The bigger your piggy's cage is, the healthier and happier he or she will be! As a general rule, pet store cages are far too small for guinea pigs. Cubes and coroplast cages, more commonly known in the guinea pig community as C&C cages, are a great and inexpensive alternative to the constrictive cages sold at pet stores. As CavyCages says, a larger cage will provide your pigs with more exercise area, stimulation, play space, and room to explore, resulting in a happier, healthier and fitter pig.
Here is a quick look at our current cage setup. Currently our entire setup is just over 31 square feet of space total. Whee have two floors, including a loft on the upper floor. Instead of traditional wood shavings or hay bedding, we have anti-pill fleece (separate post on this topic to come). Our ground floor is composed of 2x5 grids and our top floor is 2x3 grids. Since Revy is still new and isn't used to being in close quarters to the rest of us piggies yet, she has her own 2x3 grid enclosure that is connected to ours but sectioned off, so she can still see, hear and smell us. Our humans are hoping that with time, she will get more used to us so they can change our cage configuration to be one large enclosure. Whee also spend a lot of time outside in our playpen, which is a 5x7 foot area.
For more detailed information on C&C cages, visit the CavyCages website. They have a very helpful How To page, along with a guide of different options and add-ons and cage styles. Our humans found their gallery quite useful for inspiration and ideas.
So what do you think fellow piggies? How big is your cage?
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