Guinea Pig Cages (Cavy Cages)

plastic rain gutters

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:51:02 -0700

by: MuggleMaggie

Description}: Plastic rain gutters at lowes. No sharp edges, sturdy, and easy to cut. I spent $5.30 on ten feet of rain gutter. We used scrap wood for the landings, and I used scrap cloroplast to line them. I also used leftover uhaul pads and fleece to line them for traction.Cheap and easy! And I think it looks nice.

Lily and her Coroplast/Correx ramp!

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 04:13:55 -0800

by: KatrinaJoggers.

Description}: Score the Coroplast and bend to make the ramp shape. Make the width wide enough for your piggies to get up and down! and not too steep, this is a view of Lily's ramp, connected by cable ties and glued sides to the kitchen Coroplast sides so it's able to be lifted up for easy cleaning. View of the side of the Coroplast ramp glued to the side of the kitchen.

Lily and her Coroplast/Correx ramp!

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 04:11:12 -0800

Lily and her Coroplast/Correx ramp!

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 04:07:32 -0800

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Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:55:04 -0700

by: ShainaBee

Description}: In order to create a full upper level with having more than one tube. You just get the typical drain pipe from Home Depot measure it to your grid and cut out squares so that the tube goes THROUGH the grid - I had to cut out 5 x 3 squares. Then you just hold the tube down by zip tie -ing it to the grids.

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How to make a removeable drain pipe ramp

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 11:24:33 -0700

by: lissie

Description}: My pigs love this ramp. For me, it's quite hard to clean when it was permanently attached to the loft. Now I've made it removable and I can soak it in my bathtub. 1) Cut a hole in the grid and attach drain pipe with zip-ties. I attached mine in 4 spots. This panel will be removable. 2) Cut a hole in another grid and make sure there are no sharp edges. I file them down and cover with electrical tape. This grid is permanently attached to the upper level. 3) Attach the removable panel to the permanent one with binder clips. Use as many clips until you think it�s secure. 4) Use coroplast or an extra grid to block off the entrance when you remove the ramp for cleaning. NOTE: * Only one pig can get up or down at a time. ** My pigs are only 4 months old, if you have bigger pigs, they may not fit in the ramp and may get stuck. *** When buying this kind of pipe, choose the solid ones. The ones with holes for irrigation system can be a hazard to your pigs as their nails can get caught in the holes.

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Easy Ramp

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:32:19 -0800

by: debbie1313

Description}: This ramp is made of 2 bent cube sides with coroplast lining and 2 placemats that have ridges. Held together by clips so I can replace them with clean ones. Zip tied to upper level. Very easy and fast to make.

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My Ramp

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:03:00 -0800

by: alex_23

Description}: This is made by bending the two cubes in almost half using my feet(and shoes!)and stepping on it and gently pushing it to bend it. Then I put black linolium left over from my rat cages so the wire doesn't hurt Kiwi's feet, and then I put a purple towel on using office clips so she can climb up easier. She just loves running up and down her ramp! :)

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Ramp base #3 of 3

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:28:55 -0700

by: Slave to the Wheek

Description}: This shows how I took coroplast and cut it to go UNDER the thick fleece on my ramp. This distributes the weight and prevents joint where the two panels panels meet from taking all the pressure. It also prevents bowing as they go up and down the ramp. Any STIFF, waterproof product would work. The idea is to keep the two panels from collapsing or bouncing as they run up and down it. This does NOT show how I attached the ramp to the upper level to avoid having it bounce. If you note the joint where the two ramps are attached, I slid the ramp over, and zip tied it to the floor of the upper level. When I want to move the upper level, I cut off the zip tie, lift up the ramp, snap it to the upper level and when I'm done, I zip tie it again. Zip ties are cheap so it's no big deal. This ramp does not allow 2 pigs at the same time, which is a drawback, and now after 6 months, I'm thinking of adding a second ramp so that there is little fighting over ramp right of way. This MUST be covered with something that will allow them to grip as they go up and down. A two panel ramp is quite steep. IF they don't have something to grasp onto as they go up and down, they will have chapped butts. YES, I found this out the hard way. For a while I was using a single layer of fleece thinking it was fine until one day I realized that they couldn't grip enough going down and were SLIDING down the ramp. A closer look showed that their poor little male testicles had rug burns. What A BAD MOMMY! So please learn from my mistake and use at LEAST two layers of fleece. The best thing I've done so far is to sew two pieces of fleece together with some batting and then sew across it so that they have nice squishing gripping place

