C&C So What's Better?

My younger ones love the loft, running up and down the ramp and jumping half way. It depends on if you have older pigs as well, ive read that the older ones will no longer want to go on top.

Keep in mind that if you refuse to reconsider breeding your guinea pigs you will need more then one cage. Dad can't be with mom when she gives birth or she will end up back breed. Also if there are any boys they will need to live with dad. Even if you get males fixed you CAN NOT have multiple males with one female. Getting them fixed doesn't really have any impact on their behavior and they WILL fight over the female.

You will most likely need two cages. So with that in mind you may want to reconsider the cheaper options. Maybe even build them yourself as it is much cheaper then buying one from the store.

Just saw your post about getting your male fixed. Sadly (in my opinion, though I realize you disagree) the female is likely already pregnant. Guinea pigs can get pregnant starting at 4 weeks old. So even if the male is fixed now the chances of babies and you needing two cages is still very high.

it's much cheaper to buy the parts from walmart or something and build your own if you wish to save money. personally i feel the pre-made C&Cs are quite expensive, especially if you're going to need more than one cage

i read that some piggies don't like using the second floor, but i didn't have a problem with mine. perhaps its because the second floor is quite low (23cm high). you could buy the basic pre-made cage and buy the grids from walmart in future if you wish to expand or build a loft. with cube grids it's very easy to build and add on

Varcoda said:

it's much cheaper to buy the parts from walmart or something and build your own if you wish to save money. personally i feel the pre-made C&Cs are quite expensive, especially if you're going to need more than one cage

i read that some piggies don't like using the second floor, but i didn't have a problem with mine. perhaps its because the second floor is quite low (23cm high). you could buy the basic pre-made cage and buy the grids from walmart in future if you wish to expand or build a loft. with cube grids it's very easy to build and add on

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Thank you! I might build it myself and make it awesome! My male is getting neutered monday and my female got checked and wasn't pregnant so they'll be staying in the same cage for sure once I build them a C&C cage!

You do realize that until about 5 or 6 weeks it's pretty much impossible for anyone, even a vet, to say a pig isn't pregnant right? Did you do an ultra sound? Because I'm pretty sure you said they were only about 2 months old. Which means the female is at most 4 weeks pregnant. Unless you did an ultra sound it's too early to feel the babies and I'm pretty sure too early to see them on an x-ray.

And I do hope you realize that the male has to be kept away from the female for at least 3 or 4 weeks after he is fixed. The sperm has to die before he can be put with her again.

good luck on your cage! take extra care to have clean bedding after your male is neutered
and the other advice people give XD people only have the piggies' best interests at heart!

There would be no way to tell if the sow is pregnant this early.
And it takes weeks after the male get's neutered for his semen to die out, so you will need to separate them.

Honestly I think custom is better. It's cheaper, they aren't hard to put together, and you can do whatever you want. The only thing I order now is coroplast when I need it (I hate cutting coroplast, I've cut and scored three panels and they take FOREVER for me to get perfect).

Also, I am getting one of my males neutered soon. You will have to keep him separate from your female post neuter for about 3-4 weeks to be absolutely sure he won't impregnate a female again and it's recommended you keep him completely separate from any other piggies while he heals to help prevent infection and keep him limited from movement that might cause opening/tearing of the incisions.