We recently added to our many animal home and got our first Guinea Pig. My 2 1/2 year old named him Bunny lol We have him in a giant (overly tall then anything) cage that I got on clearance years back. We're going to be making him a c&c cage but we have a pesky dachshund who likes to sit & watch him. I've had tons of hamsters and she has never tried to go for them. BUT I still don't trust her with the hunting instincts. I'm having problems with figuring out how to get a secure lid on the cage. I want it wide enough because I still have yet to been able to hold him but he will come to me and lick my hands and chirps and popcorns around when I come to the cage. So I want to be able to get him easily and not stress him out since the actually "picking up" part I've read they don't like. Any suggestions? Tips? or even Advice on picking up him!! I've only held him in the store :sad: