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Need suggestions from experts - temporary cage

Hello everyone,

I have two fosters that I got this week, that needed a cage upgrade badly.

I've ordered coroplast online (can't find it local yet and I was desperate) and it's gonna take a while to get here, so I used a tarp temporarily. I read a few pople here have used them, so I figured I'd give it a shot.

I need suggestions or comments in regards to the cage. Safety, etc since this is my first - and I can say quite different than the old metal rabbit cages I used to cut and put together...

The cage is secure, is very stable, but I think I'm concerned with them eating the tarp. The only thing aside from adding the coroplast that I plan on changing is adding in metal binder clips to hold the tarp rather than the clothes pins.. I'm afraid they'll eat those too

Any comments are welcomed.

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Re: Need suggestions from experts - temporary cage

I used a shower curtain under my fleece because my coroplast wasn't going to come in time either. The piggies didn't show any inclination to eat it. They DO love to gnaw on the coroplast though.
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Re: Need suggestions from experts - temporary cage

Tarp is fine to use - temporarily or permanently. If they are young pigs you may need to put some cardboard (or more tarp) around the top so that they dont get out or get their heads stuck. From a distance it looks pretty good, although the ramp may be too steep (you will find out soon - if they do not use it then you may need to prop the end up on some bricks/pavers and make a step up).
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