Why Your C&C Guinea Pig Cage May Need a Bottom

[RussianTortoise808]

doesmall the c&c cages you sell on ebay have the bottom?

[simon77809]

Great idea. When I build mine I'm going to have clip hooks from the cage to the walls though it's going nowhere unless I unclip

[branfeather]

Wouldn't it be more secure if you built a second wall along the back downwards behind the table?

[HeartBello]

I love the size of that cage that is the same exact one im ordering for my piggy off the web site great size and its cool how you can get a giant cage for less than 100 dollars when these little small cages in pet stores cost just about that price.

[tygunther1]

where do u get the blocks

[BlueStoneCommerce]

They are 14-inches by 14-inches.

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[cutelittlebuttons]

what is the size of one of the c&c grids?

[susanmarie512]

My question is do the Guinea Pigs feel the wire bottom of the cage through the Coroplast?

[BlueStoneCommerce]

@susanmarie512

Nope - absolutely not. The coroplast bottom is 4mm think and is fairly rigid. So it's impossible to feel the grids through the plastic.

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[beegood102169]

I think your cages are a great design I like color though and all the cages I have found on your shopping channels are black. Is that the only color your cages come in?

[BlueStoneCommerce]

@beegood102169 Black is the only color we stock. However, if you want a specific color, email us and we will special order at no add'l charge. However, it will add 1 or 2 days to delivery. Not a big deal.

[bebesitoish]

Do u sell fleece?

[ItsMeBriiiii]

@bebesitoish its called a blanket but it needs to be polyester. u can find them at any store. normal stuff.... haha(:

[Fings369]

this is a stupid video quit ripping people off these "cages" are sold at bed bath and beyond and these fools just mass order the clips and square mesh and sell them for ridiculous prices you can get 16 squares and the clamps for under 20 dollars

[BlueStoneCommerce]

@Fings369 Absolutely true (maybe not the "stupid video" part).

A friend of mine built his own house. We both paid about the same for our houses, but his is 3X as big as mine. You can ALWAYS save money by buying the raw materials and doing the work yourself.

It's a tradeoff. If you want to save money, design and build your own cage. Many people do.

If you want to save time and effort in research, design, materials selection and materials acquisition - buy a cage from a reputable seller.

[thecavykeeper]

@BlueStoneCommerce you do have a point

[Webkinzluv72]

okey dokey thanks again!

[Webkinzluv72]

ok. thanks. i found some at home depot, but the "height" and "width" and "lenth" are 14.25 inches. is that right?

[BlueStoneCommerce]

@Webkinzluv72

The size of the grids is not the important thing. The size of the openings is critical.

These openings should be 1.5 inches or less.

A few years ago, Target changed their grids to have 1.75 inch openings. Right after that, a couple pig rescue organizations contacted us to tell us that there had been some guinea pig strangulations - and to make sure we weren't using these grids with larger opening.

(We don't - we have always used the 1.5 (9x9) grids.)

Hope that helps

[Webkinzluv72]

where can you get the fence? ive looked in walmart but i couldnt find them.

[BlueStoneCommerce]

@Webkinzluv72

I don't know. We buy them in bulk from a distributer.

Since Target changed their design, we hear they've been hard to find.

I've heard Bed, Bath and Beyond has them but I don't know that first hand.

Anyone else know?

If all else fails, contact us at BlueStoneCommerce at yahoodotcom and we can sell you as many as you need. But look locally first in order to avoid shipping charges.

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[emzknow]

Yeah a bottom is good but your guinea pig cage won't get push off the table that much

[BlueStoneCommerce]

@emzknow I agree. You are absolutely right. It doesn't happen often. All I'm saying is that if it does happen occasionally - you don't want it to be a disaster or a tragedy...

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[dancingboy15]

can you use wood as the bottom of the cage?

[BlueStoneCommerce]

@dancingboy15

I have never tried to use wood, but I would advise against it because in my opinion, you will need a waterproof and non-toxic material.

