Double Tier Hutch
Double Tier Hutch
Pre-loved
4ft x 4ft
2 Male Guinea Pigs
Is this the right hutch for me?
I use this hutch as the boy’s summer house as they are kept indoors during winter and wet days its kept against a fence and beside the brick outhouse. I adore this size and type of hutch, it’s roomy and has plenty of space for the boys to play in and to add toys. You could easily keep around 3 piggies happily in this hutch, as its so spacious! I lined the bottom of my toilet and bedroom areas with plastic wipe down table mats, so it makes it easier and quicker to clean.
Top Floor:
The bedroom compartment is very spacious, as is the adjoining room which i use as their ‘kitchen’.
However this was built for a rabbit so the entrance to the stair way was huge so my OH put a A5 size square wood chopping board (un used!) over the entrance leaving a big enough space for the boys to have easy access up and down the ramp without it being to big this also gave the upstairs floor bigger room for the boys to play.
Bottom Floor:
Again spacious and plenty of space for toys, treats hay racks and more! The boys adore hiding under the ramp and running up and down the ramp.
The Ramp:
I know quite a few people have problems with piggies using their ramp in double hutches, so i found some fabulous suggestions on this forum and I stuck on with double sided sticky tape (easy to remove and clean both the ramp and the materiel) materiel with good grip to the stairs. It works a treat!
Cleaning:
Easy for daily cleaning of bedding and toilet areas, and soiled sawdust. The big clean at the end of each week can take a while, esp as the sawdust gets down the little grooves at the edges of the hutch, and the hutch needs airing and drying out before new bedding can be placed back down so this can take around 45 mins on wet days, sunny days it dries within fifteen mins.
Overall
This cage is brilliant for guinea pigs if you just make a few adjustments (as i mentioned about the stairway and stairs) its spacious roomy and perfect for piggies, as i always say the piggies will still need plenty of floor time during the day, either in an outside run or indoor playpen.
I would recommend either buying a hutch cover or making your own (we made one from a shower curtain modified!) for wet days to preserve the wood and make the hutch last that bit longer!
The Ramp: