Question

[CherryCake]

I would love to take Stuart outside for a little bit of fresh air.However I do not trust just taking him outside.I don't have an actual pen.

I wondered how I could make a pen for outdoors that is EASY to move in and outside.I would always stay outside with him,because I have some odd neighbours and I wouldn't trust them if I am not outside with my piggy.

I do have several of those small cages which are labelled as guinea pig and rabbit cages (yet,wayyy too small) - I was wondering if I could just use the tops of them and bring them outside and let Stuart run around enclosed in that.

The reason I have a ton of them,is because when I was doing rat rescue - people would give them to me.I no longer do rat rescue,but I keep them around...cause they can be converted into rat cages.Sorry I am rambling now...

Does anyone know what I am trying to ask??
I can't explain things sometimes...

[buttons]

I think that would be OK if you were to just use the tops/wire part (you do mean that right?) for a free time run.

However, they are ridiculously small, if you look in the "outdoor environments" gallery, you may get some ideas for larger runs.

For example, just grids zip-tied together so that they are collapsible (then you could bring it inside really easily...)

[i-love-nev]

That would be great, especially since it has a top!
I don't really use outdoor time as a floor time, so I too use cage tops for my pigs (they are useful for something) just to let them have a graze then I bring them in to have a run around in my bedroom.

[CherryCake]

Yes,that is what I meant.The top,wire part.

I will have a look at pen ideas later,when I have more time.It is rainy today anyway - so no rush.But thanks for the idea.

[PixieStix]

I use a wire top for my pigs. On the rare occaision they go outside, they mostly sit there and eat. I take them out more for some fresh air, grass, and change or environment than exercise. I do now have a larger pen that in the future I may use.

If you wanted a larger enclosure, you could loosely zip tie some grids together to make an open topped pen that can be folded away when you're finished with it.

[CherryCake]

Thank you.

Stuart is not an overly active pig anyway...so I can see him just sitting there and eating or taking things in,so I probably don't need anything HUGE.But once we get some sun,I will see how it goes.