If you use normal wood, urine can soak into and create an unsanitary (and stinky) situation. I would also be careful about using treated or coated wood because pigs like to chew wood and you wouldn't want them eating any toxic or poisonous substances.

But that's just my opinion...

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[Aznxbabiii]

I currently have a store-bought cage for my guinea pigs (I've had it for many years) but I want to make a C & C cage. However, I can't find coroplast anywhere, only the cubes. Can I just make it without the bottom if I keep the guinea pigs on the floor?

[BlueStoneCommerce]

The purpose of the bottom is to contain the litter or bedding, the feces and don't forget the urine.

If you don't put in a bottom, all you're going to have is a big rectangular fence - around a big mess.

First of all check the sign shops in your area for Coroplast.

Second - if you still can't find coroplast, I'd recommend making a bottom out of something else.

Cut up a cheap kiddie pool or make a bottom out of metal (with no sharp edges). Cardboard with plastic tarp over it. Be creative

[BlueStoneCommerce]

Just to be clear: the bottom I was talking about in the video is the METAL GRID BOTTOM - it gives the cage structure so it won't fall off a table easily.

The bottom that Aznxbabiii was asking about above (and what I was talking about in the reply) is the Coroplast LITTER BIN which is there for containing litter and your pig's waste material.

It's okay not to have the metal grid bottom if the cage is on the floor. It's almost never appropriate not to have the litter bin.

[popcornpalacegirls]

Instead of coroplast you can use linoleum. I know a few people that use that cause they cant find coroplast near them. Also a shower curtain works good too.

[Aznxbabiii]

A shower curtain? Hmmm my dad has alot of empty cardboard boxes, can I use them as an alternative to corplast IF i also put shower curtain to cover it?

[popcornpalacegirls]

Yep. That would work. Just make sure the cardboard doesn't get wet though. If the cage is going to be on the floor you can just put the shower curtain on the floor. And if you use fleece you can tuck the fleece ends under the shower curtain. works quite well from what i hear. So does a tarp.

[Aznxbabiii]

Thanks :) I can easily buy the cubes in my city but I never could find Coroplast and my parents don't allow ordering online.

[fridzalone]

Just  wondering if avoiding that kind of accident is really the matter, why don't just add something around the edge of the table so the cage won't fall down?

[BlueStoneCommerce]

As you said, adding a lip or edge around your table is also a solution. Another good solution is to fasten the cage to the table.

The reason we focus on the cage solution is because it's usually easier to put a bottom on a cage than it is to make modifications to a table.

Also, everytime you move the cage to a different table, you have to modify another table. If your cage has a bottom, you have the freedom to move your cage around to different places - tables, counters, shelves - etc.

[kimstah1]

how much do they usually cost

[BlueStoneCommerce]

Depending on size and features, prices on these cages can vary by a lot. Generally you get a lot of cage for the money vs a pet store cage. For prices, visit the BlueStoneCommerce online store (the link is in the description to the right of the video). We have a large variety of cages and you can get a good idea of prices.

[twinklebratz2]

owerr laa hmm thankxx 4 the advice lol i was gunna do tha haha buh now ino its not safe so i wont thankxx 5/5

[BlueStoneCommerce]

You're welcome.

Ya - it's something people tend not to consider when building or buying a cage. A bottom seems like it might not be worth the cost or effort until you consider non-obvious situations like this one.

[poohbealov]

wow thanks for putting this video up although i will never put my pigs on a table (I would be much to worried) but for thoose who do put it on a table really need to see this.

[CaReBeAr12011]

my c&c cage is on the floor so really mine doesnt need a bottom but i might put one on someday

[BlueStoneCommerce]

Nothing wrong with that. A bottomless cage is a great cage for the floor. Gives the pigs lots of room to run and it's also the most economical solution.

[CaReBeAr12011]

yeah but im getting a table lke next week

[THSGunieapiglover808]

Yeah! same thing here!

[solzica82]

a great demonstration! People will really get the feeling how dangerous it is to have a cage without bottom! Thanks!