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[Poohbear]

Ok, Tonight I was building my second level. Then when I finally finished it fell over and tumbled into my cage. It was horrible. Everything fell apart and hay and bedding got everywhere on the floor and on the Fleece. So I had to get my pen out and put all of my cavies in their. I had to get rid of all the grids and put them in the other room. Then I had to get rids of all the toys and the fleece. The bad thing was I did not have any fleece left becuase it all got bedding over it. So I had to put bedding on it and use up ALL of my hay! So now I have to get more hay which is a 40 minute drive! So I set up the grids and put them back in their with all of their toys. O yeah, I am just talking about my big cage with Honey and Coco not my quarintine cage which is in another room. So now I am so pisse dbecuase I had to use bedding and it will take forever to clean and I have to vacuum the whole room! It was such a mess. I am so pissed and mad.

 

[Poohbear]

And my mom is furious with me and is saying this is costing way to much and she is not talking to me. This is horrible.

 

[Poohbear]

I said I was sorry to my mom and she forgave me and said that if I need help I can ask her. So now its not that bad. Thanks Queenie.

 

[Piglet]

Gosh, sounds like a nightmare! Im sorry it turned out like that. Do you know why it collpased? Did you use enough zip ties

 

[lindsey's boys]

And my mom is furious with me and is saying this is costing way to much and she is not talking to me. This is horrible.

My mom doesn't like my pigs either

 

[Poohbear]

Yes it was horrible. I had like two cable ties on each place I needed to conect. Then when I took down the support in collasped! My mom does like my pigs she just thinks they are expenzive.

 

[Piglet]

Hopefully it will work better next time around! My parents are so silly because they don't mind the cost, they just don't like the hair that they shed?? Theyalso think thats in bad for me to have the cage in my room. How is it bad? Im not exactly going to catch a disease from them

 

[Poohbear]

I hope it will work out better also. I am just happy my paretns mostly pay for everything. I don't think you can catch a disease from them.

 

[Piglet]

Thats what I said to them, Im not going to get ill from having them... Just use more zip ties next time

 

[Poohbear]

I guess I will have to use more zip ties next times. Thanks, Queenie.

 

[Piglet]

When I had my second level (although it was a lot smaller than yours) I used about 3 or 4 on each one to connect them to the next

 

[Poohbear]

Thanks Piglet. I am sort of thinking of not having a second level. Do you think I should have one.

 

[Love_my_piggies]

Aww Queen, I'm sorry..don't you hate it when you have those kind of days? I've had that happen before... I work so hard on their cage and then it falls apart or they chew something up. I just want to sit and cry, lol. No one can understand the things we do for our piggies

 

[Poohbear]

yes I know, Thanks Love MY piggies. I am going to try building a second level again. How does this sound. My cage is a 4x6. I would have two 2x4s on each side of the cage and then a Catwalk in bewtween. Does that sound good.

 

[Love_my_piggies]

Sounds awesome! But kinda tricky...when I had a bigger second level, I used grids underneath to support it... I took them out because it took away from their running space but if you have a 4x6 then they will still have plenty. I wish I could come help you build it! I love building new cages and I bet we could come up with an awesome cage !

 

[Piglet]

The 2x4 on either side sound good, but the 'catwalk' would get in the way when you clean the cage. I'd say leave it

 

[Poohbear]

I would also but how would you get to tthe other side.

 

[pennick]

I would make a 1x6 on one side and leave the other side open. You want some light to filter into the bottom level otherwise if too much is covered it will be quite dark underneath. Also it will be much easier to clean. You can always change things down the road.

 

[Piglet]

pennick thats a good point. You don't want the lower level to get too dark, otherwise they'll always stay under there (like mine did). I like the idea of having a 1x6. You would have two ramps going up there, one on either side

 

[Poohbear]

I like that idea to Pennick. I will try it tonight. Thanks Queenie.