Member Gallery: C&C cages/homemade cages

daftscotslass said:
Please use this thread to post pictures of your C&C cages or other similar home-made housing. Try to include some information with the photo like:

Cage Type
Where it was purchased or how it was made
What size it is
How many piggies are kept in it
How easy it is to keep clean/if you'd recommend it

Bear in mind that new members will look to this thread as an example of good piggy keeping so photos of accommodation that is inadequately sized, dirty or overcrowded may be removed at the discretion of admin.

This thread is NOT for discussion of the photos, please start a new thread if you need to.

If you want more information about C & C cages (including sourcing), please see this regularly updated link here: All About C & C Grid Cages
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This is my C&C cage for my 3 boars. It started life as a 5x2 with a 1x1 extension under the hay loft, but I moved the furniture round and was able to square it off as a 5x3.
I bought everything on ebay and it's put together with cable ties. I. Still need a second access to the loft.
I use towels under fleece which works great as my guys have pretty much toilet trained themselves as far as weeing is concerned. It's easy to clean if you're happy to climb inside. I poop-pick a couple of times a day and clean it out totally twice a week, but it would probably go a week no problem, I just like to ring the changes with fleeces.
Can't recommend this fleece highly enough. It's incredibly soft and because of the pattern you can hardly notice poops even when there's a lot. I bought it in The Cotton Print Factory. In Glasgow. J

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image.webp image.webp image.webp First attempt at a c&c cage for my two boys. Theyre just coming up to three months so made them a 2x5 cage. Hoping they will continue to get on and that the increased space will help matters :hug:waiting on fleece to arrive to line the cage so using towels for the time being - going to see how they get on with that. Anyone got any experience with towels? I'm worried that the pee may get through into my carpet but hopefully I have taped the corners well enough!
 
had gotten Rosey and her supposed to be male cagemate before doing all the research on the harmful effects a female gettimg pregnant can cause. So I found a persont that was wanting. To trade a female for a male. So we swapped. So we are going to build them a wooden cage. In the meantime i took their playpen annd attached too the store bought cage i was given.

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This is my current peeg kingdom, I have two ladies and a no-balls gent. Nadia is currently by herself following some operations so she has a little makeshift area at the end for now. That's what I love about these cages, how easy it is to section off. I'm having a second attempt at the loft but currently neither are using the ramp, the buggers! I'm not fussed on a ramp it's just handy having that storage space underneath.

(The tree is fake and not hanging over as much as when the photo was taken! I covered the gap at the top of the ramp too)


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My cage it consist of 3 midwest type cages ..houses 2 boars...approx 24 sqft of space...and it works for me and they seem happy as they wheek and popcorn when I added the 3rd cage today ...

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Cage: 3x6 / purchased 2 sets in Homestore & More for about €25 each, mesh and opaque plastic combo

Mats: waterproof play mats from Aldi €15

Blankets: cut up fleece and fluffy blankets from Primark, ranging from €3 to €6

Houses: two piggies

As you can see from the pics it's fairly big! I leave one panel open as Lola likes to ramble around the house.

They have 3 beds. One is a pigloo and the other two are made from cage panels. I put ribbon curtains on the front and a blanket over the top so they have more privacy.

They LOVE cardboard boxes, so I cut multiple holes in two and they use them as tunnels. I also use the boxes during floor time for Sunny. He's afraid to walk on the slippy wooden floor without a blanket!

I keep their food in the section to the left. There they have their food dishes (not present in pics), nibble sticks and a box with hay. I also use toilet roll centers. I stuff them with hay and scatter them around the food area, or I will hang one up with hay in it.

I change the layout of the cage every month so they don't get bored. I also move their nibble sticks/beds around as well to keep them on their toes!

Aside from the cage/mats most of their bits are recycled ie: boxes, curtains, ribbons, blankets.

They seem pretty happy with their set up :)

I find the play mats extremely easy to clean. Nothing clings to them in the lines of hair or poo. I give them a quick wipe down with some disinfectant and they're good to go. They're also warm to the touch which is great since my guys are on the floor.20170813_222152.webp 20170813_222045.webp 20170813_222122.webp
 
I have recently changed the cage to two levels but don't have a photo is this suitable for two guinea pigs?

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I have a 2x6 grid C&C cage for my two male piggies. Ignore the mess, this was right before a bedding change! It has a coroplast base and is super easy to clean. I made a cheap kitchen area out of a kitten-sized litter box which I cut an opening into with a razor and then sanded the edges down to make them rounded and safe for the little guys. It does a good job keeping the hay out of the rest of the cage for almost the whole week (again, ignore the hay mess in this photo). I bought one extra grid to hang over the back corner so that I could hang their dangly toys there, and I keep a pillow on top of it so they feel covered and safe there. I plan on eventually getting a bigger setup for them so I can move my other piggie into this cage since he's currently in a 2x3 grid C&C which I don't feel is big enough

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My cage is a 9.5 grids x 2 grids. It was meant to be for a group of 5 girls but sadly 2 of them have had a fall out so now it is divided into a 4.5x2 and a 5x2 one side for 2 sows and the other for 3 sows. Both sides also have a 1 grid loft area. I have a roof across the entire cage as I have cats. The roof is open in the photos.

