How to make A C&C Cage

[guinealover701]

I have been planning to make A C&C Cage. But I don't know what you really need. I have A Male and he just loves to run , and I have looked for ones you just buy but there $100-$300 and That's just to much for me right now. Thanks for the helpful comments

 

[guinealover701]

Oh, Almost forgot. Where would you get the stuff?

 

[bguardguy]

I got my grids at bed bath and beyond. I used a five dollar off coupon on each pack so I got a great deal. I had to order them online at the actual store though, so I also got free shipping, which is great because they are kinda heavy. The coroplast can be gotten at many places, in particular sign shops. The fleece bedding is found at most fabric stores. Just read up on it a bit. There are a ton of great forum threads to help you out.

 

[SqueakyPig]

It's great that you want a c & c cage! You can get grids online or in your local DIY shop, and correx in a local sign shop. What's your location? That way we can help you a bit more

 

[_Cass_]

I got my Coroplast from Rona, for $20 (it was a huge sheet), and my grids from wal-mart for $15. I also ordered Fleece from Jo-Anns, since there fleece online is 50% off right now! All in all, it cost about $70 for all of the fleece, grids and coro.

Good luck on building your cage!

Heres a link on how to build it:

How to Make a C&C Cage

 

[clb89]

I got my grids from amazon, for $20.00, but I had a amazon gift card and I get free shipping there. I plan on buying Coroplast from local sign shop or if I want to save time order it from this Guinea Pig forum's store already sized and folded for a cage.

 

[bcfast]

I am a new cavy owner and set out to use grids but unfortunatelyI bought them from Target and they were not the right kind. The box had 5 and 7panel grids that were not safe. I also did not like how everything fit togetherso I changed my mind and used closet shelving instead! I am glad I did! I havea 20+ sq ft cage for my pigs and they could not be happier. I was also muchhappier using the shelving this way. I only had 4 connections at the cornersand can easily pick up and move the whole cage it need be. I know others havebuilt them like this but I am not sure why it is not more popular. I bought 3 -6' x 12" plain metal shelves from Lowes that cost me approx $25. I cut oneinto 2 - 30" pieces for the sides and just zip tied off the 4 corner and Ihave a cage! It is a work in progress but I will post what I have so far.

 

[Nika Lee]

All the aforementioned sources for the grids are perfect! I just put together my own and the only thing I would recommend is not using the connectors that are "meant" for the grids; my money was wasted on them. They felt incredibly flimsy, and don't snap in. You just have to use/trust your own strength to shove them in and even so the grids do not feel secure. Save yourself some time and money and headache and definitely go with zip ties. I used almost 2 bags of 100 zip ties each and the cage is incredibly strong.

 

[guinealover701]

It's great that you want a c & c cage! You can get grids online or in your local DIY shop, and correx in a local sign shop. What's your location? That way we can help you a bit more

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I live in the PA area

 

[guinealover701]

I live in the PA area. I will NOT go in the City to get any appliances, To confusing and to much traffic. Other then that I will be willing to go to any shops/Stores

 

[guinealover701]

And SO MUCH THANKS TO YALL! I would have not known what to get for my Guinea Pig!

 

[MicheleB]

I am from NY I now live in Texas

 

[guinealover701]

I got my grids from amazon, for $20.00, but I had a amazon gift card and I get free shipping there. I plan on buying Coroplast from local sign shop or if I want to save time order it from this Guinea Pig forum's store already sized and folded for a cage.

I got my Coroplast from Amazon. It's the cheapest place I can find to gte it

 

[guinealover701]

I am a new cavy owner and set out to use grids but unfortunatelyI bought them from Target and they were not the right kind. The box had 5 and 7panel grids that were not safe. I also did not like how everything fit togetherso I changed my mind and used closet shelving instead! I am glad I did! I havea 20+ sq ft cage for my pigs and they could not be happier. I was also muchhappier using the shelving this way. I only had 4 connections at the cornersand can easily pick up and move the whole cage it need be. I know others havebuilt them like this but I am not sure why it is not more popular. I bought 3 -6' x 12" plain metal shelves from Lowes that cost me approx $25. I cut oneinto 2 - 30" pieces for the sides and just zip tied off the 4 corner and Ihave a cage! It is a work in progress but I will post what I have so far.

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That's really cool! I wish I could do that ,but I don't have the money for that. :sad: I will just have to be happy that I'm Getting A C&C Cage and some new toys for him.