Hermes
Teenage Guinea Pig
Okay, so this is probably a stupid question but something I've been wondering about for a while. Hopefully this will make sense and even more hopefully my maths will be correct!
I know that the recommended minimum cage size is 4ft x 2ft, preferably larger for boars. As I understand it, this is not only to allow them enough room to run around and be active piggies but also to get away from each other if they want to and to pass by each other easily.
What I'm wondering is whether this can actually be taken to mean that 2ft should be the minimum for one dimension of the cage and the whole area of the cage should be at least 8 square feet?
I started thinking about this because my two boars have a C&C type cage and it's approximately 3.5ft x 3.5ft. This gives an area of 12.5 square feet with the distance across the diagonal almost 5ft. This is compared to 4 ft x 2ft cage which would be 8 square feet and approx 4.5ft diagonally. (The next smallest with the above principle would be 3 ft x 3ft at 9 square feet and 4.2ft diagonally).
I realise of course that it's easier to give a standard set of dimensions when recommending a cage size and I suppose rectangular cages are often easier to fit in houses than squares but it was just something I was wondering.
I know that the recommended minimum cage size is 4ft x 2ft, preferably larger for boars. As I understand it, this is not only to allow them enough room to run around and be active piggies but also to get away from each other if they want to and to pass by each other easily.
What I'm wondering is whether this can actually be taken to mean that 2ft should be the minimum for one dimension of the cage and the whole area of the cage should be at least 8 square feet?
I started thinking about this because my two boars have a C&C type cage and it's approximately 3.5ft x 3.5ft. This gives an area of 12.5 square feet with the distance across the diagonal almost 5ft. This is compared to 4 ft x 2ft cage which would be 8 square feet and approx 4.5ft diagonally. (The next smallest with the above principle would be 3 ft x 3ft at 9 square feet and 4.2ft diagonally).
I realise of course that it's easier to give a standard set of dimensions when recommending a cage size and I suppose rectangular cages are often easier to fit in houses than squares but it was just something I was wondering.
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