Ramps????

**newpiggiemommy** · #1 02-02-08, 12:28 pm

I am building my second level this weekend and I was wondering if the ramp should have a guard on it or not?

I have seen many ramps some with and some without side guards on them. My question is TO BE SAFE, do they need to have a guard rail on their ramps?

**LucyJane** · #2 02-02-08, 01:14 pm

I would say yes, personally, especially if it is going up a full level. There was a thread a little while ago about a poor piggie who fell off a ramp, and it sounded like he was seriously hurt. (ouch!) Better safe than sorry, in my opinion.

And I know people say that piggies are coordinated enough not to fall, but I also have seen my boys shove eachother down their ramp in a wheeking rush for the veggies! So accidents do happen.

**newpiggiemommy** · #3 02-02-08, 01:20 pm

Thank you LucyJane! That is what I was thinking also. I just see so many ramps with no guard rails. It makes me worry about those guineas!

**Moon00** · #4 02-02-08, 02:13 pm

I agree you should definitely put a side guard on the ramp just to be on the safe side and avoid accidents. I had seen a cage on here a few days ago with a pretty neat idea, instead of having a side guard it had a bent grid arched over the top of the ramp so together it made a tunnel.

**newpiggiemommy** · #5 02-02-08, 02:22 pm

I like that idea! Was it made from two bent grids? That is what I was thinking about doing!

**LucyJane** · #6 02-02-08, 03:02 pm

That's how I made mine:

http://www.guineapigcages.com/photos...05/ppuser/8894

**newpiggiemommy** · #7 02-02-08, 03:36 pm

Thanks I love your ramp!

**Ly&Pigs** · #8 02-03-08, 03:42 pm

Having a guard or rails on the ramp depends on different factors. It depends on what the ramp is made of, the steepness of it and how your pigs react to it.

When I had upper levels, I used ramps made from pvc pipe cut in half lengthwise. The sides came up a little on each side since it was half a circle. I also made them where they were not steep at all.

If you are making a ramp out of something like a plank of wood then it definately needs at least one side rail if it's attached to the side of the cage. If you are making a bent grid ramp then put the bend towards the inside and attach the flat portion to the outside of the cage. If you are making a ramp that will not attach or lean against the outside grids of the cage, then you'd need one with rails/guards on both sides unless you were using something like the pvc pipe idea.

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