Ramps and second levels?

[gtdirtybird7]

How did you make your second levels and ramps? (like what materials did you use for the ramp, ect.)


P.S. I'm new to this forum!

 

[blink1177]

I used bent grids covered with carpet to make my ramps. My pigs have no trouble running up and down. I used cable ties to hold the carpet on the grids. Hope that helps.

 

[NoVeil]

I used plastic pencil boxes cable tied together with felt on the steps. My girls have no problems racing up and down the stairs.

 

[mncavylover]

https://www.guineapigcages.com/photos/data/505/406Top_Level1-med.jpg is a link to my top level. My ramp is here: https://www.guineapigcages.com/photos/data/509/406Ramp_and_Column-med.jpg. Hope that helps you! Good luck! =)

 

[supertramp]

fiddlesticks

Fiddlesticks are widely available and they make very good ramps. Basically they are just thick sticks held together with a flexible wire, but pigs seem to prefer them to smoother ramps as they can get a better grip.

 

[gtdirtybird7]

I don't have a guinea pig. But I'm probably going to get one and I'm just researching.
Do you need walls on the ramp? Because I'm afraid that (if I get one) he/she might just fall off.

Here's my idea. I'm going to put a couple of the cubes together and zip tie it to the second level. (It's going to be the width of the cubes when you buy them.) Is this a good idea?

 

[blink1177]

I don't have a guinea pig. But I'm probably going to get one and I'm just researching.
Do you need walls on the ramp? Because I'm afraid that (if I get one) he/she might just fall off.

Here's my idea. I'm going to put a couple of the cubes together and zip tie it to the second level. (It's going to be the width of the cubes when you buy them.) Is this a good idea?

You don't NEED sides. But my pigs prefer them. I made one out of coroplast at first. It was carpeted for traction. But my pigs never used it. Then I made a different one out of bent cubes. I attached one side to the wall and the other side is bent upward. It is secured to the upper level with zip ties. Then I put carpet on with zip ties. It is very sturdy and my pigs love it!

 

[mncavylover]

The ramp I made (see link in post above) has a side on the upper cube, and the lower cube leaves room for lap-running pigs! =) They hop up and down quite easily. I initially had a small ramp leading up to the lower cube, but they didn't use it anyway. Good luck!

 

[LiciaMommycott]

My cage is only one grid high but I made a loft in each back corner. I used a grid for the floor of each loft, using zip ties to attach it to the corner walls. For some reason, one loft was a little more unstable so I have zip ties strung together running from the corner that's out in the middle of the cage to the roof for support. I initially used a chubbe?? (cardboard tunnel) as a column underneath but it was always in the way. I made small corplast boxes and put them on top of the grids.

For the ramps I used grids cut in half and covered with carpeting. They don't have sides and the pigs don't seem to care (although the distance is only 1/2 a grid so it's not much). My littlest pig often doesn't even use the ramp but just leaps straight into the loft.

See my gallery for pics - https://www.guineapigcages.com/photos/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=336