Hi there, sorry to ask, I'm new to the forum and new to keeping guinea pigs, in fact I haven't got any yet.
We plan to get a pair of piggies, hopefully rescue piggies, some time this summer and have been spending time researching. Now I would like to build a C&C grid cage and WOULD be able to fit a 4x2 except that it will live under shelves and I have to build around shelf supports, meaning cutting into the grids and I'm not sure that I can do that. I have looked into making a custom cage out of wire mesh which I did for a hamster cage (the same size - 55 inches (140cm) long and on three levels, though the levels would be very different for a piggie cage) and to be honest I don't want to do that again. As I say the base would be the same size as a 4x2 grid and I would add a shelf at the back to make a top level.
So my question is this - If I made a cage out of corroplast could it be that the piggies would chew it? There's absolutely no way that I would ever risk such a thing with any other rodent, but it appears to me that the piggies don't chew their corroplast. Piggiepigpigs (who has a whole host of videos on YouTube that I've found very useful) has used corroplast-only cages and lovely well-kept animals (as seen on her website - though I'm not promoting her, I don't know her, I'm just pointing out that it's been done and has been done by a thoughtful and experienced keeper), so I'm tempted to think the answer is yes, and I have no doubt that it works for her piggies. However I would feel absolutely dreadful if one of mine was a chewer and escaped and got injured.
Have any of you tried this, do any of yours chew their corroplast?
Of course I will put in chew items such as wood hides and chew treats etc in there, along with other enrichment, they will have floor time and in the nice weather outdoor time in a large run.
Also we are looking after someone else's guinea pigs in June and this will give us a chance to know for sure if they are the pets for us, but I'm pretty sure they will be and I like to plan ahead....
Many thanks - Nessy
We plan to get a pair of piggies, hopefully rescue piggies, some time this summer and have been spending time researching. Now I would like to build a C&C grid cage and WOULD be able to fit a 4x2 except that it will live under shelves and I have to build around shelf supports, meaning cutting into the grids and I'm not sure that I can do that. I have looked into making a custom cage out of wire mesh which I did for a hamster cage (the same size - 55 inches (140cm) long and on three levels, though the levels would be very different for a piggie cage) and to be honest I don't want to do that again. As I say the base would be the same size as a 4x2 grid and I would add a shelf at the back to make a top level.
So my question is this - If I made a cage out of corroplast could it be that the piggies would chew it? There's absolutely no way that I would ever risk such a thing with any other rodent, but it appears to me that the piggies don't chew their corroplast. Piggiepigpigs (who has a whole host of videos on YouTube that I've found very useful) has used corroplast-only cages and lovely well-kept animals (as seen on her website - though I'm not promoting her, I don't know her, I'm just pointing out that it's been done and has been done by a thoughtful and experienced keeper), so I'm tempted to think the answer is yes, and I have no doubt that it works for her piggies. However I would feel absolutely dreadful if one of mine was a chewer and escaped and got injured.
Have any of you tried this, do any of yours chew their corroplast?
Of course I will put in chew items such as wood hides and chew treats etc in there, along with other enrichment, they will have floor time and in the nice weather outdoor time in a large run.
Also we are looking after someone else's guinea pigs in June and this will give us a chance to know for sure if they are the pets for us, but I'm pretty sure they will be and I like to plan ahead....
Many thanks - Nessy