Building a Cage out of IKEA tables | GuineaDad

[@GuineaDad]

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[@AEBwatch]

Pee pads can be tossed but what do you do with the fleece??? seems more expensive than other healthy options

[@GuineaDad]

@@AEBwatch I can confidently say GuineaDad Liner is the healthiest option. Since you can reuse the liner, it also ends up being less expensive. We have a videos in the GuineaDad Liner playlist that explains both.

[@kasiagluchowska8675]

Do you guys also sell the small liner in the middle?? ❤️🤗

[@carladessin2875]

Il son beau et trop mignon 🌹🌹je suis fane

[@johnnyx916]

Im planning on building a half size... What are the dimensions of the first half of the acrylic where the door is located?

[@icantthinkofaname442]

Guineadad: working hard making a cage Guinea pigs: we need a break

[@GuineaDad]

lol

[@gunnarsandberg8132]

People like this , taking care of animals like they do, deserves only the best !!

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you so much! #spreadinglove

[@error404m]

I used the bottom of a IKEA KURA bed to make a pen. The total size comes up at 200 x 90cm. It's too big for a Guineadad liner, so I stitched my own fleece liners, but we have a good supply of the small Guinea Dad pee pads, which keeps their hideys comfortable. On Amazon Japan, they are subject to big price fluctuations, but recently they went down again so I got another 3.

[@GuineaDad]

Lol 🤣🤣

[@silverleaf15]

Dang all this hard work DIYing a cage for your piggies really shows how much you personally care about pets as a business. Also, I love your products and I love even more how it’s run by handsome Asian men 😉

[@GuineaDad]

Haha, thank you. All of us here really care about what we do and hope to make a better place for pets around the world. I am really glad that you felt that as well 😊

[@MarrisaPlays]

I love their products and i still dont have any haha. One day Ill save up enough

[@DaciaVance]

As a business?? You mean as respect to a living creature, right? I don't think GuineaDad is all about profit. He shows he loves animals just because.

[@ameliaforgey871]

@@DaciaVance I agree, he loves his girls too much that he got this idea to share these wonderful products to others who love guinea pigs as well. To add, don't mind spending their money for their furry babies. I have one boy and three girls and i love to spend my money on them rather than on me!

[@missssmarie1763]

I've redone my guinea pig cage so many times lol thank you for such a detailed video and for listing everything you purchased!

[@GuineaDad]

I am glad to hear that it was fun and helpful! I think always redoing the cage is GuineaDad and GuineaMom thing lol

[@mszoomy]

Love it!! Didn't take long for them to devour the garden

[@GuineaDad]

haha yes, like 2 minutes 😂😂

[@mszoomy]

@@GuineaDad it's was cute while it lasted. Fresh herb plants are expensive, best to start a little garden on your porch and give them cuttings as a treat. Such a cute idea tho

[@dianya7]

GuineaDad could you remove the planters after they’re done and let the regrow? Or did they dig them up/munch them too much to do that?

[@pook-xi4yu]

I’ve been thinking about building a guinea pig cage, for my two g-pigs and this was really helpful, and also helped with cage ideas, I had no idea what I should do for the cage, so thank you for the idea and DIY vid!

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you so much for watching and leaving us this message 😊 I am so glad it helped!

[@amirawales874]

@@GuineaDad I have 2 dogs that I must watch over do you have a suggestion to protect them at the top. Should I use chicken wire?

[@crochet4life331]

@@amirawales874 I think chicken should work or maybe glass or wood that properly ventilated

[@ameliaforgey871]

Guineadad, even though you have that 36.1K subscribers, your videos are most loved! 288,760 views! So keep making them! Your videos is what I watch over and over in the morning before work and in the evening after work as a coping mechanism for my daily ever stressful but rewarding job at the rehab center. So, thankful that you making them. I kid you not!

[@beverleybalshaw9119]

Wow!! This type of home for piggies is definitely the way forward! I've watched your video over and over, and I've set my mind on doing this for my 3 girls. Just think, no more hay escaping through the cubes and poops getting stuck in the connectors! lol !😂. Piggie condo here we come! 🐹. Oh, and I'm pretty nifty with D.I.Y. A million thanks for the inspiration! I'll hop on for instructions as I go along!👍

[@beverleybalshaw9119]

Hi Guinea Dad. I just wanted to ask what mm is your plexi-glass ? (in thickness) before I order mine.

[@beverleybalshaw9119]

Hi Guinea Dad. Up-date on building the new home for my piggies. All I need now is the plexi-glass! I've actually built it right up to that point, water-proof lining, joined the tables with brackets (joined tables first THEN lined the floor! lol)I just have to go to the hard-ware with my measurements for the plexi glass, I didn't want to risk getting the glass first and messing up! I can already tell it's going to look stream-lined and sleek, no more 'cagey' looking !! I honestly can't thank you enough for your inspiration!👍🏆. Thank You! 😘

[@MrDricci83]

It looks so much better!

