Ikea Cage

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I haven't posted on here for a long time, so an update is needed.

Our four Becklen ladies, Bramble, Nettle, Hazel Berry and Daisy settled in brilliantly after we picked them up from Nutmeg , and have thrived in their big C and C cage.

They have not had a days illness since we got them last March (2010) and are wonderful company for all of us - if rather inclined to do little except eat, sleep, eat, run around, eat some more..... typical guinea pigs in other words.

I have been very happy with the cage I made for our four ladies, but we would like to have a cage on one level so that it is easier to clean and we can tidy the girls stuff away as they do have a tendency to take over the whole dining room.

I am thinking of getting a couple of 126cm long UDDEN freestanding kitchen consoles and having cupboards and drawers under them.

I think I could probably put a length of worktop on top of this to fix the C and C cage sides too, and to provide a waterproof surface for the cage. I would just go for a piece of fleece to fit the bottom of the cage as they don't chew the fleece, and make a hay room from perspex sheets to fit on, similar to the one on my existing C and C cage.

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this is a previous version of the cage - they have a bigger top level now (2 by 3).

We love the cage they have now but I want something that fits in the room better but still gives them lots of room.

Has anyone got any thoughts on the UDDEN idea. The UDDEN console measures 126cm x 64cm - I would be thinking of two of these lengthways giving a space of 252cm x 64cm, with cupbeards and drawers underneath.

The other idea is making the back and sides of the cage that will sit on top of the UDDEN out of perspex, which has been very successful in the existing cage at keeping hay spillage down.

I would welcome any feedback, thanks, Allie
 
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Before making my current C&C cage I considered making one from an ikea cupboard (think it was a wardrobe on its side stacked 3 high).

Check out some of the ikea hacks here :
http://www.ikeahackers.net/search/label/pet furniture

and also here:
http://www.instructables.com/group/ikeahacks/

You might see something inspiring on one of these using the kitchen unit you mentioned - or see another idea close to what you are after.

I made my current bed out of looking for inspiration on one of these ikea hackers websites and although I got my under bed units from Argos in the end (fitted better) and only 1 bit from ikea it gave me the idea I was after to make a bed that didnt exist on the market and fitted my space.

Would love to see the finished product - and love your use of perspex :)

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Thanks for the feedback everybody.

Pigjes cage (look for her on youtube) is the inspiration for this cage - this is the cage mentioned by lissie - we have always loved that design - there is a lot of room for the pigs to run up and down, and plenty of room to put different things in to stave off boredom for the girls.

I have been to IKEA again and decided on 5 x small console UDDEN units, which would be 320cm long and if using grids, would make the cage 9 grids long by nearly 2 wide.

I have also seen a large storage box which would adapt to be a great haybox SLUGIS 73cm x 56cm x 32cm. I will eventually do the whole thing using perspex, but this is so critical to get the size right and ask for the holes to be drilled in the right place, I am going to use grids and leave things to bed in foe a couple of months to get everything specified right.

My partner is right on board with the new cage and likes the design, so we just need to repaint the room (tomato splats up the walls anyone!?) and get all our units in so we can get the girls penthouse ready. At he moment it is clear out time so we have a lovely dining room back with room for a table for us and a bigger cage for the girls.

Thanks again, Allie
 
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