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Side view of attached ramp #2 of 3

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:15:48 -0700

by: Slave to the Wheek

Description}: This shows how I attached two panels together. They are zip tied together very tightly all around with about 8 tiny zip ties. If you use the mesh panels like I did, then you have to use very small ties, as larger ones won't fit through the holes. The area where the ramp is attached was neccessary to avoid having the ramp take up area on the sides of the cage. I was concerned about two things. One was the steepness of the ramp since I only used 2 panels, and two was the amount of space for the pigs once they got to the bottom of the ramp. I found that if I did it straight out, that the pigs would run down the ramp and slide into the end of the cage. Doing it this way allowed them much more room and reduced the steepness. It allows me to move the upper cage around. The upper level is a cage to itself and it attached to the lower level using industrial strength velcro that was glued to the tops of the connectors on both the upper/lower levels. This allows me to remove the top level if I want to.

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Close-up showing how to zip tie ramp to upper level

Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:01:55 -0700

by: Slave to the Wheek

Description}: Zip/cable tieing in this manner allows me to lift the ramp when I am working on the lower level. It's very secure and has lasted so far for six months so far

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side view of ramp

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:41:13 -0700

by: calitopgun

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Simple C&C ramp to house roof

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:38:04 -0700

by: zixaq

Description}: I ran out of cube sides, so I left the ramp resting on top of a house we bought for the pigs. Lo and behold, they can (and seem to really enjoy) jump up on top of the house and get up the ramp. The towel is tucked in under the roof to give some traction, as they have problems with bare wood. The house is about the same height as a cinder block, which would also work well. The ramp is just a cube side folded into 3rds with leftover bits of coroplast forming the bottom (with crosspieces for traction). I'm worried it might be rough on their feet, so I'm going to get some carpet scraps to fasten down to the ramp bottom.

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ramp

Sun, 26 Mar 2006 17:16:05 -0800

by: Curly's Slave

Description}: this is a piece of shelving with a piece of coroplast over it. i put a piece of carpet padding (?...the stuff underneath rugs and carpets) for traction...

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It's a back scratcher too

Tue, 14 Jun 2005 18:15:53 -0700

by: VoodooJoint

Description}: Dilly coming out of the bottom of the ramp.

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It's too crowded up here. I'm leaving.

Tue, 14 Jun 2005 18:13:46 -0700

by: VoodooJoint

Description}: Dilly going down the ramp.

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Pipe Ramp

Tue, 14 Jun 2005 18:12:20 -0700

by: VoodooJoint

Description}: Another view of the Corrugated pipe ramp.

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Easy and FUN!

Tue, 14 Jun 2005 18:10:34 -0700

by: VoodooJoint

Description}: Black Corrugated Drainage pipe used as a ramp. This is what my pigs play with most in their cage. It's easy to cut and pierce. It is connected at the top with one screw into the wood floor. A cable tie (zip-tie) could also be used if you have a cube and coroplast floor.

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Easy Ramps, #01

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 17:47:22 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: New Easy Ramp Design. Simple, guinea pig-friendly, no tools required, easy-to-clean. This design works best on a 2x4 grid-sized cage or higher (as shown). A 2x3 technically works, but the guinea pigs wouldn't be able to go through the lower grid; it would butt up against the end of the cage.

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Easy Ramps, #02

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 17:39:04 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: 2 bent grids form the structure. The lower grid has no slope. The upper grid only has a 2-hole slope. The steps are easy for guinea pigs to navigate and the slope is gentle--not scary.

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Easy Ramps, #03

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 17:35:20 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Upper Deck A plush bath mat makes the run up and down the ramp very easy and pleasant for the guinea pigs. It also creates a smooth transition over the steps between grids. A little food bribery should be all you need to encourage your cavies to make the trek.

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Easy Ramps, #04

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 17:19:45 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: End view. They very easily hop up to the first level. INITIALLY, I moved the low box right next to the ramp so they could use that as a lower platform. But within just a few tries of getting on the ramp, they preferred to hop up, so I moved the box over.

