After you've finished the video, you might want to learn more about C&C cages for guinea pigs.
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Buying your cavy cages from the pet store or department stories is usually not the best choice for your guinea pig. Almost all rodent cages available in retail stores are just too small for a full-grown adult cavy. Large manufactured cavy cages are difficult to find or too expensive. So many people these days are turning to do-it-yourself C&C guinea pig cage projects to provide adequate housing for their pets.
Why not visit BlueStoneCommerce today? They are a highly recommended C&C cage seller. And more importantly — they are guinea pig owners. All of their cages are designed with both the guinea pig and guinea pig owner in mind. For more information on how to build your own C&C guinea pig cage, CLICK HERE--> Cavy Cages - The Basics - How to Build a C&C Cage <-- READ THIS
Those little pet store rodent cages are not good enough for our pigs. I hope you’ve gotten the word by now!!!
When you get a guinea pig from a pet store (next time consider a guinea pig rescue shelter), they usually try to sell you one of those tiny little rodent cages. Well, common sense should tell you they’re way too small for an adult guinea pig to live in. Waaay too small.
Read what I’ve got to say about this very issue of people trying to jam their guinea pigs into tiny little rodent cages…
And just how do you find a great C&C guinea pig cage? ß CLICK HERE to visit the BlueStoneCages website for more info…
Cavy cages have traditionally come in two styles – the old wood and chicken wire cage, often called a guinea pig hutch; and the tiny rodent cage that we inevitably see on display in the pet store. I am here to tell you by way of this post that in this modern world, those two guinea pig cage technologies have become obsolete.
Perhaps you’ve heard of C&C cages. They have been taking the guinea pig cage market by storm over the past several years.
C&C stands for cubes and Coroplast — the two primary materials used to construct a C&C cage. Cubes refer to the metal grids used to construct household storage cubes or retail store display cubes. These metal grids are used to form the structure and enclosure of the cage.
Coroplast is a corrugated plastic sheet material and is used to form the litter containment tray or bin in this type of cavy cages.
The major advantage of this style of cage is that it is cost-effective. One can build a very large cavy cages for a very little amount of money invested. In fact, this style of cage was originally invented by a guinea pig rescue organization who needed an economical way to house a large number of guinea pigs. Since an enclosure of this type was not available on the market, they simply invented it and built it themselves.
Since that day, thousands of do-it-yourselfers have followed their lead and are building their own cubes and Coroplast cages. You too can join the guinea pig cage revolution the “easy way” by visiting BlueStoneCommerce to see their large selection of C&C cage kits.
Read more about the cage revolution — CLICK ON THE LINK directly below…
Cavy Cages –The Cubes and Coroplast Guinea Pig Cage is Sweeping the Market
Several factors should be considered when picking out cages for guinea pigs. The first thought that may come to mind may be to insure that the cage is sturdy and sound so the guinea pig cannot escape. While this is certainly an important criterion, unless your guinea pig possesses the strength of the mighty Hulk, most cages can easily satisfy this requirement.
But there are, however at least four other not-so-obvious factors that should be addressed when choosing cages for guinea pigs. In fact, this article Cages for Guinea Pigs – What Features are Important in a C&C Guinea Pig Cage? addresses these four factors and answers most of the questions you may have in regard to your next guinea pig cage purchase.
One of the criteria discussed in the previously mentioned article is obvious — size. The cage should be spacious enough for your guinea pig(s) to live comfortably and to get adequate exercise. Many new guinea pig buyers (and by that I don’t mean pig buyers from New Guinea) make the “rookie mistake” of buying the standard pet store cage. This tiny little cage is much too small to house a full-grown guinea pig. In a few short weeks, your pig will have outgrown this tiny “baby cage” and will be having difficulty maneuvering around its tiny living quarters. At this point, you may find yourself out shopping for a new cage…
So, whether you are contemplating buying a guinea pig or you have already made the dreaded rookie mistake of buying that tiny pet store rodent cage, you will need to do some research to help you choose a quality guinea pig cage. The article Cages for Guinea Pigs – What Features are Important in a C&C Guinea Pig Cage? can certainly help. <-- CLICK HERE to read it.
Where do we go to buy cages for guinea pigs? Most of us think first of the pet store. Very often, we end up with that “bargain” starter package — you know — the one with an animal, a water bottle, a food dish, a bag of food and that tiny little rodent cage that gets passed off as a suitable home for your new little pet.
We tend to accept these tiny cages as suitable cages for guinea pigs because that’s simply what we’re used to. Ever since we were small, guinea pigs were housed in these little cages — besides… the guy at the pet store said it was okay.
But it’s not okay. Do a fast experiment for yourself — right there in the pet store if you want to. Take one of those small manufactured cages and start carrying it up and down the aisles.
Throw in a nest box. Then grab a food dish and toss that in too. Hang a water bottle and a hay rack on the inside. Then toss in a couple guinea pig toys — not large ones — just a couple small ones to amuse the pig. Now look in there. Where is there room for the pig? Do these really look like cages for guinea pigs? Or do they look like cages for hamsters? Or mice?
And, while we’re on the subject: there really should be two pigs in there. Guinea pigs are very social creatures and do much better when they have at least one companion.
So, as you can see, cages for guinea pigs need to be much larger than these tiny store-bought rodent cages. And they can…
The solution? See this blog post Cages for Guinea Pigs – Different from Other Cages for the answer. Your pigs will be happy that you read it.
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