Which C&c Grids Are Piggy Safe?

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Please be aware that there are several versions of C&C grids available when you look online. Always go for the ones with 8 wires inside the metal frame (9*9), but even those are too wide for very young guinea pigs! You will have to protect your grid cage with higher correx/coroplast rims or perspex until your guinea pigs' heads can no longer get stuck.

You may find this picture here instructive when looking for grids online (copied with the kind permission of piggy pages fb community as the owner of the picture):
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Safco have currently got grids with 6 internal wires on offer (7*7) for their metal wire cube storage as well as the recommended 8 internal wire grids (9*9); their range is available worldwide via wayfair, so I felt that a warning is needed.
 
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good post @Wiebke
I bought the Seville grids and had to double up to stop my 8 week olds getting their heads stuck.
 
lissie said:
My apologies. I think now I know you meant 9*9 grids when you say look for the ones with 8 wires inside the frame.
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The description is a bit confusing. So far, I have prompted people to count the wires inside the frames to make sure that they have got the right ones, as there are currently ones with 6 or 8 wires available. I have amended the original posts to prevent further confusion. ;)
 
Thank you, Wiebke, I didn't know the grids came in different sizes either. My C and C cages have the 9 X 9 grids and my Feather was still able to stick her head through when she was a baby- she was that small!
 
7squeakers. said:
Thank you, Wiebke, I didn't know the grids came in different sizes either. My C and C cages have the 9 X 9 grids and my Feather was still able to stick her head through when she was a baby- she was that small!
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My surprise baby Tegan was able to walk straight through them for the first days of her life... so I had to scramble for all the correx offcuts and cardboard bits I could lay may hands on to baby proof the maternity pen! :mal:
 
We had that with Little Rose, at 3 weeks old she escaped from her cage with Rosie (no surprise there as she was picking on her) and decided she would prefer to live with Terk and Ellie. She managed to squeeze through 2 sets of the 9 by 9 grids.
 
I had a small six week old that got through the grids.Had to use fiddlesticks to block the gaps (most of my grids are plastic coated)
 
Wiebke said:
Please be aware that there are several versions of C&C grids available when you look online. Always go for the ones with 8 wires inside the metal frame (9*9), but even those are too wide for very young guinea pigs! You will have to protect your grid cage with higher correx/coroplast rims or perspex until your guinea pigs' heads can no longer get stuck.

You may find this picture here instructive when looking for grids online (copied with the kind permission of piggy pages fb community as the owner of the picture):
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HELP!

I have just put my 2 boy's into their new C&C cage and they are eating the correx! Shall I start again with a higher liner as i'm sure plastic isn't healthy!

Wiebke said:
Please be aware that there are several versions of C&C grids available when you look online. Always go for the ones with 8 wires inside the metal frame (9*9), but even those are too wide for very young guinea pigs! You will have to protect your grid cage with higher correx/coroplast rims or perspex until your guinea pigs' heads can no longer get stuck.

You may find this picture here instructive when looking for grids online (copied with the kind permission of piggy pages fb community as the owner of the picture):
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Have you got a bit of spare fleece that you can drape over the edge? The hard plastic clips that you use to bind loose papers together also make good correx edging, It is unfortunately irresistible for many piggies.
 
After reading this you had me checking my piggies cages lol. Phew mine are fine! Thanks for the warning :)
 
We have used the slide binders and they have worked a treat! Great idea.....thanks!
 
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