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Easy Ramps, #05

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 17:15:31 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Side View

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Easy Ramps, #06

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 17:13:13 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Top View

Easy Ramps, #07

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 17:09:38 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Grid placement. The lower grid is attached just above the 6" high Coroplast wall at the 4th grid hole up from the bottom. The upper grid is attached 2 grid holes higher than the first with a slope of just 2 grid holes.

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Easy Ramps, #08

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 17:06:22 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Lower grid. The lower grid is attached with two cable ties at each end which, while snug, allow enough play to allow the grid to be angled up for cleaning.

Easy Ramps, #09

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 17:00:39 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Lower grid is moveable for cleaning. Part of the trick to ramps is making them easy to clean. You can hold it up while cleaning, or clip it out of the way with a binder clip.

Easy Ramps, #10

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 16:57:43 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Moving the lower grid up. It is very easy to move to clean.

Easy Ramps, #11

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 16:54:37 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Ready to clean. The lower grid is clipped up out of the way for cleaning. We are using a binder clip to hold the grid up. Lots of access to the entire area.

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Easy Ramps, #12

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 16:51:15 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Close up of grid out of the way. Another view of how easy it is to clean the area.

Easy Ramps, #13

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 15:24:42 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Binder clip holding lower grid. Here is a binder clip holding the grid out of the way for cleaning. You can leave the clip attached on the top of the wall grid when you are not using it.

Easy Ramps, #14

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 15:22:44 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Lower grid attached with cable ties. The lower grid is attached with two cable ties. Leave enough play to angle the grid up but make the connection solid.

Easy Ramps, #15

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 15:19:29 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Upper grid slope. The upper grid is attached with 3 cable ties and is VERY secure. The slope is 2 grid holes. Two cable ties are attached on the left side. The 3rd cable tie is attached on the right end.

Easy Ramps, #16

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 15:17:05 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Upper left-hand attachment. Closeup of the upper grid attached on the left-hand side.

Easy Ramps, #17

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 15:15:14 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Upper right-hand attachment. The upper grid is attached to the upper deck floor grid.

Easy Ramps, #18

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 15:12:40 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Upper right-hand attachment. Another view of the right-hand attachment.

Easy Ramps, #19

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 15:09:46 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Bending the grid. This is the only tricky part. Make sure you've got some extra grids in case you break one. Just go slow. Bend it in incremental steps. Bend it with side the smaller wires are welded on, facing AWAY from you.

Easy Ramps, #20

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 14:56:48 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Bend it a little more each time. IF it breaks (snaps), toss it and start over. If the enamel flakes and you don\'t want to start over with a new grid, use your thumbnail to clear away any possible remaining enamel that might flake off.

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Easy Ramps, #21

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 14:52:09 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Keep going. Keep bending in little increments until you get the shape you want.

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Easy Ramps, #22

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 14:46:03 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Almost there. It doesn't really take much strength. Anyone should be able to do it.

Easy Ramps, #23

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 14:39:03 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: That's about it. Just about done.

Easy Ramps, #24

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 14:35:46 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Now we are done! Looking good!

Easy Ramps, #25

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 14:26:39 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Voila -- Bent Grid! Here is the final product! Now you can get creative with "bent grids!" They make a great HAY SHELF! Attach from the top and pigs can go underneath.

Easy Ramps, #26

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 14:26:37 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Safety Pin attaches carpet at lower end. Attaching the safety pin at the end of the lower level of the ramp ensures that it doesn't slip or allow any gaps of the carpet covering the grids. That way the carpet is always securely covering the grids.

Easy Ramps, #27

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 14:00:34 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Another view of safety pin holding carpet. Carpet securely covers the grid. My guinea pigs always have LOTS AND LOTS of hay avaible in their cage. They never attempt to eat or chew on the carpet.

Easy Ramps, #28

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 13:52:07 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: First level relative to bedding. This shows how the grid is actually resting on the Coroplast floor of the cage, not on top of the bedding.

Easy Ramps, #29

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 13:40:18 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Another view with bedding cleared away. Here is another shot with the bedding cleared away, showing the grid resting on the floor of the cage.

Easy Ramps, #30

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 13:35:11 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Snowcap lounging underneath the ramp. They like the space underneath the ramp.

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Easy Ramps, #31

Tue, 03 Feb 2004 13:33:16 -0800

by: Old_Albums

Description}: Snowcap again. She's quite comfy.

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