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C&C making a litter box/ kitchen

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How to I keep my pigs from trying to eat the tape? I plan to try to cover it with fleece but what if I cant cover it well enough?
 

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Could you further elaborate on what you mean? I have a kitchen/litter box and use no tape what so ever. I would be willing to help, but extremely confused.
 

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I was trying to use tape for the flaps, what did you use glue?
 

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I didnt use flaps. I actually found a really cool thing that worked perfect instead of coroplast. Let me find a link real quick. Its perfect!
 

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I cant find a link right now, but basically it is an insert that you place into a rubbermaid tub that sits on top. The sides are five inches tall so they can jump in and out without a ramp and its thicker plastic and super easy to clean. It fits a good amount of litter and my food and hay container and water bottle all in it. Plus plenty of room for both of the piggies to chill in it and play.
 

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We've been using the boxes that top ramen noodles come in as a litter box. They're folded on angles on the long sides so we just cut down those and it makes sort of a ramp into the litter box. Just layer some newspaper and bedding in it and change out bedding every day or two. My piggy likes to chew the cardboard while going to the bathroom and we actually have a little hay rack so he can munch on that too. It's been two weeks since we've put the last box in and there's barely any soiling of the actual cardboard. You could also use an old cereal box too and just swap out when needed.
 

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Cheap cat litter boxes from somewhere like the dollar tree works wonders. The thing I got cost like four dollars at walmart. It has handles so it is easy to carry, can also be cleaned really easy as well.
 

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I didn't to the cat boxes because I didn't feel they would big enough for 4-5 piggies at one time and everything else I wanted to put in there too. And the cardboard boxes would go way too fast. ( peed thru)
 

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With the layer of newspapers and bedding in the cardboard box and regular changing of that, the cardboard itself is still nearly in the same condition as when we put it in, aside from the chewed edges.
 

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With the layer of newspapers and bedding in the cardboard box and regular changing of that, the cardboard itself is still nearly in the same condition as when we put it in, aside from the chewed edges.
are the boxes you are talking about corrugated plastic? I heard some where it is not safe for piggies to chew. I think @pinky knows more about it than I do.
 

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No, it's just plain cardboard. There's no wax coating or even printing on it.
 

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mtk 200, I think that comment would be relevant. Because she was saying its not a good idea toilet paper tubes in because of the glue that is used. Some people do them some don't. I don't. I suggested the glue for the coro because I thought would be not seen. I wish I could do a level they couldn't get to it.
 
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