Trying to find a good cage

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Hi,
I'm new to this forum so should firstly start of by saying hello to everyone .

We are wanting to get a couple of guinea pigs but at the moment we are currently trying to find a cage which doesnt have a ramp/ladder (or a large ladder) as we are worried that the guinea pigs will hurt themselves by trying to get up or down it.

We were also looking for one which had a run attached to it, but off the floor a little, so we could put it down on the grass for the guinea pig to go outside and nibble on the grass whenever they want, without us physically having to take them out.

At the moment we are struggling to find any good ones and were just wondering if anyone had any ideas on where to find a good one at a reasonable price.

Many thanks,
Sally

(Sorry about posting this twice now, but hopefully this is in a better and more suitable place as it is relative to the title).
 
Hi Sally :)

Welcome to the forum!

The cage you are after - is it indoors or outdoors? If outdoors, the only thing I can think of is something like a chicken house? Something a little like this, but I don't know how suitable they would be for piggies(?) I've seen other similar kind of set ups for chickens too - Might be worth a look? You'll just need to bare in mind that if the weathers miserable and they stay in the house bit, it needs to be big enough for them - The total size including the run section isn't the best way to gauge it because if they can't go into the run, you don't want them to be overcrowded in the house.

Some of the wider (say 5ft or 6ft wide) double hutches have ramps that aren't so steep. I understand your concerns though. Another alternative is to adapt the ramp to make it more secure, perhaps by adding a side to the ramp by attaching a bit of ply or wood cut to size? This would stop them from falling (or jumping!) from a height. Mine had a wooden hidey house in their cage which they figured how to climb on top of...Quickly followed by learning how to launch themselves off of! rolleyes

Hope you find the cage you are after.... Mine are indoor piggles so sorry if this info isn't too helpful to you! :)
 
I find that guinea pigs can easily get up and down most ramps in hutches, they sometimes seem to love running up and down :) But like Kimberley said, you can adapt it to make it safer. :)
 
http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/rodents/cages/rabbit_hutches/_kerbl/58038

Would this be suitable? When they're not on the grass you could keep the run attached so they can walk on concrete or something? They'd like to have the extra space all year round and it'd wear down their nails. :)

The house is big so they'd have loads of space on rainy days, and the run is really big. The only thing is you couldn't use the house seperately because it doesn't seem to have windows.

Though it is for rabbits, so the bar spacing might be too big for guinea pigs? It would probably be too big for baby guinea pigs, but might be fine for adults. If you did get it and found that then they would take it back and refund your money I'm sure, they're good with that.
 
Oh I just found this one!

http://www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/rodents/cages/rabbit_hutches/outback_hutches/99654

The larger sized one (hutch is 118cm X 61cm) would be fine for two pigs, even without the run, and it has a window so would work. Then you can attach the run too and there's only a tiny ramp.

I think it says the hutch has a mesh floor, which is removable, so should be fine if you remove it.
 
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Thanks for the suggestions.
Might now consider getting one with a ramp and adjusting it to make it safer.

The next question is does anyone know any adoption rehoming centres in Bristol? or near by ? As will not buy from pet shop.

The piggies will be kept outside during the day and then indoors during the night or bad weather to keep them safe and warm :).

Many thanks
Sally
 
Just out of interest, how high can a guinea pig jump as we are trying to build a little cage for them in the shed and just wanted to know how high they could jump.


Many thanks,
Sallyoak
 
You might want to allow a head hight of 35-45cm. If you are planning a cage in a shed, make sure that it has a lid, in case rats or mice somehow gnaw their way in. Rats can and do kill guinea pigs.

You also have to think about heat and cold protection - guinea pigs have problems with either extreme, far more so than rabbits.

You can find a lot of general information for newbies in our reference section.
 
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