What is the most critical factor when you’re choosing guinea pig cages? Arguably, the most important factor in most cases is “space” – square area. Your guinea pigs need room to run, room to romp – that’s right – room to roam. The absolute minimum space advocated for two pigs by many guinea pig rescue associations is 10.5 sq. ft.. And since you should usually keep at least two guinea pigs together (they are very social creatures and need companianship); you should not be considering an enclosure any smaller than 10.5 square feet.
But what about those mass-produced petstore cages? Aren’t they adequate? I mean – we find them everywhere. They must be O.K. Don’t they?
No they don’t. See for yourself.
Just look more closely at one of those manufactured cages. Imagine putting your full-grown adult piggie in there. It’s immediately obvious that she takes up a significant quantity of room in there. Now add a nestbox, a hay rack, a water bottle and a feed dish – simply to make the environment more comfortable for your pets. Clearly there’s no room to move around – no room for exercise – no room to run, romp or roam. And that’s without toys or other accessories.
It has been said before: Making your piggy live in one of those cramped pet store guinea pig cages is like someone making you live your whole life in your bathroom.
And remember:
There’s supposed to be at least two pigs in there – so now, in your mental picture, select a buddy to be in there with you – 24/7.
And to complicate matters even more – you and your buddy are sitting there quietly in your bathroom habitat and your owner decides that it’d be a superb idea to put a kitchen table and a refrigerator in there with you – just to make things more “comfortable” for you. Aren’t you beginning to feel a little like a lab guinea pig stuffed into a rodent cage?
And there’s the root of the difficulty. Guinea pigs have an unfortunate history as lab test animals. Actually the term “guinea pig” is still regularly used to refer to someone who is being used as a test subject. Due to this unfavorable past history, I believe that many guinea pig cages were initially engineered to contain guinea pigs in labs. That is – they were first invented to store guinea pigs – not to comfortably and safely house them. Cavy Spirit – a well respected guinea pig rescue organization calls standard pet store cages “glorified litter boxes”. (Apparently, the pet store cage is not only like you sitting in your bathroom – but also like your pig sitting in their bathroom.)
The solution? You actually know the answer” C&C (cubes and Coroplast) guinea pig cages. 2×4 guinea pig cages are around 10.3 square-feet – just perfect for two pigs. Go longer if you can – or add an additional story or two – the bigger, the better. Treat your piggies right. Build your cubes and Coroplast guinea pig cages from scratch or order a kit from a reputable online seller like BlueStoneCommerce.
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