| Guinea Pig C&C Cage - How it was built and what supplies you will need - please read on for a full list! Here is my new and improved Guinea Pig Cage. I've added to it to make it nearly twice the size! I thought i'd write about how it was built as a lot of people here in the UK find it really hard to source the materials. Hope this helps for the people thinking of building one, it has made such a difference to the happiness of my pigs. They LOVE it! Before sourcing my materials I searched through many different guinea pig forums and it seems that here in the UK materials are hard to source. I checked with B&Q, Screwfix, Wilkinsons, Argos, Homebase, Wickes, Home Bargains, B&M Bargains, JTF (wholesales) and other local random hardware shops but could not find the actual cubes anywhere. I found a few on the internet (see list below) Modular Wire Cube Displays from www.displaysense.co.uk £1.76 exc.vat per panel (as of Jan 2010 special offer with 10% off all cube systems) Postage is £7.95 for 3 day service. Safco Wire Cubes Storage System from buy-stationery.co.uk £40.89 inc. vat delivery is an additional £4.99 (20 x 14" panels) Wire Mini Grid Panel System from www.shopfittingsonline.co.uk £22 + vat@ £3.85 delivery is an additional £10 (17 x 14" panels) Chrome Plated Mesh Cube System from caranco.co.uk £2.45 per 14" panel This site has a good selection of sizes to choose from and you can buy individual grids. When I was looking to purchase I priced mine up on all of these ... |
