Storage Areas Cage cubbies?

Lucille · Dec 17, 2012

What a GREAT idea!!! Anyone have them? Are the one grid deep or two grids deep? I have a two story C&C with a 'storage' floor and the cubbies would be perfect.

Kristine · Dec 17, 2012

Yup! I store everything underneath in the cubbies.

ginger · Dec 17, 2012

Are you talking about the ones from the Guineapigcages Store? I was looking at those and they seem really cool!

Lucille · Dec 18, 2012

Yes I am talking about those, they seem to be made specifically for C&C. If one looks at the pictures it is not clear how deep they are, one or two grids. They come in a lot of colors and the light blue matches my drapes. I could keep their pellets and things in there.

ginger · Dec 18, 2012

I believe they are 2 cubes deep. I am sure you can call and ask. All of the cages they sell are 2x #, so that is also why I am thinking they are 2 deep.

Lucille · Dec 18, 2012

I am actually considering making one more 'floor' to the base of my cage, and storing hay in the cubbies. Having the food and hay right there at the base of the cage would be a major convenience (plus I personally love the way that KMs timothy hay smells).

cfoster1966 · Dec 18, 2012

They are 12" wide by 24" long by 12"high

Lucille · Dec 18, 2012

cfoster1966 said:
They are 12" wide by 24" long by 12"high

Thank you!!!

aNervousFlower · Jan 30, 2013

Love this idea! Does anyone have an idea how I would cut the coroplast to make it? like a rough pattern?

DaisyLily · Jan 30, 2013

@aNervousFlower you cut the coro like you would for a cage floor, only with high sides, and a smaller base. So for a 12"H X 12"W X 24"D, you would cut a rectangle 3'by4' and score 12 inches in from each side. Cut the flaps, fold up like a bin, and use packing tape to hold it all together.

CavySpirit · Jan 30, 2013

Just to confirm, yes, they are two grids deep and come with our cool plastic rivets to secure the sides as well as well as the handle.

You can purchase the rivets and handles separately if you want to make your own: Rivets and Handles for Cubes and Coroplast Cages and Storage Bins

aeiou · Jan 30, 2013

I have them and they are really great! They add a polished, professional, organized look to the cage. And I can keep hay and food and spare fleece in them.

This is an old picture but you get the idea. I love them!

aurikan · Jan 30, 2013

just thought i'd show off more cage cubbies. i have never once regretted my purchase. i keep food, all piggy hygiene items, all cleaning items, all my spare cage accessories, and spare fleece bedding changes in them. makes everything so tidy. they're sturdy, can be cleaned easily if anything spills out in them, and i've actually used them to hold my pig while cleaning his cage a time or two when nobody has been around to hold him for me.

Amy262 · Jan 30, 2013

Oooohhhh...I love these! I just added a storage bottom floor to our cage, and these would look so nice!! Going to go check them out...

CavySpirit · Jan 30, 2013

Thanks @aurikan ! What's been interesting since we added these is the color combinations that people come up with. It's one benefit of getting them from us because we stock all of the coro colors, which can be harder to find.

What was really cute was the phone calls I got before Christmas from the Dads buying cage systems for their daughters -- needing color advice. Lots of little color decisions they had to make. Cute.

aeiou · Jan 31, 2013

Haha. My parents picked them out! They did a good job!

I use them to hold pigs as well. They are perfect I would never have been able to make anything like that myself!

KatiesCavies · Feb 1, 2013

Kind of OT, but wanted to share that my husband made me some custom coroplast boxes to fit inside the bottom parts of my entertainment center (it has like 2 bookcases on either side almost, only very deep) because I needed more storage and because of having babies, I had to empty the bottom part anyway! So he made the boxes and I covered them in fabric, it turned out pretty and added so much storage! And its a lot cheaper than buying baskets

So much you can do with coroplast!

TiaColleen · Feb 1, 2013

KatiesCavies said:
Kind of OT, but wanted to share that my husband made me some custom coroplast boxes to fit inside the bottom parts of my entertainment center (it has like 2 bookcases on either side almost, only very deep) because I needed more storage and because of having babies, I had to empty the bottom part anyway! So he made the boxes and I covered them in fabric, it turned out pretty and added so much storage! And its a lot cheaper than buying baskets So much you can do with coroplast!

TiaColleen · Feb 1, 2013

What a great idea KatiesCavies. I just built my cage and worked with my first piece of cutting coroplast. Very much fun and alot easier then I thought. I love those storage boxes, but hate to pay the price for them. I am definately going to use your idea to make my bins for under my cage. Thank you for sharing!

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