DIY Vivs & a new addition

Redswife on December 28th 2011, 4:32 pm

Hey everyone, im DIYING a stack of vivs. 3 vivs high. Im looking for some insight into sizes, basically im looking at the viv being 3 ft long inside and 1ft 5.72inch wide. looks huge when i measure it however im unsure. Im thinking of making it 2 ft high and putting in a second story.

The reason being, i had an email from a friend who can no longer keep her hog. Hes lovely, 2 and a half and my house already being a zoo and having uno holly hog i agreed!

any insight would be very greatful.

K x

miffy on January 2nd 2012, 9:40 am

Welcome to the forum, please put up pictures of your hedgehog when you get it. I know there are some posts on the forum about DIY vivs with pictures etc, have a look at these and it might give you the inspiration you need to build your own. My Brambles lives in zoozone, but i think at some point I will make him a DIY viv with levels as well.

happyhogs on January 2nd 2012, 10:03 am

remember that an exercise wheel is required and if it is an upright design, like a Silent Spinner or Comfort Wheel, these need about 14 to 16 inches clearance to allow free movement and for them to stand in a litter tray so if you have a second floor in a two foot high viv, it will need to be higher than half way or not a full length level.

Redswife on January 3rd 2012, 12:05 pm

Oh yes iv been through looking up hogs before i got to Holly. So iv had that experience already, but thank you Smile

Emagask on January 3rd 2012, 12:45 pm

Unsure of whether you wanted a biggen but I've come accross a bloke on preloved who does different size variums that he makes.

http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/104040273/vivarium-stack.html

I'm planning on buying one as £140 really isn't a lot of money for the use it will make and I get 4 vivariums out of it!..

I'm planning on knocking holes through the bases on three of them, and using tunnels to link all 3 sections together to house my Degu's as they need floor space over height.. so I think this will make them very happy to have a little Degu mansion big smile

The bottom or top section could be used for my hog.. and the spare vivarium I already am housing Maisie can be used for any other purpose as I've been debating signing up for the carer's appeal Dink recently posted on.

Think may use the bottom one for the degus for a big foraging box, loads of hay and toys Very Happy

and the top one for Maisie Smile

Amy-Cardiff on January 11th 2012, 9:11 pm

Emagask wrote:Unsure of whether you wanted a biggen but I've come accross a bloke on preloved who does different size variums that he makes.

http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/show/104040273/vivarium-stack.html

I'm planning on buying one as £140 really isn't a lot of money for the use it will make and I get 4 vivariums out of it!..

Thanks for posting the link, I hope he posts them there regularly as this looks perfect! big smile

Amy-Cardiff on January 11th 2012, 9:31 pm

Ah actually it seems it's not high enough to fit a Silent Spinner and tray. Shame, it looked really good.

Emagask on January 11th 2012, 9:40 pm

He does custom built vivariums by the way as I emailed him on preloved to ask how much a delivery would be from yorkshire to manchester.
big smile

x

Emagask on January 12th 2012, 9:39 am

Just thought I would share my pictures of my new Degu cage my dad spent the last two days slaving over big smile

Sorry they are on the side I couldn't rotate the images sad

Top part of cage (more ventalation will be added)

Bottom half.

My Degus are made up big smile

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