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Post by littlepiggy on Oct 15, 2008 8:23:26 GMT
Bit of a problem really with my plans for the C&C cage - it just won't fit into the only area we have available!!!! Also, when we go away to parents etc, we'll be taking Iggle Piggle and Upsy Daisy with us, so thought maybe a cage with a lid would be better. I've measured the space we have available and this would seem to fit - can I have your honest opinions on it please? Looking at the reviews (there's 37 of them!) everyone is singing its praises and saying it's much bigger than it looks in the photos. At the end of the day I'm at home all day so can get them out for floor time and put them in the garden during the day (weather permitting) so it's not like they're stuck in a cage 24/7. What do you think? www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/rodents/cages/guinea_pig_cages/30345or this one www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/rodents/cages/rabbit_cage/30344#moreor this one www.zooplus.co.uk/shop/rodents/cages/rabbit_cage/95880#more
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Post by lisa on Oct 15, 2008 8:42:20 GMT
I always say the bigger the better with cages but if you only have room for that one and they are going out in the garden etc then its a nice option. Have you also considered a nero 4 or the rabbit 140 (I think Eppingstrider has one of those) they are a little bigger and have the same accessories? www.petsathome.com/find/keyword-is-cages/product-is-16909
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Post by littlepiggy on Oct 15, 2008 9:50:14 GMT
Yes, the Nero 4 looks good. Might see if I can convince my husband that we could have room for it or I guess I could think about a 3 x 2 C&C one couldn't I - that'd be 42" x 28" which would still be a generous size. I've seen you can get the mesh grids from Screwfix Direct - B&Qs are bigger than 14" and the holes look just too big for my bubs.
Hmmmm, thank goodness we're not getting them for another 3 weeks!!!
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Post by eppingstrider on Oct 15, 2008 11:06:46 GMT
That was so funny - I looked at the first link you listed, which is the one I bought for my boys when on holiday - more of that later. The second one was one I was dithering about when I chose the first one, so when I clicked on the third I was thinking, I bet it's the third one I was thinking of - and it was!! As Lisa says I have the Rabbit 140 for their normal use. When they were little it seemed huge...now they're big boys its still spacious. But the big problem is it wont fit in the car - even dismantled it is tricky to get in (I dont have a hatchback). So if you're planning to take them with you any time that is a factor in your choice BUT after a very useful chat with Doris in the Wheekbox she explained that when travelling it is best to have them in quite a small space so that if sudden braking or anything like that they dont get thrown about (they're easily damaged, ribs and legs can get broken in that situation). So I plan to take them on holiday travelling in their carrier, which can be strapped in on the back seat alongside the Rabbit 100 (the first one) which I could get in the car easily (and can also be strapped in). And put the hay, feed, bedding and my lunch in the cage while travelling But you could always have a portable run and some paper for them if you're staying with friends/family who dont mind them, and not worry about taking a cage. In short I recommend the Rabbit 140 if you can fit it in your space. The Rabbit 100 is a nice cage and easy to get in and out of a car if you need to, but I wouldnt want to keep my boys in it full time now they're grown up. But as you say - you have a run planned too, and it will be big enough for your babes till they can go out during the day next summer.
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Post by lisajaneh on Oct 15, 2008 11:11:49 GMT
They are good cages, but I agree with bigger is better, so going for the largest you can fit in is always better. But as long as you have an outside run that they can stretch their legs in, or adequate floor time in doors, then they will be very happy. the only thing we found when we have one of the Nero cages, was that they liked their own hidey hole, so the more dominant one would bite the other if she tried to get into the little house that came with the cage. That house took up a third of the cage, so we took it out and put in two little pigloos in it, and they were fine. Once we started to get more piggies, we started using upturned cardboard boxes with doors cut out of them and they love them. Boys love flipping them over and sitting in them like little boats and the girls chew the doorways into the weirdest shapes. Anyhoo....... all the cages you showed looked great to me.
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Post by PigPog on Oct 15, 2008 17:44:54 GMT
I would definately give them a cage that will permanently stay in your home (such as a C&C cage or very big pet shop cage), and then provide them with a smaller alternative pet shop cage for those temporary stays with family and friends. I have three C&C cages and they're really good - mine are very big as I house up to 5-6 pigs in each one - but you can make some very nice smaller alternatives. I think the recommended size to house two pigs is 7.5sq ft minimum (referenced from Cavy Cages). My custom built wooden hutches are 8sq ft and I keep no more than two pigs in each, and they have lots of space to play and run around in. I guess you could give them a smallher hutch if it's in the garden and you have a run permanently attached to it to give them extra space, because that would add up to one large space for them to live in. Also, smaller cages would be fine if they can run around in the house each day, but I would try to stick to the recommended size as much as you can. Another thing is you can tell your husband that if you make a C&C cage for the house (which you can make to whatever size you want), it should be cheaper than a pet shop cage and he'll still be saving money if you also buy a travel cage. Hurrah!! Let us know what you get.
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Post by littlepiggy on Oct 15, 2008 20:20:55 GMT
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Post by drummerchris on Oct 16, 2008 9:13:36 GMT
That is one snazzy cage!!!! You will have some very happy piggies! ;D
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Post by eppingstrider on Oct 16, 2008 9:30:53 GMT
Yup, that sure is a nice cage! As mentioned before - dont bother with the shelter supplied, use boxes or more open things so that they can get used to you and your hands! Mine still run away until I take everything out of the cage I think because they could hide from me when I first got them.
Less than 3 weeks to go! ;D
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