The Guinea Pig Cage & Hutch Gallery

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That is a REALLLY cool ranch! I love the idea of the recycled materials too. Gotta love the 3 R's Reduce, Reuse, Recycle :) Thanks for sharing it with us. I bet the pigs LOVE it ! x)
 
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i REALLY hope those images worked. It's my first time posting pics! Basically it's a 2X4 C&C wih 1X2 loft. I have it pictures with the two changes of fleece. Right now it's changed a bit with a bed in the back corner where Ruby sleeps a lot. They really like it!

note I don't use sides with my coroplast. I couldn't find big enough to make sides so I just use the peice flat and then fold the flat over the edges that stick out. I know I could have made one small side but that would only go along one side and also it is actually easier to do it this way. For the loft it does have sides but the trick is I just cut some with the spare bits of corflute I had lying around and just stick them in, they are not acutally attached.

The ramp is flat on one side that is resting against the side of the cage and the other side of the ramp is bent up. works a dream with a towel pegged on!
 
hi this is my piggy pen :)

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complete with piggies in the last one :)
 
This is snuggles and gizmo`s new run we made 3 weeks ago. They have the 2 story hutch to live in and we attatch the tunnel in the morning and remove it at night to allow us to cover the front of the hutch. 3 stories of the run work out to 30ft x 2ft wide. They live in a cage in the house when its cold.
The rabbits have the run of the garden, but cant get to the guinea pigs.
 

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i have now re-done my piggy pen with vet bed so here are new pics :)
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Ahh all these pictures makes me want to make my younger brother mve out so I can turn his room into a guinea pig palace! but sadly that aint gona happen so i'm sticking with this... at the moment it only has 1 piggy in but will have 2 more within afew weeks

it looks small in this pic but its not!

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this is the piggy that lives here, shes a very shy rescue called Flo
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I will post pictures of my set up when I get chance! :) Everyones set-ups are amazing! My two just live in a 4ft hutch and have a 4x3ft run. ;) Is that enough space? I'm worried if it's not cos some people have very lucky piggies with so much room!
 
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You joined Emmie :) yay! Flo is gorgeous.
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yeyy I joined lol its a good forum :) and thanks shes soo shy tho lol and abit on the podgey side aha, I'm hopefully gettin her 2 friends soon lol can't wait i'm hoping they will make her less skitty ! x
 
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Ahh all these pictures makes me want to make my younger brother mve out so I can turn his room into a guinea pig palace! but sadly that aint gona happen so i'm sticking with this... at the moment it only has 1 piggy in but will have 2 more within afew weeks

it looks small in this pic but its not!

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this is the piggy that lives here, shes a very shy rescue called Flo
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she is absolutely gorgeous!
Think I'm in love :)
 
I guess I should post pictures of my new hutches here. My old ones were 5 years old and kinda crappy (half held together by cable ties and rusty) so I was too embarassed! :red

I have two identical set ups, one for 2 girls (though I want a couple more) and one for three boys.

The hutch is about 3.5' X 1.5' I think, and the run is about 4' X 3.5', roughly, so altogether the downstairs is like 5.5' X 3.5' and then there's the little upstairs bit. I'm rounding some of the figure up or down though! I wish I went for bigger hutches, but they were just so much more expensive than these ones.

The runs now have a few hidey houses, tunnels, toys, big piles of grass, and stuff :) so they look better, and more interesting. :)

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Lovely new cages, I wish I could have a set up like this for outdoors, but alas my guineas have to be inside most of the time as I don't have a back garden. I love the little heart handles on the doors as well x) very cute.
 
They love being outdoors, but I'm sure yours are completely spoilt indoors!

It's funny that I wish mine could be indoors at night, but my friend with indoor pigs says the same thing, she wishes they could go out to eat grass. :)
 
Fudge and Rainbow :) said:
I will post pictures of my set up when I get chance! :) Everyones set-ups are amazing! My two just live in a 4ft hutch and have a 4x3ft run. ;) Is that enough space? I'm worried if it's not cos some people have very lucky piggies with so much room!
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That's enough space for them :)

Is the run joined up the hutch? Or is it seperate on the grass or something? If it's joined to the hutch then that'd be similar to my set up, and I think it's lots of room for them. Though they love being on the grass in the summer, in the winter I have them on concrete so they can have enough space all year. :)

I know some piggies on here are so lucky! But there are a lot of people on here with C&C cages about 4'X3' too. :)
 
The cages (or should I say "palaces"?) on here are spectacular. My simple shop-bought cage seems insignificant in comparison.
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Thinking about using fleece in future (using news paper and paper-based cat litter now). How is it?

