mufasa
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I'm planning a cage merger for Amy and Quinn. Right now, they're each in a separate Living World Deluxe Extra Large cage. If I put them together, that will be the equivalent of a 2 1/2 x 3 grid cage, which should tide them over till I whip up a workable C&C for their area.
Both cages have a plastic shelf across one end that I use at the kitchen. The water bottle is accessible up there, and that's where I feed pellets and salad (I switch up how I feed hay, so that's down in the cages). Both piggies jump on the shelves readily so there's no ramp, and they like to hang out under it sometimes as a hidey spot.
There's a side door on both cages, so we plan to attach them next to each other, open the doors, and give the girls the run of of both cages after we introduce them in the near future. The door isn't too high, so my husband plans to make a small ledge that they can jump up onto from one cage and down into the other.
So with all that long-winded explanation, here's my question. Amy has a dominant personality and loves her food. Quinn is much younger than her, so there's a possibility Amy might try to keep her away from the food. I figure it won't be a big problem with two shelves to use as feeding areas, but would you leave the shelves in the separate cages or move them both into one cage and have one on either end? I prefer the latter idea, because then I'll make that the "food cage" with all the hay in there, too, and the other one can be the hangout, with cuddle cups, pigloo, etc.
Any advice is appreciated, as I really want them to get along as peacefully as possible. Poor Amy had to live next door to Borat without ever being with him, so I'm happy that now she's going to have a live-in companion.
Both cages have a plastic shelf across one end that I use at the kitchen. The water bottle is accessible up there, and that's where I feed pellets and salad (I switch up how I feed hay, so that's down in the cages). Both piggies jump on the shelves readily so there's no ramp, and they like to hang out under it sometimes as a hidey spot.
There's a side door on both cages, so we plan to attach them next to each other, open the doors, and give the girls the run of of both cages after we introduce them in the near future. The door isn't too high, so my husband plans to make a small ledge that they can jump up onto from one cage and down into the other.
So with all that long-winded explanation, here's my question. Amy has a dominant personality and loves her food. Quinn is much younger than her, so there's a possibility Amy might try to keep her away from the food. I figure it won't be a big problem with two shelves to use as feeding areas, but would you leave the shelves in the separate cages or move them both into one cage and have one on either end? I prefer the latter idea, because then I'll make that the "food cage" with all the hay in there, too, and the other one can be the hangout, with cuddle cups, pigloo, etc.
Any advice is appreciated, as I really want them to get along as peacefully as possible. Poor Amy had to live next door to Borat without ever being with him, so I'm happy that now she's going to have a live-in companion.
Thanks for the post!!
