Tomorrow I am making a C cage :-)

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Bekki

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Tomorrow my 5mm white Correx comes from protec , I paid for next day delivery, even after paying £15 delivery this is still only the same price as local sign shops were wanting for 4mm. Standard delivery is £10.
http://www.protection.co.uk/products/proplex-5mm-corrugated-plastic-sheeting/

and I will be making it into a 6x2 or 5x2 tray with 1ft walls for my piggy girls who currently live in this makeshift pile of junk that is literally held together with tape, its 4 bits of correx from a hutch mashed together!
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Hopefully it will be something like this when finished (this is piggiepigpigs off youtubes cage)
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It will be raised off the ground like this (using the same units) this is my boys cage:
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Excited much! I have vet bed ready for the new cage for the girlies too :-)
 
The one you are going to imitate looks great - would love to see your pics as you're making it
 
Ill do that :-) my correx is now black as they were out of stock of the white one :-( black is fine though
 
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvSFXy-jVJs"]New Guinea pig correx/corotherm/coroplast only C&C cage and room update! - YouTube[/ame]

ta **! couldnt find my slr and my phone couldnt get this all in one frame so I picked up my vlog cam :-)
 
Ohh I was looking to buy it off of that website before deciding on another. Let me know how good it is :) I was wondering if it would come with the writing on :))
 
It does come with writing on but its really strong! I am a heavy girl and I stood on it with no damage caused! its more than strong enough to support its own weight like I had it on the units. Its a good price local sign shops wanted the same amount for 4mm + delivery.

I wanted the white but it was out of stock so they gave me black for the same price.
 
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It's fab and does the job perfectly! Love your videos, saves all the hard work of searching for C&C grids doesn't it!
 
Guinea pigs <3 said:
It's fab and does the job perfectly! Love your videos, saves all the hard work of searching for C&C grids doesn't it!
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Saves the expense too! The actual correx was £11 for the sheet so super cheap, easy to make and strong enough to hang a 1 litre bottle on ... no need for grids on this! Makes the correx cutting super easy ... all I needed to do was score one foot from each edge and fold and ta **! Its 6ft x 2ft in size to good for 3 piggies!

It supports its own weight well and its very sturdy .. i can stand on it and it doesnt even dent at all! and I am not thin!

Thanks for the comment on the vids :-) I have another one uploading now ... spot cleaning a cage .. ha ... I am really trying to avoid revising!

I am going to do more educational "boring" type videos over the summer on bedding, care, cage sizing etc etc :-)
 
Puzzlepigs said:
Wow I love how you've got all the cages arranged! The bin cages for the hammies look great. The only reason I got the grids was to create a second level and to use to make a play pen for them. I had enough for the cage + the pen so I decided I'd use them for both.
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Thanks :-) I really love the bin cages they are amazing and super quick and easy to clean literally tip them into a bin bag , use little hand held hoover to get the last bits of dust, spray with vinegar (I use white vinegar for cleaning as I love the stuff) wipe dry add bedding put hammy back. Super light so they be moved around so easily I can carry them up and down the stairs for example! I cant lift the glass tank cage , and the imac is a challenge to move. Its quite a squeeze in the animal room but there is room for more :-P I could have 2 more piggies in a correx only cage on top of the ferplast 140 for example or another bin hammy cage! Its like tetris getting all the cages into that room!

I think the grids are a good idea but for simple one level cages they are expensive! I have some grids like but I am not using them for the girls because they are quite old and will not use a ramp. I am going to use the grids to build a second level into the boars ferplast 140 cage though! I think they need some more room! and any left overs will be used to make a hammy play pen (I have those solid plastic grids) , the double tier cages and stuff that can be made with the grids are epic! but my correx cage was super cheap the actuall sheet was £11 + postage (£15 for next day delivery , £10 for standard delivery but pick up was available but my car is a corsa so it would never have fitted!)
 
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