Recent content by spotncuddles

I am a teacher, too! But, our piggies don't go to school with me. As others have said, it is not allowed due to allergies. (We have a few students who are extremely allergic to guinea pigs, and hay is a problem, too.) I have had a hamster and frog and fish without problems. I don't have much...

The black tubes are drain pipe. (I think they are used for sewer lines?) They have worked out really well. My only complaint is that I should have put them on the outside of the cage. Next time I redesign, I will.

Hi Zuidy, I just want to remind you that the poster is only 13. Your language in post #17 is not appropriate for use with a 13 year old.

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I would suggest that you draw it all out on paper. It depends on whether or not you need a cover, how much space you have, your own height (it's very hard for my children to reach and clean the upper levels), etc. I love designing, and redesigning, our C&C cage, but I always do it on paper...

If you check out the home page on this site, they give you the dimensions for all the sizes. It depends on whether or not you use ties or the black connectors. Also, when you see 2 x 4 for a C&C that means 2 grids x 4 grids (not 2' x 4'). So you dimensions will be in grids, not in feet. If you...

Do not do it! I knew nothing about GP's and the petstore debate. My sons talked me into them, and I unwittingly went to a local, family-owned pet store and we bought 2. (I thought, "hey, they look healthy, and it's not a chain. They'll be fine.") They appeared healthy (based on my very limited...

I just wanted to point out the difference in cage size. A 2 x 4 C&C is approx 10.5 square feet. The store bought cage is 8 square feet. I'm not sure how much it is where you live, but here the cheapest grids I've found are $16/box for the grids (on sale at Bed Bath and Beyond) plus tax and I...

I did some googling for you. I've had success with herbs, so I know those will work, but I haven't tried the wheat grass, tomatoes, or lettuce. Be careful trying to use seeds from veggies in your garden, if they are hybrid seeds, they likely won't reproduce dependably. Here are the links (broken...

Here is my cage today. I just finished sewing the two cage liners this morning. ❤️

Amazing instructions. Thank you:)

You do not need elastic. If you cut the fleece a little small, and on the bias (the stretchy way), the cage liners end up much like fitted sheets. Don't be scared away by the directions- these are pretty simple to make.

Thanks for the compliment :) We have 2 piggies- both young males. It's a 2x3 2-level right now. It is constantly changing, though. Yes, it's a drain pipe but I cut the top to make it lie below the first level. It took up too much room when I left it whole.

Thanks for the great directions and pics. I made two of these today, and each got a little easier. (The hardest part was dragging out all of my sewing stuff :)) I do wish I had made them a little snugger, which I'll do next time. Thanks again!