Hello - I know I've not been on here much - have been silly-busy lately lol. :red
Anyway; am here to ask you knowledgable folk a piggy-related question!
My two rabbits currently live free range in my pet room with a large dog crate for a base. The bunnies will soon be moving outdoors into a snazzy shed plus aviary.
My piggies currently live in a 5x2 grid C&C cage - I was wondering if it would be possible to make the dog crate into a piggy home once the bunnies have moved out? Size-wise it's 48" wide x 30" deep. My plan would be to attach Correx about 12" up to the sides to make it totally safe as the gaps between bars on the crate are quite wide. I may add a second level with C&C grids which shouldn't be too hard to do. I would also add a 'porch' outside the crate itself of Vetbed about 3ft wide x 2.5ft deep that they would have access to 24/7. I can fence this off with grids or use a puppy pen I have spare.
I'd continue using incontinence pads / microfibre towels / fleece as the piggy bedding for the actual crate but they do seem to enjoy popcorning about on the Vetbed when they're free-ranging and it would give them more space.
The reason for wanting to use the dog crate is that it provides a much-needed surface to put a hamster cage on! I am running out of space for my cages lol and as this hamster cage is just over 3ft wide the dog crate makes a perfect stand for it to sit on.
Using the dog crate would also free up space in my pet room so that I can create a permanent, large playpen for my small animals.
Soooo..... what do you think? Crazy idea or not lol? Oh and I'd also make the 'lip' in and out of the cage safe somehow or other and maybe take the door off the dog crate altogether for safety. Not sure on that one lol.
Anyway; am here to ask you knowledgable folk a piggy-related question!
My two rabbits currently live free range in my pet room with a large dog crate for a base. The bunnies will soon be moving outdoors into a snazzy shed plus aviary.
My piggies currently live in a 5x2 grid C&C cage - I was wondering if it would be possible to make the dog crate into a piggy home once the bunnies have moved out? Size-wise it's 48" wide x 30" deep. My plan would be to attach Correx about 12" up to the sides to make it totally safe as the gaps between bars on the crate are quite wide. I may add a second level with C&C grids which shouldn't be too hard to do. I would also add a 'porch' outside the crate itself of Vetbed about 3ft wide x 2.5ft deep that they would have access to 24/7. I can fence this off with grids or use a puppy pen I have spare.
I'd continue using incontinence pads / microfibre towels / fleece as the piggy bedding for the actual crate but they do seem to enjoy popcorning about on the Vetbed when they're free-ranging and it would give them more space.
The reason for wanting to use the dog crate is that it provides a much-needed surface to put a hamster cage on! I am running out of space for my cages lol and as this hamster cage is just over 3ft wide the dog crate makes a perfect stand for it to sit on.
Using the dog crate would also free up space in my pet room so that I can create a permanent, large playpen for my small animals.
Soooo..... what do you think? Crazy idea or not lol? Oh and I'd also make the 'lip' in and out of the cage safe somehow or other and maybe take the door off the dog crate altogether for safety. Not sure on that one lol.
). Even if they can't escape, they could get their head stuck or something.