What Size Carry Case

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Hello,

We'll be picking up our adopted boys in a week or so and need a carry case to get them. They're 17 months old but I'd like something that we can use for the duration. What size carry case is ok for two boars?

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Amanda Hockey said:
Hello,

We'll be picking up our adopted boys in a week or so and need a carry case to get them. They're 17 months old but I'd like something that we can use for the duration. What size carry case is ok for two boars?

Thanks
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Hi! You can find recommendations for carriers in our travelling guide: Travelling with guinea pigs
 
Sure is, they are cosy in it. How big are the boys?
 
sport_billy said:
Sure is, they are cosy in it. How big are the boys?
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They're not very big right now (I don't have them yet so I can't measure - I'm not very good at estimating!), but they're 17 months old. I guess they'll get a bit bigger?
 
I use a Catit Design Cabrio carrier for my three girls, might be good for two boys?
 
When I take our Barry to see Simon, Larry comes along as well for the ride. They are both quite chunky and fit nicely in our carrier which is similar to @sport_billy's but the same size :)
 
Thank you all. I went with one the same size as sport billy's from Amazon. It has a door at the front and top so they can be lowered in. Hopefully they'll be fine with it. Thanks again for your advice.
 
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AJ55 said:
Hello,

We'll be picking up our adopted boys in a week or so and need a carry case to get them. They're 17 months old but I'd like something that we can use for the duration. What size carry case is ok for two boars?

Thanks
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I just use a cat size carrier? I recently picked up 2 rescue boars aged 2 ish, they're was plenty of room for them to hide in hay happily.
 
I use a cat-sized carrier. I have two sows, but it fits them just fine. I really only use it for vet visits. At 17 months, your boars are full-grown so you'll need some room for them.
 
Thirding a few others, I use a cat carrier, got it from amazon for about £14, I think? Anything smaller and my two would have trouble fitting, they're pretty big lads XD
 

I bought this in the large (I'm pretty sure it was the large) and I love it. No top opening nut it means they can run into it themselves and don't have to be forced into it, so to speak. Those of you with the top opening carriers, how do you acclimatise the guinea pigs to them?
 
I use an old hamster cage to take my piggies to the vets. It is quite a large one and fits two in with loads of room to spare. I always ensure that I put some hay in that is taken from the hutch so that it smells right. Also don't forget some food and water if it is a long trip home.
 
I bought a "guinea pig carrier" on amazon but I'm just about to buy another one because at just 3 months my boars are way to big for it! It's tiny, I wish I'd bought a cat sized one in the first place! x
 
Lorcan said:

I bought this in the large (I'm pretty sure it was the large) and I love it. No top opening nut it means they can run into it themselves and don't have to be forced into it, so to speak. Those of you with the top opening carriers, how do you acclimatise the guinea pigs to them?
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I can't see a link or picture. Not sure if it's just a problem with my browser.
 
I think it was originally billed as a dog carrier but I have no idea what size of a dog they figure you could fit into it. But it's plenty roomy enough for the two boys, and they can just run into it themselves which I feel is easier on them, especially in trying to get them comfortable with it.
 
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