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Hi I've had a number of piggies going blind with cataracts or with reduced sight after a major eye injury. All I ever did was to lower the angle of a ramp and use a strongly scent retaining material (carpet offcut) for the scent spoor to follow. I never had an accident. I've even had a blind...

When we had George and Tim we put the hay tray where they were pooping when out of the cage and both decided it was the place to do it. When we got Boris it looked like George trained him to go there as when he pooped anywhere else he got grumbled and squeaked at.you're right, it's hilarious...

:agr: I also used 2 overlapping C&C grids in the same way as @piggieminder. I lined the ramp with correx that also went up the sides then had a fleece ramp liner over that. The correx liner had ‘wings’ at the top which i used to attach to the correx in the loft with cable ties and gorilla tape...

That’s sounds much better. I did wonder if the one you had wasn’t appropriate from the description you gave of it. It’s only the bottom level of the hutch which counts towards the cage size (and as it’s 6ft it’s perfect for a sow pair). Piggies are not natural climbers and need time to learn...

Betsie seemed calm and stolid when she came to us, lying down in the open. However, she remained in hiding under a pile of hay when I gave them breakfast this morning — even with coriander under her nose, which she had seemed very happy about yesterday (even after the failed bonding). So, she’s...

There are a few things you can do - make sure there is plenty of grip. The ramp does not look to have any grip so we would definitely recommend it is covered. Things like using Velcro to stick on pieces of carpet or vetbed really help. I like vetbed as it can go in the washing machine...

I'm glad she is ok - nobody would have suspected Apple! Might start referring to it as foodpoke rather than hay poke just to cover all bases! I hope Pfannkuchen is ok

Bert and RB 🌈 pal Jellybaby used to love jumping onto the top of the carrot cottage - it had to be the large one so they could fit through the door 😂 now Bertie is a senior chap, the big cottage comes out at floor time and he has a little ramp to help him get to the top under supervision. His...

This is my 2 and a half storey enclosure with 6 square meters that I built out of an old wardrobe and some things that I had laying around, I only really bought the plexiglas and some screws from the diy store. It has only been in use since Friday with my newly adopted trio of Knäckebrot...

Is it a piece of plexiglass you use? That's a great idea! I'm sold on the 4x2 with the loft to be honest. Fleece on the ramp and loft, shavings on the bottom I think 🤔 x

Are you actually having it as is on the picture? The first thing to note is that the ramps are not safe and the piggies won’t use them as they are. You will need to make sure they are fully covered with something so that the piggies are not walking directly on the bars - they are a risk of...

Hi guys. I’ve used this forum for lots of things since bringing my piggies home but never posted. Sorry it’s going to be a long post! I’m worried about my pig Merry. I have 2x sows Merry and Pippin, presumably from the same litter. They were the same size, same colouring, and together in the...

Ramps in Cages You may find something in the above link. When I had a loft in my C&C cage I used 2 bent grids cable tied together to get the length. Slightly overlap them to get the rigidity. I covered mine with extra thick vet bed, I think some people use a bit of carpet.

I will try herding them together thankyou. They are babies they are 8 weeks old, on the ramp there are wooden ridges so they can get a grip on them to go up if that makes sense? I have seen him start to attempt to go up but he got a bit spooked and gave up. Thanks for the advice again.

Right I will try that as well will have to order some as I don't have any. Thankyou

It can take them a while to learn how to use a ramp. It’s not necessarily that they are separating themselves on purpose. Do you have two or more hides in the hutch? If you choose to remove the ramp then that is fine. Two storeys are not needed. Piggies prefer their living space to be...

There is not really a best age as such - piggies aren’t natural climbers so really it just comes down to whether he will use it or not. What is important is making sure the gradient is not steep, that the ramp has sides and that it has good grip.

Hi, I currently have 3 piggy's- Eve & Whinnie are 4 months old & then Cookie is our old lady who is 6. In the next couple of weeks they will be moving into a permanent 12' x 4' run - its 4.5' high so I can easily get in and clean it and spend time with them. It has a solid roof and is on...

Oh that photo was taken right after I did a full clean. It was trashed too after 10 mins. 😂😂 The correx are just placed on top of the grids and not attached to anything at all. So I can remove it if I want to. What I made sure of though is that there are metal bars supporting the loft (see...

I just use the Amazon Basics grids - make sure they are 9 hole grids. Amazon grids They come as individual grids not cubes like the picture so you can configure to the space you have. You will need to buy the cable ties (for more stability) and correx separately though. I did have a loft when...