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Great. I've got a big bag of the bunny hay (just what it's called) from zooplus so that'll do me for now. Went for the versele laga cavia from there as it had good reviews. I think I'm set up! Just got to build the cage now šŸ˜
 
Sounds like you are all ready! Very exciting and wise to wait until you have been on your holidays.. Wilkos sell those large cardboard tubes for Ā£1.50 - they are good to have. I give mine the Meadow Hay from b&m stores - Ā£1.99 a bag and its 99% ok ( found a dead mouse and frog over the years in it ) .... remember to let them settle once they are with you, they need to get used to their new home which sounds fab
 
Were all set up! Wow the instructions that come with the plaza 160 are not helpful. Search online for a video to better demonstrate how to put it together. Still we are good to go šŸ˜Ž
 

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Were all set up! Wow the instructions that come with the plaza 160 are not helpful. Search online for a video to better demonstrate how to put it together. Still we are good to go šŸ˜Ž
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What are the dimensions for that style of cage? A friend was looking.
 
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Were all set up! Wow the instructions that come with the plaza 160 are not helpful. Search online for a video to better demonstrate how to put it together. Still we are good to go šŸ˜Ž
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Iā€™m just wondering if that cage will be big enough for three sows, I know with boars they would need double that but I think with sows itā€™s not as necessary šŸ¤”
 
G&C said:
Iā€™m just wondering if that cage will be big enough for three sows, I know with boars they would need double that but I think with sows itā€™s not as necessary šŸ¤”
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i am not sure.... i am not very good with measurements - :lose:
 
G&C said:
Iā€™m just wondering if that cage will be big enough for three sows, I know with boars they would need double that but I think with sows itā€™s not as necessary šŸ¤”
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I've been told it'll be fine for three girls, plenty of exercise every day too. šŸ„°
 
According to the cage size guide on here, itā€™s 120x60cm for 2 piggyā€™s so it should be ok for 3 I think. You will see how they get on once they are in there canā€™t wait to see pics of the girls.
 
Hello. Something just occurred to me. Do most if you have your cages on the floor? I'm thinking of having mine on a table to keep it off the ground, then I can have storage underneath. But I worry that kids/cats could knock it off some how. I guess I could fix it to the wall with some hooks but wanted to ask before I made a decision.

Thanks

Tom
 
Tables are easy enough to build, I just use Conti-board wood cut to size from B&Q and then buy the kitchen work top legs in the whatever height you want them to be, screw one to each corner and that makes a fab sturdy table :) OR you can buy a camping table the right size for your cage on amazon :)

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We made a table with the legs from B&Q and an old door my neighbour was getting rid of. If you make the table slightly wider than the cage you could attach a wooden batton across the front to stop the cage sliding forwards if the children should pull on it.
 
That looks great. Thanks for the replies. Is there any advantage to having them off the floor other than storage underneath?
 
Easier to reach to clean out if the height is right, and also to handle piggies. My cage that's on the table is a back breaking height though, I can't have it any higher as that would make the one on top too high! The piggies in the top cage are the easiest to handle and clean.
With children they would be less likely perhaps to drop something in an open cage if it was on a table. I like my floor level cage as the front opens, one of my piggies loves to be out and about all the time, when I'm home I just leave the front open for him to go in and out.
The children could climb in and out of a floor level cage to sit with the piggies, not necessarily a bonus depending on the children as you wouldn't want them doing that without supervision.
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:agr: Just east of not having to bend down as much/crawl around on the floor to see to the pigs, plus the pigs feel less threatened at your height instead of you towering above them :)
 
That is a fabulous sized cage for 3 sows. I have one of those for my rescue piggies and it is a good sturdy cage. I keep all my piggies on tables. My knees couldnā€™t cope with all the bending and kneeling and I think that the piggies seem to enjoy being up a bit higher too, as Iā€™m looming over them less.
 
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That looks great. Thanks for the replies. Is there any advantage to having them off the floor other than storage underneath?
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Definitely having the access to the cage/hutch at a higher level is better. More often that not, my boys start squirming and getting all excited as I go to put them back in theirs and theyā€™ve nearly jumped out of my hands, if itā€™s lower down you risk them falling from a height which can cause injury. The storage of hay and nuggets underneath is a bonus. And when it comes to cleaning out your not breaking your back.
 
Ok everyone! We're nearly there. I go on holiday this Saturday, then the following Saturday we come home. Then it's guinea pig time.

I've called P@H and they currently only have boars.

They don't get more to sell until they've homed the ones they have so my question is.

If it was boars, would they be ok as a 3 in a 160 cage or would it have to be 2. If it were boars would they be anymore challenging to care for?

I've read you must wash them more often etc. But practically is that true? Thanks!
 
You can only have 2 boars, any more and they will fight. When you get back from holiday they may have sows in again. How exciting new piggies!:love::love:
 
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You can only have 2 boars, any more and they will fight. When you get back from holiday they may have sows in again.
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Ok that's fine. My Daughter has been waiting so patiently, and we read two books on keeping guinea pigs together. So we're both definitely ready! šŸ˜‚
 

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Hello. Something just occurred to me. Do most if you have your cages on the floor? I'm thinking of having mine on a table to keep it off the ground, then I can have storage underneath. But I worry that kids/cats could knock it off some how. I guess I could fix it to the wall with some hooks but wanted to ask before I made a decision.

Thanks

Tom
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Mine is on a table as my back really hurts if I have to bend down low....
 
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Yes I have a table now! Got one called "Dania" from B&Q for anyone else who's interested.
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oops sorry - didnt catch up properly with your post! Ours is the old dining table - other half chopped the legs off it to make it a nice height for me... I store some of my fleeces underneath it ( too many for just one box )... the c&c cage is also secured to a piece of wood that then sits on the table..
 
Boars are lovely but the trouble with 2 boars is you are limited to 2 boars unless you get an extra cage to keep any new piggies separate, if you are sticking at 2 piggies and they are well bonded that's great, but if you might be tempted to add more piggies... we wanted 2 boars originally but came home with 2 baby girls as the lovely blonde one we had seen photos of and reserved turned out to be a girl (Lady Piggle) so she brought her female cousin with her (Lady Puggle) rather than her brother we were expecting! Now we have 6 living together in one room (5 ladies and 1 neutered boar) and another boar and his lady friend in another room. Just be prepared if you get the piggy madness bug, and want to expand, seeing as you've been researching for so long and are clearly taking this puggy b! We deliberated for about a year before getting our first 2 girls just over a year ago, and now 8 piggies have taken over my house and my life and I love it :)
 
Agreed. We're pretty sold on three girls really. I just wanted to be sure. šŸ˜ƒ
 
I bought Velvet and Betsy from P@H and Velvet turned out to be "in pup" and 35 days later I had 5 piggies. I found out (completely by accident) a year later that there had been a mix up at the breeders. The breeder was on holiday and had left instructions for the "holiday staff" to separate the boys from the girls which didn't happen. I was lucky that Betsy wasn't "in pup" too.
 
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