The Guinea Pig Cage & Hutch Gallery

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Wow! Everybody's cages are really great! There's some pampered pigs here! :)

Here's my guinea pig's indoor cage. Brown Sugar & Eva share a 2x6 C & C cage. Sylvester's little 2x3 C & C cage is right beside them.

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I guess it's about time I posted pics of my set up! Quite embarrassing compared to some of the amazing ones on here but I need the hutch to fit in the shed. ;)

Living area (There isn't usually a litter tray in there, it's the rabbits old one and I just wanted to see if the guineas would use it.)
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Bed
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Run
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Kandy said:
Thankyou, I can't take any credit though its all my daughters work, she adores her pigs.
As you can see pics were taken on one of thier birthdays. They always get a party and lots of presents :))
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Hello, i am just wondering what your C & C grid is lined out with. And how do you clean them out with that material. ? ALso can you piggys jump out of these c& c grids?
 
PiggyPepsi said:
Hello, i am just wondering what your C & C grid is lined out with. And how do you clean them out with that material. ? ALso can you piggys jump out of these c& c grids?
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As the daughter of kandy I'll answer as I made those cages :)
The bottom is lined with tarpauling; you clean it out just like correx. The top bit was lined with correx as of course they needed something harder - but the second floor has now gone and its expanded to a 11x4 cage now.

No they cant jump out - C&C cages are perfectly safe although babies might get through the gaps so tiny babies prehaps should have a pet store cage and then move into a C&C once grown.

I like peoples set ups on here; although cant say I think any petstore cages unless modified are big enough - or many hutches commerically avaliable.

This is the girls cage now:

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Hutch finished

Hello again all.

I thought you may want to see the completed hutch i made for my girlfriends new pigs (as as page 28 ). I'm very happy with it!

The girls seem to love it (or chewing it) and it seems to keep them warm and dry. I have now even made a cover for the front which we put on at night time and during bad weather.

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Great hutch. It looks very professional. I don't suppose you took some stage by stage photos while you were constructing it.
 
Abi_nurse said:
This is Dill and Parsley's outside Omlet Eglu... Ive got an indoor hutch for my other two sows, pictures to come later.

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Do you find the Eglu has enough space? I've been thinking about getting one as my old run is on it's way out. Do your pigs live in it all the time or do you just use it as a run? Oh, and how many pigs do you have in it? I have 8 so would that be a squeeze? Ta. xx
 
At the moment i have two, but i think with a run extention it would be ok for 8, if they all get on well. They live in it all the time. The only problem i have with it at the moment is that i cant lock it? (As in padlock or anything) I dont know weather thats an issue for you or not? I was going to ask if anyone on the forum has one and had a *** of locking it.

They are good, easy to clean etc. My girls are only small at the moment, but i think it would be fine when they get older, they took to it straight away. 8 would fit inside, but they'd have to be snuggled up together, if your herd do then they would be fine. I can imagine its nice and cozy in the winter too. x
 
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I've heard loads of strories of overheating pigs and buns in the eglu and cold in the winter. You need to be extra vigilant where it is sited.

It's such a pretty looking space too. If you get one be careful!
 
I like the look of eglu's, but they are not fox or dog proof, as I believe they say they are. There's also lots of stories about piggies overheating and freezing during the colder times.

But long as its good to you, thanks OK :)
 
tunnels for pigs

I am fulfilling my dream of a pig palace they can live in summer and winter with access to a moveable outside run.

I will show the photos when finished! Its taking a long time to try and get it right.

I have a problem with how to connect shed to run. I want to get flexible ducting of some sort that I can fix to shed and run and take off if necessary to shut them in when its too cold to go out. I want them to access to the shed at all times as their boxes are in there at waist height to make cleaning easier for my crook back :(

I am worried they could fry in the tunnel as it may need to be quite long - possibly 20 feet to reach all the garden.

It sems you guys on here adore your pigs and may have sensible answers? I'd be so grateful if anyone could suggest something suitable. I have found all manner of ducting including insulated but am very worried - I definitely do not want to damage my precious piggies (all 13 of them!)

Once I have this right I will be building a second shed as mine do not all live together at the moment and I don't think they ever will as there are gangs!

Thanks for such a fantastic site with so many photos of everyones piggies! x)
 
Hi, Is it a tunnell from the shed to a moveable run that you are asking advice on- such as what to use to construct the tunnel and are you going to need to move that around to connect to your run?
 
Heyoo this is the nursery set up atm though the toys do get changed around most weeks - I'm building a C+C cage later this year just organising all the materials and inspiration- from 7 am to 11pm they have the indoor run set up which is always supervised, and on sunny days a play in thier run :) btw if your wondering where the water bottle it was just receiving it's daily wash :)

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Indoor Set up:

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Here are some photos of my piggies homes.

Indoor hutches

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Indoor pens

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More indoor hutches and cages

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Some of my piggies in an indoor pen

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I have now built more large pens for my girly groups. I'll take a photo later!
 
Girls in their new big pen.

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They seem to be enjoying it lots! I've got a new bigger house to put in as well so they can all cuddle up and sleep together!
 
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