Marty Saying thanks for his new cage I made him

[Peaches]

After a couple of days of sawing, drilling, screwing and procrastinating here's what I managed to build for Marty.



I've had Marty for just over a month now and here is a picture of his first nap on me during his playtime while I was trying to work on my computer.

 

[Andrea]

It looks great and he is adorable! Two things though...chins should not have constant access to cuttlebone and pine cones should not be given unless the sap has been totally removed. Cuttlebone can be given as a supplement if the chin has a calcium deficiency but otherwise it is not needed and it can cause calcium deposit problems (ie- kidney stones). A sign of a calcium deficiency is generally white or pale yellow teeth. Their teeth should be dark orange-yellow. Also, I can't tell but do you have paper towels in his cage? No newspaper or paper towel should be used as they can ingest it and become impacted. Only fabric that should be used is anti-pill fleece. Other than that it looks great . You did a fantastic job for the little guy!

 

[jfleenor2]

So cute! Well done on the cage!

 

[mishellyshel]

awww........he is precious. the cage looks great!

 

[dayofhope]

I want to make a cage kind of like that. Was it hard? How much was it to make? It looks great, though. And that's an adorable picture of Marty.

 

[Siany]

Looks great, ive got that cage and my chinnies love it

 

[Peaches]

@ TrioOfFluff. Thanks for the advice I'll take the cuttle bone out and maybe just offer it to him once a week or so. I didn't realise they weren't allowed to have them 24/7. As for the pine cone I'm pretty sure all the sap is gone since I got this cone with Marty from the breeder, it looks really dried out but he's not much of a fan of it anyway. As for the paper, that's newspaper in his litter box and the paper is secured underneath a metal grating which I got from the levels that his old cage came with. He can't really get to the paper very easily and I don't think he will want to since there is always a few spots of pee on it.

@ Dayofhope I brought the metal part of the cage from a auction site in New Zealand for $70 and then spent about $10-$15 on untreated boxing wood. To secure the wood to the cage I spent maybe $15 on screws and washers. I used large 1/4" washers and reasonably long screws. The bridge and bendy house in his cage are made from apple tree wood which I cut myself from our back yard, I just drilled 2 holes in each piece of wood and ran wire through to make the structure. I got a massive roll pf wire from the hardware store for about $10 and I've got a heap left over which I've been making hanging toys with out of more apple, pear wood, egg cartons and toilet rolls stuffed with hay.