Cage Need help regarding commercial cages - opinions please :)

I know this is probably not what you want to hear, but you need to go with the 2x3 C&C.

You situation seems very similar to mine. My apartment two years ago was 150 sq feet total. Not counting the bathroom, 100 sq feet, which included my bed, stove-top, mini fridge, etc.

You CAN find space - it may not be convenient (I ended up having to go a bit around the cage to go into the bathroom), but the space is there if you are creative. The best way to think about it is that there is really no other option.

I have since moved, and I now have a 3x5 for my two girls. From all my experiences, I can tell you, that even a 2x3 is TINY for the two pigs. They need the space desperately. Their whole life is there. Go with the 2x3 - maybe get a loft bed to make space.

On the 179119 one, I can't tell if the length and width measurements are for just one story of the cage, and so you've got double that room, or if that's the total lxw measurement for both floors.

If each floor has those measurements, you'd be ok. If that's the total for two floors, it's too small.

The 95921 one would be barely adequate, maybe, for two boars. Two sows might do ok with it, but boars need more room, unless yours are unusually friendly with each other.

The cage on the 2nd link is about 12 sq.ft. If I'm reading the measurements right. It's big enough for 2 boars. It's bigger than a 2x4 and a bit smaller than a 2x5.

Basin: 152 x 75 x 22 cm

That's 59.84 x 29.5 x 8.66 inches

Thanks for all your advice. We had a family discussion last night (me, bf and the two piggies lol) and talked seriously about accommodating the C&C cage.
We don't actually have room for anything to be honest. We wanted a commercial cage as we figured it would be easier to move as throughout the day we'd have to move it a few times as no matter where we'd put it, it'd be in the way. We move it one place, then we'd have to move it again to get into the computer, and then again when he wanted to do his kung fu exercises.

After a lot of talking, we have decided 2x3 with a loft! We will be saving up to get a bigger flat soon so we would have room for expansion

It might help to go around your house and look at some things you might be able to move to be able to put the cage in. I have an extremely small house, yet I found a way to make my 3x7 cage with a 2x2 connection and a loft work. The way I did it was to remove my bed and get a day bed instead which saved a ton of room. I also installed some of those racks above the cage, so that I could get rid of my dresser and store all of my clothes and collection of stuffed animals above their cage.

Also, to save room, you could look into a loft bed (I have one from IKEA). In my current apartment, the cage is in the center of the room, which frees up all the space to the side for bed/couch, closet, etc. (I also don't have a table).

If you really want to be able to move it, consider getting or builfing some sort of table or cart on wheels and just putting the cage on it. Good luck!

I second the idea of a loft bed. A friend of mine had a bunk bed, where he actually built a cage into the bottom bed frame. If you have enough room for a bed, you have the room for a proper cage.

HannibalLecter said:

I second the idea of a loft bed. A friend of mine had a bunk bed, where he actually built a cage into the bottom bed frame. If you have enough room for a bed, you have the room for a proper cage.

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As mentioned before we're going ahead with a c&c cage in the living room.