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Thanks! I was proud of the girls for helping, although their excitement in word working soon faded. I didn't push them. What I WAS really proud of was my two boys coming out on their own today to help me finish it up. One is 16 and other is 11, and it was really wonderful to not only have their...

Oh, and the fleece is not finished. I just cut some uhaul to fit under the fleece strips. Nothing fancy, but for now, hopefully works. Also, installed 3 temp gauges to watch the temp in 3 places in the cage! And lastly, two fans that are USB based. I also put in some low light LEDs but they...

Piggies are in the cage! Not done, but i'm headed out of town for a week, so had to finish up as much as I could to get them in before I left. Still some finishing touches for sure, including a much needed "hay rack", but for now, it's done. Lots of things I'd do differently of course. I...

Coming along, slow but sure. These projects always take a lot longer than I expect, but it's ok. Sure fun doing it. I figured out that it was better to put in the coroplast before all the plexi went up, so i stopped the plexi work and started the coroplast. Made a big mistake not doing the...

Well, not sure what Im Doing wrong with the jigsaw. I got a blade specific to plexi, tried multiple different speeds and settings. I kept breaking the plexi. It might be because I bought very thin plexi. Not sure. Just too much vibration. But i did find a solution. My Drexel with a cutting...

Mine crawl up and snuggle on my shoulder by my neck, almost pushing in by the chair. I put a pee pad up their but I still get pee on my shirt and the chair once. Ugh.

How about three different color but identical food dishes. Weigh the pellets and put precise amount in each dish. Watch and see which dish is eaten from more. I.e. Does color impact their preference? Just a thought. Can cavies see color anyway?

Do you use a special blade or technique?

Got 2nd coat of paint on the cage last night. Today added some blue paint on the top of the inside of the wood to represent sky. Added some vent grates on the back side which was pretty easy because they're made out of tin and to be cut easily with tinsnips. Below you can see the vents as...

Yup. Knew about the hay. Thanks! The top left part of the cage will be the hay "loft". We will put a food dish and water bottle in there as well. Spent about an hour building and installing the "fan/charcoal filter" box on the left side. Also installed the water bottle bracket and hole for the...

Dang! Really? Hadn't read that...although I'm happy to hear that. Hate the idea of mounting that big feeder on my cage. Thanks for telling me! Should have plenty of ventilation. I'm putting some mesh type vents on back side too.

Back from my trip. did 1.5 hours of work tonight to correct some issues. Still plenty to do.. Here is a better photo of the little door into their hidey-hole. Here is a shot of the interior left side. I enlarged the "top shelf" a bit as I realized it was too small for an adult Pig. I'll...

Thanks! I love this kind of no-pressure woodworking. Fun stuff. Very relaxing. Wait until u see the end result. I can't wait!

We baked them for about 4 hours. They still smell a little vinegar-y, but not bad. We sat them out to air so hopefully that will go away. I figure i'll use wire from a hangar to form the "bridge". Drill holes through the branches and thread them onto the wire. Should work ok. I'll use some of...

Ha! Ok. Rookie mistake. They sure do smell...hope baking them in the oven reduces the vinegar stench.

Um, how long should i soak the twigs in the vinegar/water?

Tired today. Arms hurt. Went shopping at Joann's, home depot, and Uhaul store. Found only the "major uhaul stores" have the pads for sale. Got two for now. Found great coupon for Joann's so went there and got some fleece, hole punch/eyelette thingey, and some other stuff to make the fleece pads...

When I raised rabbits as a kid, this is where the babies would be born - a little enclosed "square" off the edge of the main cage. For G Pigs, I'm planning on putting a plastic tray to the bottom of this, hoping that they use this area as their primary bathroom. That way we can easily pull the...

It's a box, open end towards interior of cage, with a hinged door to the outside.

Well, made good progress last night and tonight. I think all the wood walls are done. Tomorrow is plexiglass and exterior painting with a dark brown leftover paint. I have to leave for a business trip Sunday. Had hoped to finish it but I don't think we will make it. Still have to do coroplast...