B]

They probably have a taste for it by now!

Probably!
Happy New Year!

 

[Piggylove82]

Probably!
Happy New Year!

To you too. May it be full of more guinea pig fun, love, squeaks and cuddles! x

 

[hrsrdr]

Here is the new set-up! Coco likes getting some extra space.
I used a lid to a giant plastic container as a litter pan for the floor.

 

[Skullblits]

Make sure they don't chew the plastic lid