Mahogany Sideboard As Hutch

[Dill&Pepper]

Hi everyone, newbie here looking for advice from the piggie experts.

I've got 2 3 year old girls, currently in a 4x2 c&c cage. I'm moving house and there simply won't be the space for their current cage indoors in my new place. I really, really don't want them to move outside so wondered if I could convert my mahogany sideboard into a hutch. It'll give a good amount of floor space (similar to they have now), allow better storage on top and in the drawers and will fit in the house, but I think the mahogany would be toxic if chewed.

Do you think if I lined the wood section with something non-toxic like corex so they couldn't access the wood that it would be safe?

 

[Mother Hubbard]

that could work, definitely line it, were you thinking of having glass or perspex front?

 

[Dill&Pepper]

Thanks! I was actually thinking of wire to improve ventilation, but could do glass/Perspex if the idea has legs. Glad you think it could work well.

 

[Mother Hubbard]

The wire would be great, better in act especially as they will be indoor, assuming it has a lip on the bottom and then run your correx or similar up the front bit to save the wood and any loose bedding disappearing through the gaps.

 

[Dill&Pepper]

Hi, sorry for the slow response has been a bit mental - Dill's been in for a dental but vomited/aspirated under the GA (I'll start a separate thread on that). Glad you think my plan's going to work, once I get her better (hopefully) I'll get started with the conversion!