Recently I reconfigured my guinea pigs cage and needed to get new coroplast because the shape was going to be different. I went to the hardware store and when I found the right aisle, I saw a bunch of yard signs on close out. What once were large yard signs for $12.99 each are now the coroplast for my new cage. I got them for FORTY CENTS EACH! (And Herman and Harriet don't mind their cage says "Drive like your kids live here" around the edges. ) :D

I wish knew this back when I had my 2 boys if so they would be way happier

I used the connectors at first and first couple times I redid cages I realized they were heck to take apart. Just were a pain all around.

Yesterday we had to bring one of my piggies on a emergency vet visit because she got pneumonia and wasnt eating her veggies and was very inactive but she got her medicine and is starting her way to recovery! Wish me and my piggy luck! 💕

Great videos! My family and I enjoy watching them and learning more about our piggies.

This is literally life. Thank you Scotty! You're absolutely amazing and this will come in handy for me in the future!

Hello Scotty. I absolutely adore guinea pigs as well. Thank you for your wonderful generosity. ❤️

Upgrading my girls to one of these today! I cannot wait to see/feel the reward of them running in a bigger space. Thanks for being so clear & calm. Great for listening 😊

This is so good, I finally understand how do the plastic lining. Thank you Scott 🌸

Love this video. I don't have a C&C cage for our guinea pigs yet but defintely plan to get it in the future. This really helps.

i’m getting piggies and this is the best video i’ve seen on a c&c cage by far! love your channel! it’s so so helpful and informative. it gives me all the information i need. thank you!💖

Really great video. Thanks! I've been debating getting rid of the connectors for a while now. So frustrated with them. You've finally convinced me to go for it. 🐹❤

Hi Scott, off topic but I wanted to share some happy news. My husband and myself love animals and we suddenly were faced with a single male guinea pig "Stout" that needed a home. He is a gorgeous silky teddybear. We also are gearing up for a big move to Fl. Our research and just knowing animals gave us a heavy heart him being alone. Funny that we found you a few days ago and watched several of your posts, bonding guinea pigs were a great interest tho we had planned on trying to find him a friend after the move. Two days ago I ran into a lady, wierd, my whole life no guinea pig exposure and I get a rescue then this lady with a few males that need a home. We took the leap and brought "Hops" home. We scurried and set up a neutral space for introduction, had treats and a towel ready, and cleaned the new home really well. It went SO well. Thanks so much, I think, haha, now I have 2 to move 600 miles ❤

This man is so knowledgeable. I want to build a cage for my two young guineas. The cage I got is nowhere near big enough as they grow so I have a play pen they run around in all day and they just go in their cage at night. We have been planning on building our own and all the diy setups I’ve seen need wood and power tools. I can’t do that lol. Also he is super easy on the eyes and when he kisses their heads oh my goodness. 😍

well explained, quick and simple! I will be moving soon and totally showing this to my fiance so he can build the cage n have it ready when the piggies and I arrive!

I recently made a huge new cage for my 3 girls and this is exactly how i did it and they love it. today is there first cage cleaning with the new cage so that should be fun :)

Super video, extremely informative and easy to follow.

I haven’t owned a pig in many...MANY years, and have no plans to get one. Yet here I am at 3am armed with the knowledge to build one a great home and no idea how I got here. Thanks! This was interesting!

Best building video I found wish I would have found it before I built the current cage :( but when it’s time to remodel we are going to do your step by step Thank You!

Very thankful for this!

This was such a helpful video!!! Thank you ❤

Great Info Scott Thank You!!! Mine is more like skinnypigs1. I made a standing (all C&C) cage that has storage underneath.

You are great, I really like all the points you made. Thanks

♥ It the ones on Amazon look two small and they only had a few to choose from. Thank you Scottie!!!!!!

Recently got a pair of sweet ladies, and my friend who already had a piggy got a companion for hers. Your videos are a life saver, ive learned so much and my little Piggies are much happier for it! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

This is such a great idea, thanks Scott! Now i know what will be best to do for my girls.

Good tips on how to put together a good C & C Cage very nice Scotty.

That's great. I've bought my panels so nearly ready to go. Corroplast to order now xx

I have a 6 pannel kid playyard Im going to convert to a home! Thanks for the tips! Coraplast is what I need

Than you!! I love your ideas, I follow up all the time

Thanks for this video. This helped alot. I have a Midwest cage for my guinea piggie drake but I want to go bigger and this was perfect. Going to get the supplies this weekend with my son 😁

Thank you! I'm redoing my piggies' C&C today (minor changes compared to what you do)... Wish me luck. This was very helpful!!

