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I need a new hutch to house 3 outdore pigs and i could use some help finding one.
It has to be big enough for all my ikle pigs
have easy access to get them out - hinged lid works for me
double decker too

but i only want to spend around 100.00

Pets at home had one on offer but its gone back to full price

i am trawling around but pics on websites are difficult to judge

can you help?

i will have 2 hutches to give away once i find the replacement

ta
 
Bullseye said:
I need a new hutch to house 3 outdore pigs and i could use some help finding one.
It has to be big enough for all my ikle pigs
have easy access to get them out - hinged lid works for me
double decker too

but i only want to spend around 100.00

Pets at home had one on offer but its gone back to full price

i am trawling around but pics on websites are difficult to judge

can you help?

i will have 2 hutches to give away once i find the replacement

ta
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I just spent most of yesterday doing the same thing! I went with the Lavender Lodge from Pets at Home which was £99 with free delivery. It's 5ft 3 so I think 3 pigs would be happy in it :)

http://www.petsathome.com/shop/lavender-lodge-guinea-pig-and-rabbit-hutch-by-pets-at-home-16002

Or if you want a double...
http://www.petsathome.com/shop/sherwood-cottage-guinea-pig-and-rabbit-hutch-by-pets-at-home-16080
its the same price as the one above, but shorter. Free delivery too.

However if you are looking to spend less, have you looked on your local Freecycle, Preloved or Gumtree? Those sites are great for getting cages, and are usually very cheap or free.

Or this website has some good value ones...I was going to get from there but they wanted extra to deliver to me being in the Scottish Highlands!
 
thanks for that - thing the second one will do me a treat
that was the one i had picked but my local pets at home dont seem to have it on offer for 99.00 currently

will check it out
 
Bullseye said:
thanks for that - thing the second one will do me a treat
that was the one i had picked but my local pets at home dont seem to have it on offer for 99.00 currently

will check it out
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Maybe its an online offer only? Thinking on it, I don't think I've ever seen that hutch in their shops, however I don't go in very often as its 2 hours away from me. If you're not in a hurry, I think they have cards in store that entitle you to 10% off your first online order.
 
Just a suggestion:

You could increase the amount of space by adding a second level yourself - it's easy to do with a sheet of plywood and some plastic brackets. We found it easiest to make the second level stop shy of being the cage length by a foot, so we could place the ramp there; running parallel to the width of the cage. We used a shorter piece of plywood for the ramp (with some dowelling on it for grip). Adding a ledge prevents the guinea-pigs falling out when you open the hutch door. We showed the guinea-pigs how to use the ramp by putting them near the bottom and then gradually increasing the distance from the bottom - they quickly got the hang of it.
 
I got my big chicken coop style hutch for my trio of boys from e-bay. We bagged it at under £100 and was better value than any of my previous hutches. I've bought some of the larger Trixie ones from Zooplus and turned up quickly and in good order. I have these two:

http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/rodents/cages/rabbit_hutches/natura/53359
and I think mine if the larger model in this one
http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/rodents/cages/rabbit_hutches/natura/49303

The one from ebay was better value for great space than these two but it's not just as easy for catching running piggys in although thankfully my boys are fairly calm.
 
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