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[Kindness]

So after many failed attempts at C&C and Midwest type cages I've finally found relief in a commercial cage.
The day I walked in to find my children in the C&C cage with hay everywhere I new it was never going to work, let alone with the cat as well. So I finally found a cage which I love it's the Ferplast 120 Rabbit Cage.

Things I ♡ about this cage are:
1. I can transport it easily in my car for use as a travel and home enclosure.
2. It folds down easily and takes up little room
3. It is fully enclosed with lockable doors, making the piggies feel more secure
4. It's very light weight to transport and clean out
5. The bar spacing is perfect for my water bottle holder and hanging toys from above
6. My darling children can't step into the cage due to the roof
7. It has a hideaway which doubles up as an eating area thus making more space on the main floor. I have put their hay and water up there which further protects the fleece from the hay and dripping bottle.
8. The fleece is so easy to attach, simply place it over he cage and pop the lid on which secures it in the cage, now my piggies can't go under the fleece and I don't spend ages with foldback clips.
9. The Piggies have popcorned all over it.

Below are the pictures, unfortunately my piggies Pertunia & Petals are very camera shy.
I would 100% recommend this cage it's excellent and very user and piggy friendly ♡.

 

[Kindness]

2 girls

 

[Pixie1980]

This is my plaza 160 cage. I use fleece liners in it and so far I love it!
I bought it on zoo plus. The only problem I find is that it's a bit flimsy. Needed to cable tie some of the edges to make it more sturdy. Plus it's a to put together! Lol

 

[BarneyandLeo]

My new piggies home! I adopted these guys last week and their fleece arrived yesterday.

This is the Ferplast Casita 120. It’s the minimum size, and I’m probably going to get them something bigger fairly soon, but it’s a lovely cage. It’s quite nice and spacious for my two, but if you’re going to get this cage I recommend getting rid of the little ramp thing and just using it as an extra level as I’ve done, or just getting rid of it altogether because it will take up their popcorning space

Just to let you know, the newspaper in their litter tray is only temporary, going to get some bath mats for it today.

 

[Louise221200]

My piggies home
It's the bottom level of a savic royal xxl suite
It's 115.5cm x 67.5 cm which is just above the minimum for 2 Guinea pigs (2.25ft x 3.95ft)
I took out all of the ramps and levels but am considering putting the level back in when I find a way to customise it and make it Guinea pig safe.
The bar spacing is 1.4cm
Obviously it wasn't designed for Guinea pigs but it's amazingly easy to clean out with removable base trays. The anti spill metal things mean that it's quite hard for them to throw their bedding everywhere. The top of the cage could be converted to be its own separate cage if you wanted with some minor modifications.

 

[Siikibam]

My piggies home
It's the bottom level of a savic royal xxl suite
It's 115.5cm x 67.5 cm which is just above the minimum for 2 Guinea pigs (2.25ft x 3.95ft)
I took out all of the ramps and levels but am considering putting the level back in when I find a way to customise it and make it Guinea pig safe.
The bar spacing is 1.4cm
Obviously it wasn't designed for Guinea pigs but it's amazingly easy to clean out with removable base trays. The anti spill metal things mean that it's quite hard for them to throw their bedding everywhere. The top of the cage could be converted to be its own separate cage if you wanted with some minor modifications.

It looks pretty and I like that it’s portable!, but I’m afraid it falls a little short of the minimum, 120cm.

 

[Louise221200]

It looks pretty and I like that it’s portable!, but I’m afraid it falls a little short of the minimum, 120cm.

Ahh OK I thought it was OK! I'll have to look into getting a larger cage when they're older

 

[Garden]

How big would it be if you turned onto side and put a floor in.

 

[Louise221200]

How big would it be if you turned onto side and put a floor in.

153x115 I'm pretty sure

 

[Garden]

That would make a lovely size cage.

 

[Garden]

It would be very easy to change.

 

[Louise221200]

It would be very easy to change.

I'll look into it as soon as possible, thanks for the suggestion!

 

[Lorcan]

Guys, the cage sizings are fine - it's more than the minimum of 8ft sq. Yes, bigger is better, and if you're going to get a bigger one @Louise221200 then go for it, but at the minute you're covered for the minimum.

 

[Siikibam]

My bad sorry @Louise221200

 

[Louise221200]

Guys, the cage sizings are fine - it's more than the minimum of 8ft sq. Yes, bigger is better, and if you're going to get a bigger one @Louise221200 then go for it, but at the minute you're covered for the minimum.

Ok thank you @Lorcan ! and no worries @Siikibam

 

[Fantasimo]

This is where my boys live. It was bought from a local pet shop that was closing down for £49 (love a bargain). Was trying to decide whether to get more rats or more guineas and this cage answered that question! It was out on the shop floor so it didn’t have a brand name on it or anything.

Cage is solid and although the top door is good, the side door isn’t much use. Lid is easy to lift off though (as seen in photos) and not heavy. Perfectly happy with it as we needed something with a lid to keep the dog out!

