Hi everyone,
My daughter (10) is getting 2 Guinea pigs for her birthday in 5 weeks (she's wanted a pet for years!) ... so it's down to me to plan everything, including the piggies home. I've been reading up and a 5ftx 2ft C&C cage sounds great - except that when we go on holiday the piggies will need to go and live in another house for 1 to 2 weeks (most likely my parents), at least twice a year. So .. C&C isn't really an option as a 2x5ft bit of Correx isn't going to be too easy to transport 30 miles to their house. Even if I can get it in the car without damaging it, I'll need a separate cage to transport the guinea pigs.
So ... I've seen the MidWest Habitat cage (2x4ft) which I think is the minimum that we should really do for 2 guinea pigs, and I'd like to give them more space if I can. I like the way you can buy 2 of these and link them together - but we just don't have the floorspace for 2 of them in any configuration (side by side, L shaped or end to end).
So here's what I'm thinking : Get a Widest Guinea Habitat (Guinea Pig Cages – Next Day Delivery Guinea Pig Cages) which would be their main "play" area, and put a small 60 or 80cm cage side on at the narrow (2ft) end of the Habitat cage as their feeding/hay area. I'd need a cage with an opening on it's long side as this is what would be linked/lined up against the habitat opening.
So ... in the image (attachment below) ... the green area would be the habitat "play area", the back area the 60/80cm cage (for feeding), and the red area the ramp between the two. Drawing not to scale!
Obviously what I then need is a small 60/80cm cage with an opening along it's "long" side so that it lines up with the opening at the end of the Habitat cage. Perhaps something like this: Little Friends Cavie 60 Guinea Pig Cage
An additional bonus of this approach is that the 60/80cm cage can be used as transport for the piggies when needed.
So ... before I proceed down this route ... can anyone see any fatal flaws in my plans?
Thanks,
Zed
My daughter (10) is getting 2 Guinea pigs for her birthday in 5 weeks (she's wanted a pet for years!) ... so it's down to me to plan everything, including the piggies home. I've been reading up and a 5ftx 2ft C&C cage sounds great - except that when we go on holiday the piggies will need to go and live in another house for 1 to 2 weeks (most likely my parents), at least twice a year. So .. C&C isn't really an option as a 2x5ft bit of Correx isn't going to be too easy to transport 30 miles to their house. Even if I can get it in the car without damaging it, I'll need a separate cage to transport the guinea pigs.
So ... I've seen the MidWest Habitat cage (2x4ft) which I think is the minimum that we should really do for 2 guinea pigs, and I'd like to give them more space if I can. I like the way you can buy 2 of these and link them together - but we just don't have the floorspace for 2 of them in any configuration (side by side, L shaped or end to end).
So here's what I'm thinking : Get a Widest Guinea Habitat (Guinea Pig Cages – Next Day Delivery Guinea Pig Cages) which would be their main "play" area, and put a small 60 or 80cm cage side on at the narrow (2ft) end of the Habitat cage as their feeding/hay area. I'd need a cage with an opening on it's long side as this is what would be linked/lined up against the habitat opening.
So ... in the image (attachment below) ... the green area would be the habitat "play area", the back area the 60/80cm cage (for feeding), and the red area the ramp between the two. Drawing not to scale!
Obviously what I then need is a small 60/80cm cage with an opening along it's "long" side so that it lines up with the opening at the end of the Habitat cage. Perhaps something like this: Little Friends Cavie 60 Guinea Pig Cage
An additional bonus of this approach is that the 60/80cm cage can be used as transport for the piggies when needed.
So ... before I proceed down this route ... can anyone see any fatal flaws in my plans?
Thanks,
Zed