I do have plans to move into a different room where I can increase the cage size more by adding a 3x2 L shape but for now, here it is. One side is not in use here.

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I have two boars in a cage/pen that is made from two fences from a run. It fits quite nicely under our stairs in the living room! They are just over 4 months old now, soon to be 5 months.
The photos are taken from the sofa, which I love because they're close by and they always have good company, which I think is why they became tame so quickly. And they're always inquisitive and great company for an evening

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We're looking to expand by adding another level at some point and adding some more toys/accessories. Any suggestions would be great :)
 
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Here's my C and C cage that I started last year and finally got to the point that I'm happy with this month.
It's a corner cage with shoe storage for a framework and Proplex base. I covered more Proplex with sticky back plastic to hide the grids and recently changed all of the front panels to Perspex as the guinea pigs were chewing the plastic on the grids...
The floor area is 0.9m square which is equivalent to 140 x 60 cm so it's an OK size for two adult guinea pigs.
It's pretty easy to clean - the hay in the hay tray gets changed every day and the Megazorb in the base gets spot cleaned at the same time. The hay bag gets filled up as and when needed and I do a full clean and change of fleeces once a week.
I designed the cage with cleaning in mind, so the front panel slides up and out, so I can get right in and clean it.
 
Eileen's Mum said:
My cage is a 9.5 grids x 2 grids. It was meant to be for a group of 5 girls but sadly 2 of them have had a fall out so now it is divided into a 4.5x2 and a 5x2 one side for 2 sows and the other for 3 sows. Both sides also have a 1 grid loft area. I have a roof across the entire cage as I have cats. The roof is open in the photos.

I do have plans to move into a different room where I can increase the cage size more by adding a 3x2 L shape but for now, here it is. One side is not in use here.

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So things have changed since this post and I have now moved the pigs into a different room which means more space and a bigger cage. Edna and Eileen have an L shape cage with a floor space of 10 grids. Eva, Ellie and Eden have an L shape with a floor space of 14 grids. Both cages now have a hay area as well as the hay bags.

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The new guinea run for our two boys! Using care fresh on the lower level at the moment, but looking for something a bit firmer so doesn't fly about all the time. The ramp is covered as the boys will only go up if it's sheltered! Their favourite place (where irritatingly they do all their wees) is under the condo!

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C&C cage on top of 2 night stands, a tv table and two 2 meter kitchen doors. It was originally ordered as 2x3 with loft and lid from candccages.co.uk but after some furniture Tetris we turned the lid into 2x5 cage with a loft(loft still has a lid). The cage features a custom kitchen area made from correx, fleece flooring on top of microfiber dish drying cloth and bed protectors, a traditional willow bridge and plenty spaces to hide from new slaves. No piggies yet tho, local rescue has 3 pairs who might be suitable so hopefully this realestate won't stay empty for too long. With regards to cleaning .. I'm expecting 10 minutes twice a day plus 20 minutes over the weekend for full gutting

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Hi! We have had our two lovely girls, Poppy and Pippin, for about six weeks now. We started off with a hutch outdoors but decided to move them indoors for the winter. We built this set-up in our (underused!) dining room yesterday and so far it's working brilliantly. As it's a good size for two piggies, it removes the need for a separate indoor run and we're finding it's much more sociable than the hutch. Also, they've really taken to the Carrot-Cottage-as-toilet-area idea - virtually nothing anywhere else - so I can spot clean daily much more easily. We had newspaper then hay as flooring in the hutch, so they just peed and pooped EVERYWHERE!

- C&C grids & connector pack from Amazon (c. £50)
- A few cable ties for the mezzanine area (covered by flooring to discourage chewing)
- thin polar fleece for top covering (Ebay, c. £6 per 1m by 1.5m)
- old towels underneath that, then newspaper, then a sheet of Corex (sorry, can't remember where I got that! Online somewhere...)
- Toilet area = large Carrot Cottage (Pets at Home/ Amazon) on top of a kitten litter tray filled with a layer of paper pellet litter with hay on top
- fleece tunnels/ beds/ igloos (Ebay and Etsy)
- ping pong balls, mirror (not visible in pic), seagrass tunnels and balls (Amazon/ Pets at Home)

Hope that's helpful!

Annie

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