I will on the 1st. This is just temporary. I would make one but I need something really secure because I have 3 cats and a large dog. My dog is so excited about phoebe. She sat crying for 30 minutes or so. She was raised around guinea pigs so she really loves them. Prue and phoebe are getting along. Prue already established that she's the boss. Lol. I've missed having guinea pigs.
That's great! I'm glad that Prue and Phoebe are getting along fine : ). Here is a cool idea I saw on Guinealynx the other day, it seems pretty dog/cat proof to me! Maybe you can do something like this?
What would I need to get? How would I do it?
That's called a C&C cage and they're super affordable and easy to make. I think for two sows it needs to be the size of that cage pictured, minimum. The grids can be purchased at walmart for around $20CAD, and the blue piece of the cage is called corrugated plastic, or coroplast. Home Hardware would have coroplast, but a cheaper option would be going to a sign shop ($20CAD for a full sheet, which is more than enough for a cage). It's really hard to explain how to make the cage, but I promise, it's SUPER easy. There are tons of Youtube tutorials on it. I have a 3x6 grid cage and it cost me under $100! For the top of the cage to keep it sealed off to your other animals, I think closet shelving is used here, but you can also just use more grids.
Ok, so the black grids you see at the front of the cage are these. They can be purchased at a variety of places, Walmart, Amazon, Bed Bath & Beyond. The blue part of the cage is the bottom of the cage, and it's waterproof so it's very easy to clean. That part is the coroplast, here is an example. But like I said, a sign shop will sell them cheaper. If you're lazy like me, you can get someone else to assemble it for you or buy it from guineapigcagesstore. The one I linked already had a lid built into the cage. It might seem a little expensive, but it's pretty much impossible to find a cage at the petstore that meets the minimum required size for guinea pigs. They need A LOT of room! Just search "C&C cage tutorial" on Youtube and you will quickly understand all of the materials and how to use them.
