Dilemma Over Cages!

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The Midwest Guinea Pig Habitat are 4ft x 2ft each but come with a fitted roof. They're made to be easily expandable, see 2nd pic. I've ordered one (coming tomorrow!) from Pet Planet, they're £65 each.
 
Just to add, you'd need 2 (obvs!) but as long as you have the floor space you'd not have to worry about ramps or whether they'd use higher levels. Also (the bit I like) is each comes with a partition to divide bedroom/play/food area/etc with a gated little ramp that can be closed off for cleaning/time out separation! For me, I chose as it was like C&C lite... not too DIY, but offers some level of expansion, which is alway tempting for me :))
 
I have the LittleFriends 160.Its a great cage.I have it for 2 boars but it would be fine for 3 .Depth is about 90cms I think.I also have the LittleFriends 140 for my girlie pair but I'm not as happy with that and will be changing it soon.C&C though is a really good option.
 
Issues I have with c&c cages that I don't think it's sturdy enough :( I would need a lid that's strong enough if one of my dogs somehow mananged to get in my kids room that could cope with her weight 22-23kg when she went for a sniff (the latter of what she could do I don't want to think of the other possibilities) rather know they are safe than have a niggle. The cage from the store is huge, bigger than what it looks like in the pic space wise kids room would need jigging about a lot.
 
The problem is with 3 boars you need a really big cage. The cage you have a picture of I believe is the minimum size cage for 2 boars
 
Their in this currently is 4 1/2 footer I think is temp while I find a suitable cage, not had any fighting but I'll never say never. Only solution i can find is having a 2nd floor :/ I've cleaned the cage this morning, they have two litter trays which they use mostly as a pooping station, they'll only use it when I fill it with hay? I do the daily poop patrol anyway... The smell of wee Wow! Been using the carefresh which was on offer :). I've but down some bedmats (disposable) just to see where they pee the most see if I can litter train better I have a second cage for the possibility of fighting an split them up. Is a smaller than they have now. Won't it be a hutch rather than a cage for size as I've said before C&c cages are ace but with one of my dogs being a full on lamping dog -didn't want to say that as you can imagine why, isn't worth the risk to the piggie health or wellbeing to be put at risk for even a second in my eyes :(
 
I don't let my dogs alone where our piggies are, they follow us round while we do chores, but can go in the living room when we are there. Sometimes they bark at the piggies, but the piggies ignore them. Mine are in a C&C cage but they are 20 inches off the floor, underneath there are cupboards for guinea pigs junk.
Constantly full
 
Can imagine! They take up a lot of space in the fridge etc nevermind bedding etc :/ only dog that's allowed upstairs is Defor, he poses no harm to anything .. He's pretty ace! Happy to share space with our iguana/slider in the front room. Rosie can open doors We have a baby gate at the top of the stairs when it's locked she can't open it .. It's the kids/kids mates that leave it open sometimes :/ she sees the opportunity, she's crated while we're out but she has been known to get out before, the gates left open for Defor as his bed at the top of the stairs shut when the girls are out on free roam. I might be worrying too much but I don't want the piggies to be in the way of harm, it's not fair. They happily play around my kids room :) was in Pets at home today, it's possible for the 2 tier cage to work but ramps would need tweaking so there more suitable.
 
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