Featheryfriend
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi y'all. I know the general rule of thumb is that lofts space does not count towards minimum space requirements, but I wanted opinions on my particular setup.
I am about to recieve two very young baby guineas that will need to be in a babyproofed enclosure. The third floor of my guinea pig emporium is already babyproofed and contains 8 piggos. It is 9x2 grids with a 2x2 offset loft.
My other two levels (one 2x10, one 2x10 with a 1x2 loft) each contain only 6 pigs but would need to be babyproofed (I use cheap playpen grids) which would be a lot of work.
The third floor pigs are also the most chill. The bottom floor contains Sage (who kinda hates babies for some reason) and the middle floor contains Buttercup and Pistachio, who I have a feeling would be very domineering towards little pigs.
The piggos make extensive use of the 2x2 loft - they have all learned to use the double ramps and there is always a pig or two up there. Occasionally all of them are up there trying to get a better view of me preparing food!
I feel like the top floor herd and the already-babyproofed cage is the best choice all around, even if it is a bit of a squeeze according to a strict interpretation of cage size guidelines. Can I call it a functionally 2x11 grid cage and pop those babies in there, you think?
I am about to recieve two very young baby guineas that will need to be in a babyproofed enclosure. The third floor of my guinea pig emporium is already babyproofed and contains 8 piggos. It is 9x2 grids with a 2x2 offset loft.
My other two levels (one 2x10, one 2x10 with a 1x2 loft) each contain only 6 pigs but would need to be babyproofed (I use cheap playpen grids) which would be a lot of work.
The third floor pigs are also the most chill. The bottom floor contains Sage (who kinda hates babies for some reason) and the middle floor contains Buttercup and Pistachio, who I have a feeling would be very domineering towards little pigs.
The piggos make extensive use of the 2x2 loft - they have all learned to use the double ramps and there is always a pig or two up there. Occasionally all of them are up there trying to get a better view of me preparing food!
I feel like the top floor herd and the already-babyproofed cage is the best choice all around, even if it is a bit of a squeeze according to a strict interpretation of cage size guidelines. Can I call it a functionally 2x11 grid cage and pop those babies in there, you think?