new c&c cage!!

[happie gurl]

I'm soo exited i get to build my piggies a c&c cage this weekend!! yay!

Right now I'm looking in the galery for some ideas
Do any of you know what your pigs like most in your c&c cages?
I know for shure that I am building a second level, and a hayrack...what else do your piggies enjoy?
I have two guinea's, do any of you have a cage that you think would fit them, and the kind of cage I want..one that you dont mind if I use your design?
I wan it big, and spacey, so they can fit there hidey huts, and run around..but not huge, because I have to be able to move around the room. And my mom says that "I'm sorry , but the pigs can't rule the entire house..one room is bad enough" lol.

 

[carrotflavour]

YAY. I'm building one tomorrow also- my piggies are excited

I'm building a 2x4 with a 1x2 loft. I'm bending 2 grids for a ramp up to the loft. One of my piggies LOVES lofts/ramps, the other isnt as keen. But they'll both get used to it.

https://imageevent.com/cavyspirit/cages01;jsessionid=zjppbh7351.tiger_s?n=0&z=2&c=3&x=1&m=15&w=0&p=0

^^^^ here are some examples. they've given me a lot of ideas for how to make mine.

 

[happie gurl]

Thanks!
but how do you build a second floor? Like..what supports it?

 

[carrotflavour]

you use grids/cubes underneath. also you use a plank of wood or some sort of bar which you thread through to give it extra support. look at the pics really carefully and you'll figure it out!

 

[CaviesRDABest]

Yes, carrotflavour is right. Although I don't have two storeys, I know how to build one.

 

[Slap Maxwell]

You do not need support for a 1x2 upper level, anything bigger, and you do. I bent grids in half and used them as supports.

 

[Ly&Pigs]

You don't need support for any loft that is a 1x?. If you build say a 1x4 a loft around a corner, and use zip ties and connectors, it's plenty stable. I have made so many variations of lofts from 1x2 up to a 2x3.

 

[carrotflavour]

oh ok then. I have made my cage! My pigs LOVE it. Mojo is crazy about the loft, he keeps running up and down the ramp. I was going to get a pole for support but I wont bother now

I'll put some pics up in a minute.

 

[happie gurl]

yay!
I have found out how big, and what style cage I am making!
I am making a 2X4 base, and a 2X2 loft (second level).
Do you guys think thats good?
What do you use to support the second level without sectioning off the bottem level??

 

[Slap Maxwell]

A 2x2 will definetily need support. Bend a grid in half and use it as a post. I did it here: ((broken link removed))

 

[Sabriel]

I dunno. My 2X3 loft is holding up fine, but I over lapped my grids. It only sags very slightly and only because my fat cat likes to sit on the cage now.

I also used cables ties if that makes a difference.

 

[happie gurl]

oops! I already posted that question on here. hehe sorry I'm kinda tired right now lol.

 

[Slap Maxwell]

I used connectors and my 2x2 ended up falling down. I advise using cable ties.

 

[happie gurl]

ooh I see slap, so you like bend it right in half, and stick it between the second level and the loft.

 

[happie gurl]

ok, I have lots of those thanks for the advice!

 

[happie gurl]

hey slap are you on chat? if your not then can you go on?

 

[aqh88]

To avoid using up space in the bottom level with the bent grid you can zip tie another grid to the bottom across where the grids connect. That will keep it from bending where you zip tied. It even worked for putting a 2x4 cage above my 2x3,2x4 L cage. I didn't have to put any supports touching the bottom cage.

 

[widallas]

I loved Ly's idea to put her ramp on top of a hidey house and not give up floor space. We might add a second level, and attach a tube like voodoo's cable tied to a bent grid that they can still run through. I love watching them run in laps -- it's hysterical!

 

[widallas]

Oh, and HAVE FUN building your new cage, happie gurl! Can't wait to see it....

 

[Ly&Pigs]

I loved Ly's idea to put her ramp on top of a hidey house and not give up floor space.

I did that in the girls first C&C cage. They loved hopping on top of the hidey box and running up the ramp. I no longer have a wood ramp in the cage though. Now I have about a 3' length of pvc pipe cut in half lengthwise that I use for their ramp, but they don't have a loft at the moment because I didn't want Baby Elly getting hurt or going through the loft grids. They will get their loft back soon.