Cute_Guineapigs
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi
I've had my 2 boars, Louie and Elmo for 7 months now and they are fantastic animals. They used to live in a 120cm cage which was fine but I was having trouble getting them out for floor time and also not having enough time to do this. So I decided to build a large C&C cage. Having never built one before, I was a bit anxious as to how it would turn out. It took me 7 hours and over 100 cable ties, but here's the finished result:
It's 4 grids x 4 grids with a roof because I also own a cat. It measures almost 5ft x 5ft. There is a door on the side which gives them access to the rest of my bedroom for a couple of hours every other day or so. I was originally going to build a L-shaped cage but when I started building, i thought why not make it bigger, as the bigger the cage the better.
To keep the roof from collapsing, i had to attach 3 grids inside the cage in the shape of a T to support it. The boys use these spaces for their beds and sleeping in. I also taped fleece to the edges of the correx to prevent them chewing the plastic as they are big chewers.
Louie was a little overweight before I built the cage, but in a few weeks of the installation of this new cage, he's now slimmer and much fitter. They popcorn around it regularly and during floor time. They love the extra space.
I've had my 2 boars, Louie and Elmo for 7 months now and they are fantastic animals. They used to live in a 120cm cage which was fine but I was having trouble getting them out for floor time and also not having enough time to do this. So I decided to build a large C&C cage. Having never built one before, I was a bit anxious as to how it would turn out. It took me 7 hours and over 100 cable ties, but here's the finished result:
It's 4 grids x 4 grids with a roof because I also own a cat. It measures almost 5ft x 5ft. There is a door on the side which gives them access to the rest of my bedroom for a couple of hours every other day or so. I was originally going to build a L-shaped cage but when I started building, i thought why not make it bigger, as the bigger the cage the better.
To keep the roof from collapsing, i had to attach 3 grids inside the cage in the shape of a T to support it. The boys use these spaces for their beds and sleeping in. I also taped fleece to the edges of the correx to prevent them chewing the plastic as they are big chewers.Louie was a little overweight before I built the cage, but in a few weeks of the installation of this new cage, he's now slimmer and much fitter. They popcorn around it regularly and during floor time. They love the extra space.
Wish I had the space for this
