dog crate conversion UD c & c grids

[poppymoon]

i want to expand the living accommodation for my piggies indoors. i have a 4ft dog crate i could use - but how??? (i have 3 piggies - a pair and a single but atm they are all separate due to illness and being in need of a rest from a randy edgar honeypig).

[Hunnybunny2007]

Found this - might be useful for ideas.

http://www.guineapigcages.com/photos/sh ... hoto=22276

[poppymoon]

Found this - might be useful for ideas.

http://www.guineapigcages.com/photos/sh ... hoto=22276

ooohhh thank you

i've wrestled the crate indoors - very heavy! - and it looks rather like a prison cell i'll have to get rid of 2 table to fit it in but it really does look 'orrible!!!

i'm thinking c & c cubes would look better - use the crate base tho - but does anyone use them? how sturdy are they to add a second level to?

[Hunnybunny2007]

There's some good ideas for guinea pigs here http://pinterest.com/emmathea/piggies/ not keen on some of the rabbit set ups

[poppymoon]

some brilliant ideas on there - far less bleurgh than a massive dog crate!! thanks sue

i never look at bunny set ups cos mine are free range - wish the piggies could be too but they're so messy!

[poppymoon]

back to the drawing board. crate looks orrible and i'll end up wasting money on badly cut wood so i'm going down the c & c cage route (best not tell my dad what i'm using my christmas money on as i'll get grief!! - but its not for the bunnies this time ).

thought about using the dog crate base but now i'm getting ideas........

what about a plastic garden table top turned upside down as a base? then i could cut the legs shorter and fasten the corner grids to there and it should be sturdier....

or have i gone completely insane??

(and the problem is i don't actually have a plastic table. hmmmm. too much procrastination. again)

[holidayhutch]

I love the 2 storey set up on here - the blue one with the ramp at the back http://www.guineapigcages.com/

[poppymoon]

I love the 2 storey set up on here - the blue one with the ramp at the back http://www.guineapigcages.com/

i can't wait for them to arrive - how sad am i the piggies won't give a 's so long as there's plenty food in there.

(i like that one too but i'll be a few grids short to copy it )

[poppymoon]

the c & c grids have arrived today

my intention was to set them up 4 grids x 3 grids but i've just done 4 x 2 and it looks pretty big!! (dufus me didn't realise they were 14" each not 12").

the oilcloth that i bought for the base just about fits so do you think this is enough room for ed & ellie - 56" x 28"? there will be a hay loft area with a ramp too and i'm thinking that once OH has got used to the look of it, he won't notice when i make it bigger

[Blackberry]

Sounds great!

Piccies please