Autonerd
Junior Guinea Pig
Okay, we just moved our guys into the 4x2 (14" panel) C&C this evening. They seem to be settling in.
My "feeding balcony" at the back was a bust... it's 6" too short (bad measurements when I was cutting the coroplast) and the "ladder" is a little too steep. (I put veggies on the steps to get them used to climbing up there.) I was going to put the feeder on that wall, but for now that's a no-go. They are content to climb up my little ladder with front paws and grab the hay off the balcony. I might make a box structure with my leftover coroplast that they can climb, and attach that to the wall where the ladder is -- they seem to really like climbing, and often Twinkie goes into that cardboard hidey in the foreground while Oreo sits on top of it.
Right now the substrate is a mix of fresh stuff and some old hay/substrate from the cage. The food bowl, cardboard box and toys are from the old cage, dual water bottles are new, and the hideys are new but have been in the old cage. Clearly we're going to need a LOT more substrate but I want to give them a chance to spread this out a bit.
Still thinking about another balcony (made with C&C for the near end or sides, something a little lower they can climb on to. I'd hinge it with zip ties and suspend it with wire from the edges to the side of the cage.
So far they seem happy. Would love suggestions, comments, criticisms, etc.
Yes, I know we're a bit shy on space for two boys but it's the best we can do in our apartment.
Aaron
My "feeding balcony" at the back was a bust... it's 6" too short (bad measurements when I was cutting the coroplast) and the "ladder" is a little too steep. (I put veggies on the steps to get them used to climbing up there.) I was going to put the feeder on that wall, but for now that's a no-go. They are content to climb up my little ladder with front paws and grab the hay off the balcony. I might make a box structure with my leftover coroplast that they can climb, and attach that to the wall where the ladder is -- they seem to really like climbing, and often Twinkie goes into that cardboard hidey in the foreground while Oreo sits on top of it.
Right now the substrate is a mix of fresh stuff and some old hay/substrate from the cage. The food bowl, cardboard box and toys are from the old cage, dual water bottles are new, and the hideys are new but have been in the old cage. Clearly we're going to need a LOT more substrate but I want to give them a chance to spread this out a bit.
Still thinking about another balcony (made with C&C for the near end or sides, something a little lower they can climb on to. I'd hinge it with zip ties and suspend it with wire from the edges to the side of the cage.
So far they seem happy. Would love suggestions, comments, criticisms, etc.
Yes, I know we're a bit shy on space for two boys but it's the best we can do in our apartment.
Aaron