Setting Up A C&c Cage System-what Do You Need?

[hattie.r]

hi all, need to draw on the wealth of advice here! normally we just bring the piggies' hutch into the garage during the winter, but i'm wanting to switch to a c&c cage system instead, so they can have more cage space when it's too cold to go outside on the grass. so far i know i need the mesh cubes and the correx, but what else is needed? i've seen what looks like a litter tray type box where the food/water is-is this necessary? any help or advice greatly received!

 

[Veggies Galore]

I always recommend people have a look at this thread as there is a wealth of information about different ways to make ladders, lofts, ways of securing the grids together and all sorts of other adaptations ...

http://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/member-gallery-c-c-cages-homemade-cages.53210/

I don't use correx any more myself - I should rename my set up a "cube and cable tie" cage

 

[Chief Guinea Pig]

Instead of a litter tray you can make a kitchen insert.





Pictures not mine.

You need:
-Correx
-Grids and connectors (connectors not necessary, I personally prefer cable ties but usually connectors come anyway)
-Cable ties regardless of connectors using

Obviously you need your tools:
-Knife to score
-Scissors
-Ruler or tape measurer
-Cellotape or a heavy duty clear tape
-I used pegs to hold the sides once I made the box, so I could tape the sides neatly

It took me 5 hours to make my basic 5x2 cage, and a kitchen insert, two posh hay racks, and the grids. Remember not to measure the outside of the grids, for the correx.