I’m going to make this for my piggie pretty soon :D it’s gonna be amazing!!thank you so much for the video!

Few, for a second when you said pine shaving I got scared. When you said kill and dried I got so relieved 😅

Great !! So helpful scotty! I wish I could’ve had a bigger house and the material when I had my two other girls 🤗💜

Thank you!! This came very handy when setting up my piggies cage 🤗🤗

This is an awesome video, we are getting a cage like this just because of this video, Thank you!!

Hi Scotty thank you for the video

Cool hook up, thanks 👍

Missed ya Scotty..great video for newbies ☺️🙃

i love watching your vids. even though i can't have a piggy, i learn alot.

Gonna be taking on the challenge of making my first C&C cage soon, this was really helpful! :)

Thank you so much for this. I bought a two story rabbit hutch for my single boy a year ago so he would have room to bond with a buddy. They bonded and have been together almost a year now. The hutch had no bottom so I used chloroplast to make a bottom. Now I am making a new bottom the right way. I’m also going to make a cage like yours, but with a cover, for an alternate cage for when I am home and can keep them safe. Though I’m not sure where I will put it yet. I have dogs that would eat my piggies, so the hutch is safer when no one’s home. Plus the hutch fits in a room that provides more people contact with the piggies. The dogs can also visit them safely. My piggies love the dogs, they just wouldn’t be safe together in the less secure C & C cage.

I finally made my Striper and Junior a C&C cage. The grids were 12x12 though. Couldn't find the 14x14 ones locally, and didn't want to wait around for Amazon shipping. At the moment, they have a 24x48 inch cage and they are just loving the hell out of it. They are really loving being able to see exactly what is going on around them now.

My guineas live in a decent sized rabbit cage, but I ordered my grids yesterday there coming in today, can’t wait for my guineas to live in a cage they deserve...my Guineas say thanks Scotty!

Thanks this was really helpful!

Very helpful video! I am considering building one of these cages for my two baby pigs, but It would need a top because we have a curious cat.

Thanks for posting this!! Very helpful! My 6 piggies will enjoy this :)

I needed this

Honestly I’ve been watching your videos for maybe 6 hours or so and they are very informative I’m rescuing two male guineas from a neighbor that doesn’t seem interested. You got my subscription I will check back frequently for more tips and tricks to giving these guys the best life they can get! Thanks Scotty you’re the best!

I love your vids you helped me soooo much thanks scotty

I use cable ties and dog lead clips so that I can open up the front of the cage for easy cleaning. I also use linmon tables from ikea.

That's exactly the way I build my cages! I immediately toss those connectors when I open the box of grids. Lol Nice vid Scotty :)

I am bowing at your feet!! So much USABLE good information!

Wow this video helped me out a lot!

Thanks man! This was really helpful!

good advice will defenetly do that

Imma need this for when I get 2 Guinea pigs, taking a break from a bad experience I had

ehhhhh I love the connectors + zip ties. especially since I have storage under the cage. But I also dont move the cage around often so they dont come undone. I also travel home once a month and the connectors are easy to use to make a temporary cage for a weekend.

You posted this just as my confusing box of cage supplies arrived. Thanks! Less intimidated now lol .

The only thing I missed was how to best cut the holes in the coroplast walls to put the zip ties through. I’m guessing an exacto blade would work! 😊 I’m about to cut my board- we zip tied the wires together last night! This morning I’ll buy fleece and the absorption layer to make the bedding and then I will be ready to bring our new piggy a rescued friend! Thank you, Scottie, for all your help!

Great vid!

Thanks Scotty! I love watching your videos. Even when I think I know everything there is to know about the topic I ALWAYS learn something new! Oh btw Everyone loves my Scottys Animals T-Shirt and so do I. 💖

I've just ordered all the things to do a C&C cage and I am SO EXCITED for my piggies to get their new home 🤩😂 Thanks for this, lots of great tips for novices like me! Been wanting to do a C&C cage for about 6/7 years now and I finally took the plunge 😂

Thank you very helpful video 👍

Thanks it helped!

This is great! thank you!!

Thank you!!