Also, I'm moving from a small flat into a house in December (I'm getting married!) so should have a bit more space, then I think I'll put the cage on the floor with the run around it and the door open so they can run around whenever they like.
 
Abi-snail said:
The cages (or should I say "palaces"?) on here are spectacular. My simple shop-bought cage seems insignificant in comparison.
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Thinking about using fleece in future (using news paper and paper-based cat litter now). How is it?

Also, I'm moving from a small flat into a house in December (I'm getting married!) so should have a bit more space, then I think I'll put the cage on the floor with the run around it and the door open so they can run around whenever they like.
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It looks great :) I have the same bowls as you. Congratulations on your wedding xx
 
Abi-snail said:
The cages (or should I say "palaces"?) on here are spectacular. My simple shop-bought cage seems insignificant in comparison.
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Thinking about using fleece in future (using news paper and paper-based cat litter now). How is it?

Also, I'm moving from a small flat into a house in December (I'm getting married!) so should have a bit more space, then I think I'll put the cage on the floor with the run around it and the door open so they can run around whenever they like.
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I am wondering if hubby-to-be realises that he is marrying a woman and two guinea pigs! Congratulations on your forthcoming marriage.
 
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Purchasesthis from Zooplus last year - last time i looked they didn't have any, so don't know if they still do them...?
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Wilma, I love the playpen! :)

This is my girls' new hutch...

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Downstairs.. Pixel has claimed the wooden house as her own, Willow sleeps in the wicker-style hut and Pippa sleeps upstairs in the 'Master bedroom' rolleyes

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I was a little worried about the angle of the ramp, as it's quite steep compared to their old hutch. I needn't have worried though as all three zoom up and down!
 
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Purchasesthis from Zooplus last year - last time i looked they didn't have any, so don't know if they still do them...?
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Should add, that it is just over a metre diamater and has a detachable base, which I sling into the washing machine every now and then. I then line with paper - but having been reminded about vet bed, by reading threads on this forum (I used to use it when I had dogs) may give that a go. They then have hay, cardboard boxes and their piglu sleeping houses which are lined with cosy fleece sleeves. They seem happy enough, and they luuurvve being near the kitchen.....!
 
Here is my first attempt at a C&C cage. After getting two piggies after not keeping any for years, I was intrigued to see all the new ideas on keeping them since I last had any. This cage is 3x2 at the moment as they are still quite small but will extend it as they grow. Also, have just changed over to fleece instead of wood shavings from reading this forum.
 

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makeeachdaycount said:
Here is my first attempt at a C&C cage. After getting two piggies after not keeping any for years, I was intrigued to see all the new ideas on keeping them since I last had any. This cage is 3x2 at the moment as they are still quite small but will extend it as they grow. Also, have just changed over to fleece instead of wood shavings from reading this forum.
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That looks really good. Your guinea pigs will love the extra space. :)
 
squizzel said:
This is snuggles and gizmo`s new run we made 3 weeks ago. They have the 2 story hutch to live in and we attatch the tunnel in the morning and remove it at night to allow us to cover the front of the hutch. 3 stories of the run work out to 30ft x 2ft wide. They live in a cage in the house when its cold.
The rabbits have the run of the garden, but cant get to the guinea pigs.
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Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw! How awesome is that? I'm from wednesbury too :)
 
CiaraPatricia said:
That's enough space for them :)

Is the run joined up the hutch? Or is it seperate on the grass or something? If it's joined to the hutch then that'd be similar to my set up, and I think it's lots of room for them. Though they love being on the grass in the summer, in the winter I have them on concrete so they can have enough space all year. :)

I know some piggies on here are so lucky! But there are a lot of people on here with C&C cages about 4'X3' too. :)
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No it's not attached but they go out in it everyday. :) Thanks for replying. ;)
 
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