C&C cages

Did you know that no cage you buy at a pet store has the adequate space for a guinea pig? One guinea pig needs the very minimum of 7.5 square feet to run around. Okay, maybe you can find a cage this size. But will there still be room for him/her to run around with a litter box, a shelter, food, hay feeder, and various toys and chewing logs that are required for the guinea pigs? And who would have just one guinea pig? They get depressed if they have to live in solitude. Two guinea pigs need about 10.5 square feet of empty space to run in. Add the very minimum of 2 square feet per guinea pig from there.

Thankfully there is a simple solution: build your own. Trust me, it's not nearly as hard as it sounds. And it actually cost less than a store bought cage. You can buy a wire grid from walmart in the hardware section. (it'll have a picture of a wire grid shelf on the box though. It's not sold for guinea pig cages, but is perfectly safe and recommended) You won't have enough connecters, but zip ties do a better job anyway. Then buy a sheet of coroplast from the nearest sign shop... I'm not about to explain everything... so here's a very good website with more info: http://guineapigcages.com/howto.htm

Any way, this is called a C&C (cubes&coroplast) cage. It's a nice project. And you can even go farther and make mini couches like I am in the process of doing. Rascal & Alvin will be much happier with a cage that I can fit in with them.