Sizing Guidance
Minimum cage size recommendations have changed significantly in recent times, due to increased awareness and research into animal welfare by well-known animal welfare bodies such as the RSPCA and Blue Cross Animal Welfare Charity.
Recommended minimum cage size for guinea pigs vary across different animal welfare bodies and rescue centres/branches, and the information below is provided on a best endeavours basis. If you're considering adopting guinea pigs from a local rescue centre, we recommend checking specific sizing guidelines with them directly before purchase, as they may insist on a particular enclosure/run size for specific combinations of pigs.
- The RSPCA's minimum cage size guidelines has increased. They now recommend a minimum of 10,000 cm2 for 2 pigs, equivalent to a floor area of 170cm x 60cm, although this can vary across local RSPCA branches.
- The Blue Cross Animal Welfare Charity's recommended minimum cage size for 2 pigs is a little less at 150x60cm, but they recommend larger if possible.
- Some rescue centres may require larger enclosures for housing 2 male guinea pigs together.
Photos are of the 150x60cm size.
What's Included
- All fixings and Assembly Instructions / Care Instructions included.
- A 250ml tin of pet-safe clear matte water-based wood sealer is included to seal the base floor of your pet home, making it resistant to urine and stains.
- Accessories not included but can be added to your order separately.
- We sell a wood sealer paint brush if you need one.
- We also recommend our Bottle Fixings pack (see photo) for securely attaching a Water Bottle to the timber walls.
Made from Materials
- Made from 20mm solid timber frame, and 18mm solid timber back and side panels.
- 13 x 13mm square galvanised zinc wire mesh on front and roof panels, with the mesh edges covered in a wood trim.
- Plywood base supplied untreated.
Assembly
- Base Unit and Front/Roof panels are pre-assembled.
- Some simple self-assembly required to screw the walls together and attach the roof panel hinges.
- Comes with full Assembly Instructions.
Dimensions
- External dimensions: Length 150cm or 180cm, Width 60cm, Height 40cm (without roof) or 42cm (with roof),
- Internal dimensions: Length 146cm or 176cm, Width 56cm, Height 38cm, Internal base depth 7.5cm.
J Ghosley –
Beautifully crafted cage for my two female guinea pigs, Exceptional customer service.
Many thanks.
L Platt –
We recently bought the XL cage from yourselves which our piggies love. We were wondering whether we could add another level to it with a ramp as they sometimes like their own space.
The cage is excellent quality and very well made, it was a pleasure to deal with you.
Lorna
G Tozer –
Hi there, we recently bought one of your guinea pig homes, which we love! I was wondering if it’s possible to add on in the future another level?
Many thanks, and bravo on a lovely product 🙂
REPLY: Hi Grace and Lorna. Many thanks for your kind words! Yes it is possible to add another level. We’ve just recently added this as a new product which you can find here: https://www.hamster-homes.com/shop/pet-home-additional-tier/.