Acceptable cage size?

[guineagurl]

Hi everyone.

I am heading out tomorrow to buy the grids/cubes to make my piggies (2) a new home.

As they are 14" each, how many would make a nice area for 2 , possibly 3 piggies? (I might buy another later.)

4by4 would make 56" , im not sure of the sq feet etc.
I would like to have room for a couple toys ,hidie holes, not too many and all the basics, plenty running room and im not putting a litter tray as they dont use the one they have now anyhow.

So is that big enough,? Im just having trouble picturing it for size.

Please help?

 

[dagwellismypigy]

4X4 would be HUGE and GREAT, three pigs would be in heaven if you made that size. YOu would have more than enough room.
You should try to find a local shelter as oposed to buying another pig.

 

[Emily F.]

Yes, a 4X4 would be plenty of enough room! Are oyu going to buy the pigs from a petstore, or rescue them? I would reccomend rescuing them.

Good luck with your cage! I'm sure your pigs will love it.

 

[pennick]

That size is very big. I have a 2x4 for 2 piggies and that is just perfect. A 4x4 would be piggy heaven.

 

[guineagurl]

Im glad that will be large enough as thats about all the room i can spare!

I dont have to rescue them as i allready have 2, I may look at getting another in the future but not definate.
One of mine is blind and the vet said hes ok but may not have a long life so eventually i will add another.

Im in australia and not sure how to go about "rescuing" a piggie.
I was looking a few weeks ago at every pound around and they didnt have any piggies, only bunnies, and i was there every weekend for 3 weeks.

My husband wants then to go into a "outside" hutch but he can go kiss it.lol
Its my house lol.............

 

[guineagurl]

After a mad rush i finally got the racks to make it!
I got the last 3 packs hehehe.

I started it thinking id do either a 3by4 grids size.. i thought 4by4 may be too large BUT. i have now done a 5by 3 with 2 levels...OOPs??@@

I still have about a dozen grids left but i'll add onto it im sure.
Hubby came home and was like Ahhhhhhhh OMG,,,,
So i said its my space,, and i'll put in it whatever i like...
He dosent have to justify the space his mower or tools take up so bugga him!!

One question,.., the 2nd (top) level dosent goto the front of the cage, (only 2 deep) so should i put more grids up as walls? otherwise they could fall over the edge onto the cage floor below? And how do i hold the 2nd floor up?

Maybe i should look at the galery pics here for ideas!
Anyway im definatly going to get some more piggies now...