 

[Sophie B]

This is just a Pets at Home cage, with a Pets at Home run around it (the run is attached to the cage and the panels are bent at the bottom to ensure their safety)
All the accessories can be bought at pretty much any pet shop, or online
It has two boys
Cleaning is easy but with the bars there is a considerable amount of mess that gets kicked outside of the cage
We’re upgrading in a few weeks to a wooden diy cage

 

[Piggy_novice]

We have the ferplast plaza 160 for our two boys. It’s a great size although could be a little bit wider. The doors open right up so it’s easy to clean and catch piggies.
We use the 40cm extension end as a hay tray. We use either fleece or wood shavings in the rest of the cage depending on how much washing I can be bothered doing each week

 

[DJ711]

My two piggies christmas cage all set up!
(bankrupted me but at least i have their approval judging by the popcorning

 

[Cherryblossom09]

When the guinea pigs take up your whole bedroom.

 

[Piggy_novice]

They are some very lucky piggies

 

[Cherryblossom09]

They are some very lucky piggies

It's just until we build them a cage but they're loving it so far

 

[Hbrown226]

This is 3 of the AmazonBasics Indoor-Outdoor Small Pet Habitat Cage with Canvas Bottom. One cage is 7.5 sq feet of space, so our boys have 22.5 sq feet of space. Measurements for one cage are 47 inches long, 14 inches high and 24 inches wide. We have 2 boars in these connected cages.
Once you figure out how to put the cages together it’s super simple and I personally like them better than the Midwest cages, especially the lid part. Cleaning them is super easy as well. You pull the rods from the loops and then the metal cage part is free. I recommend the cage, it’s cost effective and amazon frequently runs a sale of each cage being $39.99.

 

[Engel]

This is 3 of the AmazonBasics Indoor-Outdoor Small Pet Habitat Cage with Canvas Bottom. One cage is 7.5 sq feet of space, so our boys have 22.5 sq feet of space. Measurements for one cage are 47 inches long, 14 inches high and 24 inches wide. We have 2 boars in these connected cages.
Once you figure out how to put the cages together it’s super simple and I personally like them better than the Midwest cages, especially the lid part. Cleaning them is super easy as well. You pull the rods from the loops and then the metal cage part is free. I recommend the cage, it’s cost effective and amazon frequently runs a sale of each cage being $39.99.
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How do you stop them chewing through the base?

 

[Engel]

In the Uk, they seem to be quite expensive to make. My parents want a stand on wheels and the person who will look after them has a dog that will eat them (a border collie) so i need a lid as well. My parents want a conventional cage and we have good access to suitable ones

I'm in the UK and found that a C&C was cheaper. I also have dogs so created a lid. There are ways around it but if a commercial cage is what's needed then that's fair enough.

As you know the minimum is 4ft (120cm) by 2ft (60cm) but that's for just 2 sows. The minimum is the smallest you can go before it becomes cruel.

Alternatively you can get 2 120cm cages and merge them together to make a larger cage? That being said if go with the largest zooplus ferplast one. Honestly by the time you add a couple of hay piles, 2 hides and 2 pigs 120cm starts to feel cramped

 

[Nicinoonoo]

we’ve joined a Ferplast 120cm and 160cm together for an enclosed cage (we have a car so C&C not an option). I’ve bought some fantastic fleeces from Etsy and my 3 young piggies really enjoy their indoor space. We have a run for outdoor play and I’m waiting on the Omlet Guinea pig go hutch and 2metre run to arrive Monday. I’ll need some tips on keeping the walking area of the run dry and comfy for them

 

[Siikibam]

I don’t know much about the omlet but be sure it doesn’t get too hot in there for them. I’d have gone for just a big run with multiple hides - bendy bridges, cardboard etc.

 

[Nicinoonoo]

I don’t know much about the omlet but be sure it doesn’t get too hot in there for them. I’d have gone for just a big run with multiple hides - bendy bridges, cardboard etc.

This is being linked to the existing run we have with a tunnel and yes lots of hideys and tunnels

According to Omlet the hutch protects them from the heat and cold but they’d be kept indoors when it’s a really warm day because my garden is south facing

 

[jaggzee]

Just thought I would share this in case anyone is considering this cage - it is huge and expensive but our pigs already love it, need to get a few more things to put it in (I had just moved them in in this photo). The C&C they were in was getting really tatty, we had wanted to move them outside in the spring but my daughter was getting so worried about foxes, we decided they would be indoor pigs and we would get them a smarter cage as they are in our living room! The base just fits on our Linnmon 150 x 75 table (phew).

It is the little friends 160cm Rabbit 160cm LARGE Indoor Rabbit & Guinea Pig Cage

It has height so we might add a mezzanine.

 

[piggieminder]

We added a mezzanine @jaggzee . I used this cage for 7 years until I found cleaning it difficult. Leaning in through the doors started to strain my back. The first mezzanine was made by my partner with wood and lined with a sheet of thick plastic on the floor, the outside ramp could be lifted on and off for floor time. The second one was C&C grid floor with bent grids as the ramp, the grids are too wide for the space to the edge of the door and affected the door closure, but was okay for a while. Mezzanine number 3's floor was baking cooling racks from Wilko cable tied together, just the right width for the gap between the back and the door.
Hope you find these ideas helpful.