Guinea Pig Cages

What is the best cage to keep your piggies in? There are lots of pet store options, but mostly they’re not good for guinea pigs.

We originally kept our piggies in the typical pet store cage, but that was too small for them. When we took them out for floor time, they ran laps and popcorned all over the place, so we built a table to hold a cage made from grids you could get a target at that time.

We did half of it with bedding and half of it with a blanket that could easily be washed to save money and give them something different. For bedding, you shouldn’t use bedding made from cedar or pine. The oils are now believed to be harmful for the cavies. We used the bedding that was made from recycled paper with old newspaper underneath it to make it easier to clean out the bottom. They liked nibbling on the newspaper too.

The cage we kept them in was 4 feet by 8 feet. When it was ready, and we first put them in there, they ran laps for what seemed like forever. We were also able to put multiple igloos in there so they could have their own when they didn’t want to share one.