C&C cage on the way

Congrats on "finding" cubes. That sounds like something I'd do.

As far as cutting, someone said, "measure twice and cut once." But I've always managed to mess them up. I usually have to tape up my booboo and recut. Good luck.

As far as the 2nd level, I have a 2nd level which is the kitchen area. I have a small piece of coroplast that I blocked off a section under the hay. I have puppy pads, newspaper, aspen & carefresh in there. I then have a layer of newspaper, a towel and right next to the sectioned hay area, I put a rag rug I got from Walmart for less than a dollar. Hay doesn't stick to it like the fleece. Then I have a fleece for the rest of the kitchen area where I have their pellet dish and veggie/fruit dishes. Hopefully I've made sense. If you'd like a pic, let me know and I'll post one for ya.

First off - that's hilarious about the cubes! Though I'm still finding it a bit odd that so many people are having trouble finding them. I almost want to go to the target I saw them at the other day and buy a box or 20!

Second off, let's do the math for coroplast -
2 grids = 28" + 6" extra on each side = 38"
4 grids = 56" + 6" extra on each side = 66"

So... you need a piece of coroplast at least 38" x 66" - I'd get a full sheet of 4'x8', and have a bit left over for whatever

The places I've gotten coro from has cut it for me, but I didn't ask about scoring, so donno. It's REALLY easy to do though! As a guide, I've discovered 4 squares in 1 grid = roughly 6"... so if you just line up the cubes and trace the line of the 4th row of squares, you end up with a perfect handy-dandy dotted line!

As for the second floor, I used to use a really thick piece of carpet with a foamy absorbant underbit, which I would vaccum, spray down with vinegar, let dry, sprinkle with baking soda, and vaccum again, about once every 2-3 weeks - it didn't need to be cleaned very often, as they hardly got it dirty up there. Problem was, it needed to be replaced every 3 months or so, which was rather expensive. Also, since there weren't walls on the sides with it, they were constantly kicking hay, food, and poos out the sides (which was why it hardly got dirty up there!).

Now I use fleece and coroplast upstairs. It needs to be fully cleaned only a little more often than the carpet did (closer to two weeks than three - though the bottom floor has to be changed every week), I don't have the poo out the sides problem any more, and to clean it I just toss it in the wash with vinegar, and baking soda laundry detergent. It takes about 12 minutes to wash and 15 minutes to dry, which I discovered today is exactly enough time to clip piggy nails and check cubes setup for defects.

Oh - must add a note: with fleece, spot clean that stuff EVERY DAY. I cannot stress this enough. I still can't get the smell of poo off my hands

Anywho, I've been long-winded enough - good luck!