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one vs two, cage maintenance, salt
I have one pig in a standard pet store cage. Reading from the CavyCages website, it appears we need to upgrade her housing. She seems to create quite a mess now, and we already have to scoop the cage at least once a day. We're using pine bedding. I would love for her to be in one of the Coroplast and cubes cages, but I am concerned that the Coroplast is not as durable as molded plastic. Since she messes in the corners quite a bit, I am concerned about the flimsiness of corners in Coroplast. Advice on this?
Also since it appears that there is recommendation on having at least two pigs, I am concerned that the droppings and urine will be twice as much.
Finally, we have a salt ring in the cage, and she does chew it, but this also makes her drink a lot, then subsequently wet a lot. Are these salt rings necessary?
I have one pig in a standard pet store cage. Reading from the CavyCages website, it appears we need to upgrade her housing. She seems to create quite a mess now, and we already have to scoop the cage at least once a day. We're using pine bedding. I would love for her to be in one of the Coroplast and cubes cages, but I am concerned that the Coroplast is not as durable as molded plastic. Since she messes in the corners quite a bit, I am concerned about the flimsiness of corners in Coroplast. Advice on this?
Also since it appears that there is recommendation on having at least two pigs, I am concerned that the droppings and urine will be twice as much.
Finally, we have a salt ring in the cage, and she does chew it, but this also makes her drink a lot, then subsequently wet a lot. Are these salt rings necessary?
