Thoughts on Ferplast 140 and similar?

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Hello everyone! I don't know if anyone has seen my recent intro to the forum but basically I am hoping, in the future, to get a guinea pig pair.. probably rescues so at the moment I'm just trying to research as thoroughly as I possibly can.

Basically, I like C & C cages, but I just feel with me having a rambunctious Stafford pup, I feel I'd be better with a more secure "commercial" cage, if any suit my requirements.. At the moment I'm only planning on having 2 guinea pigs, not too bothered on sex however I have found myself veering more to sows, but knowing me and because of my tendency to pick male animals.. no doubt I'll end up with boars; so really.. its subject to change!
So, with that out of the way.. Is there ever a good commercial cage which is adequate for piggies? I've seen cages such as the Ferplast 140, which look quite big and I actually like the fact you can get a stand for it also. Could this ever be suitable?

I'm really interested in seeing what commercial cages that are available which suit piggies requirement, obviously, space is the main factor; I want to give my piggies the biggest size possible whilst also not burning holes in my pockets, lol!

If anyone has any suggestions.. please help :)

Thanks for reading!
Love, Brooke xx
 
The Ferplast 140 is perfectly suitable for guinea pigs , my two boars live in and its perfectly big for them , its probably big enough to keep three sows or 2 boars :-) mine was £99 off amazon

Commercial cages are perfectly fine as long as they are big enough - most of them arent which is why they get a bad name :-)

The Ferplast 120 around £70 (or skyline maxi xxl which is much cheaper at £40 from zooplus) is big enough for 2 piggies too :-)

I also have an outdoor hutch indoors too as they can be huge and are cheaper than equally sized cages
 
I've got two ferplast cages I'm not keen on them at all there really shabby my other three cages are from zoo plus and far cheaper than ferplast
 
Bekki2308 said:
The Ferplast 140 is perfectly suitable for guinea pigs , my two boars live in and its perfectly big for them , its probably big enough to keep three sows or 2 boars :-) mine was £99 off amazon

Commercial cages are perfectly fine as long as they are big enough - most of them arent which is why they get a bad name :-)

The Ferplast 120 around £70 (or skyline maxi xxl which is much cheaper at £40 from zooplus) is big enough for 2 piggies too :-)

I also have an outdoor hutch indoors too as they can be huge and are cheaper than equally sized cages
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Thank you! I'll definitely keep this Skyline Maxi XXL in mind too & I never even thought of having an indoor outdoor hutch! Good idea aswell lol, I'll definitely have to bear this in mind. So pleased that theres so many brilliant alternatives :-)
 
ZaraPiggie6 said:
I've got two ferplast cages I'm not keen on them at all there really shabby my other three cages are from zoo plus and far cheaper than ferplast
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Thanks for this. Personally when I had my indoor rabbit I had a Ferplast cage, which was left open for her to free roam, and because of this it was fine, but judging with your post, your cages have been used a considerably lot more.. therfore its good to hear about the durability of these products ;)

I hope you don't mind me asking, but what model are your other 3 cages? :red :) ?
 
Kaymine said:
Thank you! I'll definitely keep this Skyline Maxi XXL in mind too & I never even thought of having an indoor outdoor hutch! Good idea aswell lol, I'll definitely have to bear this in mind. So pleased that theres so many brilliant alternatives :-)
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I have a thread where I am converting a scruffy outdoor hutch into a reasonable looking bit of furniture (and a hutch still of course)

follow this if you're interested http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=84310

For two piggies the skyline maxi xxl is a fine size, many users on here use that cage and its fine :-) my local rescue uses them for housing the rescue piggies I need mine to be secure as well as my mum brings her dog here (a ratting dog!)
 
Kaymine said:
Thanks for this. Personally when I had my indoor rabbit I had a Ferplast cage, which was left open for her to free roam, and because of this it was fine, but judging with your post, your cages have been used a considerably lot more.. therfore its good to hear about the durability of these products ;)

I hope you don't mind me asking, but what model are your other 3 cages? :red :) ?
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I've got the skyline maxi which is HUGE plenty if space for two. A Nero the big one that was twice the price of the skyline and the same size the Nero is more sturdy though and has a stand. The other is the basic piggie cage off zoo plus which is a lot bigger than I thought given it was only £20.00 you could get two girls in this not boy's though!
 
ZaraPiggie6 said:
The skyline is bigger than the 140, I have both!
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The skyline maxi xxl is not larger than the ferplast 140, you must have a different skyline or ferplast cage.

skyline maxi xxl = 119 x 59 x 47 cm
ferplast 140 = 140 x 71.5 x 48cm

some other cage dimensions for you to think about OP
liberta 150 = 150xD74xH63cm
Ferplast 120 = W118 x W58.5 x H51.5cm
Savic nero 4 = W118 x D64.5 x H47cm
 
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Zooplus also have something called a R6A which is even bigger than the 140. The details are here http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/small_pets/hutches_cages/rabbit_cage/140_cm_cages/95921 but it's 152 cm and comes in a stand. It also says very secure on the website. I'm saving up for one - £119 which I think is quite good. I wouldn't go for anything less than 120 for two piggies as by the time you have cosies or hideaways etc, they need some space to popcorn around in. The larger size should also mean that they won't need as much run time in the winter so should be safe with the dog.

HTH
 
Katie Krafter said:
Zooplus also have something called a R6A which is even bigger than the 140. The details are here http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/small_pets/hutches_cages/rabbit_cage/140_cm_cages/95921 but it's 152 cm and comes in a stand. It also says very secure on the website. I'm saving up for one - £119 which I think is quite good. I wouldn't go for anything less than 120 for two piggies as by the time you have cosies or hideaways etc, they need some space to popcorn around in. The larger size should also mean that they won't need as much run time in the winter so should be safe with the dog.

HTH
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That cage looks fabulous but you would need to cover the platform and perhaps the ramp as they look to be wire. However I imagine it wouldn't be to difficult! Lovely size :) x
 
Yes - I have a roll of horse stuff that goes down in stables (obtained from eBay). It's on a roll almost like rubber - ridged on one side and smooth on the other and quite thin so it cuts beautifully. I'm saving for this one to give my two boars a bit more space - then my 120 can be used for overspills, quarantine and maybe the odd border or two!
 
Ferplast cages have a very annoying ridged texture on the bottom which is quite hard to clean but other than that I think they're alright. Don't have any experience with any other commercial cages x
 
I've got a Trixie rabbit 150 as I need something that will keep my chinchillas out when they come out for a run. It's a superb, very solid cage, but it wasn't cheap.

My two old ladies had lived in a 100 for 5 years when I got them and I just physically didn't have room for another large cage, so they are in a 120 I got for fourty quid from ZooPlus. They seem very happy pootling around in there - mostly their favourite activity is sleeping by the side of the cage nearest the radiator. But it they were young and lively I think they'd be better in a bigger cage.

They all spent a fair but of last summer in my 7 foot metal run in the garden - id you had plenty of space you could run one of those into an indoor pen. Or alternatively I've seen two smaller indoor cages joined together with a tube.

Paula
 
I've got the Ferplast 120 from Zooplus, for my 2 girls. It's fine for them :) I have the one on a stand x
 
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