luckyandsammy
Teenage Guinea Pig
Here’s an article about safe woods:
What Woods Are Safe When Building Guinea Pig Houses?
What Woods Are Safe When Building Guinea Pig Houses?
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If you do build your own, When drilling into perspex you will need to have a very sharp, drill bit (for general/metal) drill the hole really slowly, if you drill too fast, the drill bit will snag on the hole edge & split/crack the perspex, only put light downward pressure on the drill too (for the same reason). if you need bigger holes, you can get two drill bits a large & a small one, make an initial (pilot) hole into the perspex & then use the bigger drill bit to make the hole bigger, its less likely to crack if you go up in hole sizes gradually.
Oh if you go too fast, the drill bit is more likely to snag, crack &/or melt the edges of the hole
(practise on an odd bit of perspex first if you can/ or try putting a piece of clear tape over where you want to put the hole, the drill bit is less likely to wander off course (or put between two pieces of wood to drill the hole (but this is awkward for accuracy of holes).
have you seen these pics?
they look better & will give more airiation(also less likely to get respiratory/fungal issues) than the enclosed version too .
there is one set up i'm thinking of but cant remember where i have seen it or who posted it, which looks good &is along the lines of these pics , but more straight forwards i think.
some people use bookcases & perspex as an alternative with odd remnants of Lino/vinyl floor covering to keep the wood protected from water damage. xx
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Oh if you go too fast, the drill bit is more likely to snag, crack &/or melt the edges of the hole
(practise on an odd bit of perspex first if you can/ or try putting a piece of clear tape over where you want to put the hole, the drill bit is less likely to wander off course (or put between two pieces of wood to drill the hole (but this is awkward for accuracy of holes).
have you seen these pics?
they look better & will give more airiation(also less likely to get respiratory/fungal issues) than the enclosed version too .
there is one set up i'm thinking of but cant remember where i have seen it or who posted it, which looks good &is along the lines of these pics , but more straight forwards i think.
some people use bookcases & perspex as an alternative with odd remnants of Lino/vinyl floor covering to keep the wood protected from water damage. xx
Member Gallery: C&C cages/homemade cages
Just wanted to add my current set up to the line-up. My boys have been living in this for about a year now and they love it! It's a big hit with me too because it's so easy to clean out
I like to show my homemade cage.
The pictures are from last year, no piggy Star and Max :0 anymore.
Star, Sterre and Ariel
Star, Sterre and Ariel
Star, Sterre and Max
Sterre Star and Ariel
ariel lovely lipps
step 1 drawing
step 2 wood
step 3
step 4 zeil ? english?
step 5 windows
step 6 right place
Here's is a pic of my new cages. The two side ones are just off a 2x8 equivalent and house 3 piggies (neutered boar and 2 sows), and the back cage is a 2x7 equivalent and house 2 boars. I've had them up and running for around a month now and am absolutely loving them
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