External ramp from grids and coroplast

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LucyJane Cavy Slave Registered: January 2008 Location: CNY, USA Posts: 108	This ramp is external, to maximize space. It is made by bending four grids at right angles (they bent easily by laying a 2x4 board across the grids, stepping on the board with my feet over the thick sides of the grid, and bending slowly, being careful to avoid bending the seamed side.) and zip tying them together. The floor and ends are coroplast. The coroplast ends are zip tied at their tops and clipped (using loops of zip ties to reach underneath to the grids) at their bottoms so that both ends open for cleaning. A hand towel is a perfect size to cover the floor, and is clipped in place. To make the doorways, I held the ramp in place and marked which wires would need to be cut on the cage and ramp. After cutting the doorways, I wrapped all rough edges in a thick layer of electrical tape, and zip tied the ramp to the cage. Herbert Nenninger used it immediately. Fluffernickel took a few days, and had to be coaxed. (How funny, watching H. N. trying to shove him down it!) But now both boys use it freely, and I have even caught Fluff hanging out in there.
	· Date: 1/10/08 · Views: 896 ·
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	Rating: 10.00
	Keywords: ramp, external, grids, coroplast
	Cage Size: 2x4 lower, 1x4 upper

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Newpiggiemom

Cavy Slave

Registered: September 2007
Location: Rural northeastern North Carolina
Posts: 220

1/11/08 8:12am

Rating: 10.00

Cool idea! How did you cut the cubes?

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LucyJane

Cavy Slave

Registered: January 2008
Location: CNY, USA
Posts: 108

1/11/08 4:43pm

Well, I tried tin snips, a small hand saw, and anything else I found down in my husband's workshop, without much success. Frustrated, I grabbed the large dog nail clippers, which did the trick. That is until the next time my husband tried to clip the dog's nails... Oops! (heh heh) I owe them a good pair of nail clippers, I guess!

KK<3cavies
Cavy Slave

Registered: November 2007
Posts: 60

3/1/08 3:35pm

I am going to have to try this!! It is awesome!!

J&APigs

Cavy Slave

Registered: February 2008
Posts: 23

3/2/08 3:02pm

Rating: 10.00

very nice!

PapuaNewGuinea

Cavy Slave

Registered: February 2008
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Posts: 26

3/3/08 4:00am

Rating: 10.00

This is a brilliant idea, I think I'll try to copy it :P