How Do You Build Homemade Guinea Pig Cages?
Guinea pigs thrive in environments where they can have room to play, run and do their normal activities, like eating and sleeping. Most guinea pig cages are too small to accommodate your piggies, so creating block cages is the best alternative. Create the frame of the cage. Use gridded, snap-together shelving units (available from discount stores such as K-mart and Target) to form the sides of the cage. Buy grids with 1-inch squares, not with 1.5 or larger inch squares. Set up the sides of the cage so that the cage is at least 2 grid pieces by 3 grid pieces. This is standard for one or two piggies. Bigger and longer cages are better. Give your guinea pigs as much room as you can afford to give them. Connect the grid pieces at all corners with zip ties. The corner connectors that come with the grid shelves can come off easily and don’t always stay secure. Line the bottom of the cage with plastic or cardboard that is cut to fit. Other materials that work include the cardboard and plastic
