my2humandads
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Cavy Slave
- Joined
- Dec 29, 2005
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- Joined
- Dec 29, 2005
- Messages
- 95
We just completed our C&C cage for Chloe & Zoe late last night. We ran across this site yesterday and thought to ourselves, "hey, we already have the cubes. We should do this".
Chloe had been living at a feed store for the last few months due to living situation restrictions. Things have changed and we were able to pick her up on Tuesday. She had been living in a pretty small cage and didn't seem very active or interested in her surroundings. We decided to get her a companion and came home with Zoe whom she was very happy to boss around. They are getting along quite well, but space was just too little for them to be happy. Luckily, we discovered C&C & knew what we needed to do.
We made a 3x4 cage with 1x6 L-Shaped loft. We decided to go out on a limb and try something differnt from Coroplast or Vinyl flooring (everyone keeps saying "Linoleum", but Linoleum is actually a natural material made from Jute & Linseed Oil.. it might be a good thing to use, but they don't have it at Home Depot). We decided to use composition cork instead. (sold as roll cork at the aformentioned Home Depot). It's a natural environmentally friendly material that's easy on the paws, waterproof, quiet, aesthetically pleasing. We discussed the possibility that it could cause choking if chewed on (and we're not entirely over that worry), but then we have the same worries about vinyl and coroplast.
We lined the bottom 3x4 area with pine bedding. The loft is lined with cloth (some jersey cotton, some woven cotton). The pellets and water are on the bottom while hay & fruits are in the loft. We were hoping this would encourage use of both levels. They are still getting used to the ramp, but it seems like it's working. Chloe has figured out how to go down the ramp, but not up. Zoe has gone up the ramp once when she was lonely, so that's a good start.
The ramp is made of the top from half of the old cage covered in cork & wrapped in sisal rope for traction.
Anyway, here it is. What do you think?
Chloe had been living at a feed store for the last few months due to living situation restrictions. Things have changed and we were able to pick her up on Tuesday. She had been living in a pretty small cage and didn't seem very active or interested in her surroundings. We decided to get her a companion and came home with Zoe whom she was very happy to boss around. They are getting along quite well, but space was just too little for them to be happy. Luckily, we discovered C&C & knew what we needed to do.
We made a 3x4 cage with 1x6 L-Shaped loft. We decided to go out on a limb and try something differnt from Coroplast or Vinyl flooring (everyone keeps saying "Linoleum", but Linoleum is actually a natural material made from Jute & Linseed Oil.. it might be a good thing to use, but they don't have it at Home Depot). We decided to use composition cork instead. (sold as roll cork at the aformentioned Home Depot). It's a natural environmentally friendly material that's easy on the paws, waterproof, quiet, aesthetically pleasing. We discussed the possibility that it could cause choking if chewed on (and we're not entirely over that worry), but then we have the same worries about vinyl and coroplast.
We lined the bottom 3x4 area with pine bedding. The loft is lined with cloth (some jersey cotton, some woven cotton). The pellets and water are on the bottom while hay & fruits are in the loft. We were hoping this would encourage use of both levels. They are still getting used to the ramp, but it seems like it's working. Chloe has figured out how to go down the ramp, but not up. Zoe has gone up the ramp once when she was lonely, so that's a good start.
The ramp is made of the top from half of the old cage covered in cork & wrapped in sisal rope for traction.
Anyway, here it is. What do you think?
