Part two C&C Piggy Room

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After the first stage of the Piggy room was completed http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=85254
It was time to start on Foster Pigs Bert & Ernies cage.

I had a bit of an experiment here, and I think it has worked out well


The table was made and fitted with the B&Q legs as in my thread above, but I decided to try perspex on the front and sides.
Each perspex sheet is 12inches high and equivelent to 2 grids long (28inch)
The correx was fitted, the front and sides are quite low but the back I made higher.
A hole is cut out in the table and correx

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Here's the ramp which is a square type plastic guttering with carpet glued in place

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The ramp is screwed in place at the top using hinges

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A 2 grid by 2 grid hay box is put in place, the front grids open out so the hay box can be pull out and cleaned easily

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The small green box covers the hole for ramp safety

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Bert & Ernie are introduced to their new cage

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And sussing out the ramp

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It's been a few hours now and Bert is an expert using the ramp to his hay box, he is the adventurous one.
Ernie usually follows Bert so it shouldnt be long before he masters the skill too.
 
Thats a lovely cage. Nice and open and bright, and also a great little hay box for them to forage in too. Love it. :)

x.

PS. to ask, i see its up against a radiator. I was considering moving the herd C&C to the other side of the loving room, but the radiator is there and I'm worried about when its on (ob not in the summer) but would you just turn it off?
 
Abi_nurse said:
Thats a lovely cage. Nice and open and bright, and also a great little hay box for them to forage in too. Love it. :)

x.

PS. to ask, i see its up against a radiator. I was considering moving the herd C&C to the other side of the loving room, but the radiator is there and I'm worried about when its on (ob not in the summer) but would you just turn it off?
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This radiator I turned off a couple of weeks ago which is why I can put a cage next to it now. I dont actually miss the radiator in this room. The kitchen is one side, the front room the other and they let through plenty of heat, also we have patio doors in this room too which is South/west facing so the afternoon sun streams through.

All the boys get lots of freerange time or grass run time too in good weather.
 
The cage looks fantastic! Speaking of Perspex, I was looking for some recently and you can get it on EBay quite cheaply, all colours, clear or opaque and cut to size. The only thing that would bother me about the setup is the ramp, I have heard so many stories of piggies falling off ramps that I would want the top part at least as a tunnel. The whole thing is beautifully built and I'm sure the pigs will be very happy in it.
 
Bert and Ernie's new house looks fabulous - glass fronted penthouse suite with lower dried forage accommodation! x) Bert and Ernie look to be enjoying exploring and am sure will love to see the other boys across the room through their perspex.
 
Oh I love this! Looks fantastic! I'd really like to switch to perspex eventually, looks much nicer than the grids and I like that you can see the piggies better through it! Can I ask how much it was? I currently have a 6x2 for my trio so would need a lot! I love that it slots into the connectors too - great!
 
I've heard people say they're going to put on their pignapping gear when they see a pig they love... does anyone have any cage-napping gear I can borrow? That is one amazing palace for your piggies! x)
 
Bert & Ernie are up for adoption, lovely friendly boys that love each other very much on behalf of Barnsley Animal Rescue Charity


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.... cage included ;)

Only kidding -c
 
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