I want to thank you for your advice. After watching you and Saschka, I realized my boy's cages were way too small, and I didn't know about the boy's bottom pouch. I cleaned my boys up and just built them each a cage, using your video! They used to be bonded, but now they fight. I think space was the issue. I'm too afraid to put them back together. I'm in Ohio. It cost me $160 to build two cages and get the table. Thank you!

Great vid scotty

OMG that is a wonderful wealth of information

Yes! I tell people all the time to throw their connectors away and just use zip ties! Not only for the reasons you state, but they are knuckle busters!

Thank you, this is very helpful! 🐹

the connector are pretty but are not structually sound (like a load bearing poster) :) This was great. A lot of people freak out when it comes to the coroplast and mapping it out. My first one was a disaster, had to recut. Did not allow for folds. Doh.

Yes Scott!💕

My 3 boys have a 2x4 cage with the grids they are zip ties together, and are so spoiled! I got to get 2 more water bottled and more chews and houses tho! Happy I change there cage : ) if any ones wondering there names are prince, nugget and Oreo

Awesome video! Do you have a video or can you make a video on how to get piggies to like veggies? I just recently got two sweet girls but haven t had any luck getting them to eat anything other than pellets and hay.

This was... I don't know if you realize how helpful the videos you and the rest of the LA rescue crew really are! I foolishly bought a very pretty cage at a pet shop only to realize I'm a dummy and it was wayyy smaller than my piggies need! I now have created a solid 15 square foot c&c for my girls based on this video. Ty Scotty!

Great!! Love it!

Hi Scotty I was told that pine shavings is NOT good for piggies and that ASPEN is a better wood choice by my vet. Thoughts on this, I also am using fleece liners on another cage from Guinea Pig Dad. So much easier for cleaning. Love your setups.

You talked about squeezing your water bottle to get the air out so it doesnt drip. What do I do about my glass Kaytee water bottle. Drives me batty trying to keep it from dripping! Lol! Love your videos!! I have learned so much!!! Thanks!!!

... I have those panels. Sweet I just need the base and zip ties for my (eventual) cage. I'd have to check on the size I can do tho

Thanks , I will sure that kind of bedding. MR

This inspired me to build this cage for my 2 boy piggies but i’m having a hard time finding the coroplast sheets big enough to cover the whole bottom

Oh my god thank-you so much!

this is very usfull thank you

Sir you are a real geunie pig lover #Love From India#

hey, very simple and well explained, scotty. am i allowed to put it on my homepage?

I think it is more of "your way" rather than "the right way". Which is fine, I put together cc cages several ways and I like the three I have now.

I only use a few for stability, and i use oven gloves,( mine even have fingers!) to press them in or remove them. Much kinder to hands and fingers! The gloves are old one's I keep for connectors! 😂 NOT for taking the roast potatoes out!! 😂

Thank u Scotty I'm thinking about buying a c and c cage

Wish I saw this before I made my 2x4 up with those damn clip things, going to just get rid of them now as they do nothing and just stick to cable ties

I am going to make a c&c cage for my two guinea pigs Oakley and Oribt

This is super nice. I wonder if this cage would work for bunnies?

Hi Scotty, I really enjoy your videos. I followed the links you provided but am not sure how many cubes I should be buying or what size of coroplastic you used.

I just orders supplies and I'm gonna make it tomarow, my piggy will be alot happier 🙃

Husband made the cage for our guinea pig (Bacon) noticed homedepot had colorplast sheets. Inside the cage 54x38 so husband having to make hand made one. Sure it would been cheaper to buy a cc cage. The main problem we have was that wouldn't be sturdy enough if our pit/lab mix would hit the cage accidentally doing her zoomies (chaotic already) would definitely collapsed. Cats (ones a chunk) that nosy or like lay on stuff. This way both be safe doing their zoomies. Think the animals more spoilt than us humans. Thanks for showing us how to figure out how use it.

I only zip tie mine too. Hate them connectors lol

Any tips to build a divider for my boys who don’t get a long as well as a loft for each one? I’m planning a 2X6 for them so each will have 2x3 to run around.

So I finally got my piggies into their nicely sized C&C cages side by side since they fight. Now I have a new problem. They are both chewing the coroplast, one more than the other. I make sure they have fresh hay, pellets, daily veggies and hay based chew treats always available. Plus they each have a hay based hard tunnel-rack that they do chew as well. The one just seems to prefer the coroplast. I don't know how to stop them. Any suggestions would be appreciated.