[@dianya7]

How wonderful! I don’t even have guinea pigs and I loved watching this. They’re very lucky to have you as a piggy dad! 🌸🥰

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you

[@mem5567]

I lov how u take care of those beautiful animals. Lov seeing that in guys

[@ld6031]

Really good! We found our "Stuff" from the treasure trove. 2 big cabinets (20€ for each of them). Now we have a 4 m long cage and our Guinea pigs love it! Even the older one are running around and popcorning. Love it.

[@GuineaDad]

That's awesome! Thank you for sharing :)

[@kasiagluchowska8675]

You are absolutely amazing at making DIYS for Your amazing GuineaPigs!!❤️🤗

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@filippa2785]

Great! Might try this for my piggies that I’ll be getting soon, I’m so excited

[@GuineaDad]

I am so excited for you! 😊😊

[@rachell381]

Who in the world would dislike this?? It’s so wholesome ❤️

[@richardpontello3181]

Great DIY. I can tell you work so hard for those piggies of yours! Your products also are great! Love the fleece liners so do my piggies!!

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you so much for your support and compliment 😊😊😊

[@raquelbest5840]

Wow you are crafty the girls seem very ☺ with the new home.

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you 😊 they are enjoying it very much!

[@heyhoneyy]

My pigs would have eaten all the plants and had dirt across the entire cage lol

[@GuineaDad]

That's exactly what they did in an hour or so. Had to get rid of the pot.

[@angelgarcia1178]

Awww the Piggy's are so cutee!!💗💗

[@heidismith6148]

Love it. Thanks for sharing. Your babies are adorable

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you for watching! I will let the girls know :)

[@dawnsullivan6233]

What a great idea to put in natural plants I hope you’re going to add some enrichment places for them to sleep and tunnels

[@GuineaDad]

Of course. I wouldn't want to get the side eye by not giving them several places to hide out!

[@beverleybalshaw9119]

@@GuineaDad Side Eye!! 🤣🤣

[@katnew4408]

Man you people really love your little piggys

[@GuineaDad]

Yes, we do. 😍

[@AshleyJohnson-xg5fo]

I like the use of pegboard. This would work well for baby pigs but I would definitely need coroplast still because one of my girls loves wee on the walls of the cage. Also, I saw someone ask about getting the smell from the bedding. I had the same issue and vinegar didn’t work (I guess my pigs are extra funky). What finally did the trick was adding 1/3 cup of washing soda to each load. It’s like baking soda on steroids and it’s cheap.

[@GuineaDad]

Thanks for watching!

[@FeatherBeautiful]

aww! This is really cute! I'm glad I found your channel!

[@GuineaDad]

Aww, thank you :)

[@sheldonrosenbergiii702]

Your guinea pigs are so cute

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@Kt-cn2rq]

😆 spoilt babies. I like the idea. If I had the other cage I would reused the panels and attached it to the back instead of the peg boards. Have cats so I would have do something like that with a lid. It's a cool idea.

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you! 😊

[@lupym801]

I used 3 Lack tables for mine!! The height is perfect. Nice set up!

[@GuineaDad]

That sounds awesome!

[@lupym801]

@@GuineaDad it turned out very nice! And not very expensive, love it!

[@Myworld-ts6bc]

These guinea pigs is beautiful💖💖💖

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you!

[@PotatoTomato_4]

Those guinea pigs will certainly eat everything they find!

[@GuineaDad]

haha, I guess that's why they were named guinea PIGs 😘

[@awex2276]

I dont even have anything close to a Guinea pig but I'm so glad I found this channel. I have reptiles and wish to create something as awesome as you have!

[@GuineaDad]

That sounds awesome :)

[@aliahbarin4010]

I got our liners last wheek get it wheek well the liner is amazing my three g pigs love them

[@TheSaraibsb]

What a cool cage and the girls look like they loved it!!❤️

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you! Yup, I think they love it too 😊

[@pandazontok]

The teamwork here is amazing!

[@savannairis7580]

Love the Idea, with that much space you could double the width of the cage but I see you let them free roam so really not a problem

[@GuineaDad]

Yup, they have more space per guinea pig than most 😊

[@zuzur5194]

So creative, and very beautiful guineas

[@GuineaDad]

Thanks!

[@blessedinabadlife9163]

Thanks for the AMAZING idea I have been trying to think how to do my custom cage and you just taught me !!

[@GuineaDad]

Glad to be helpful!

[@awarenessvillage]

That's an awesome piggie enclosure!!!

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you!

[@denisaknazikova5075]

Hello from Slovakia! I love your piggies!They are so amazing!

[@GuineaDad]

OooooOo thank you for watching from Slovakia! 👍👍

[@sarahanyre]

What Continent is your country - your American friend Sarah

[@denisaknazikova5075]

@@sarahanyre Europe

[@susanaponte1579]

Beautiful! What a great job you guys did! Your girls are in piggy heaven, I love the herbs in the planter pots, or rather, the piggies loved them!!

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you! We are also growing bunch of barley grass because this one was destroyed in matter of minutes :)

[@veronica4745]

Brilliantly done

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you, Veronica!

[@kathydiaz2893]

I have been struggling with a tone of different ideas for my girls diy cage as an upgrade from their 3 cage midwest cage system and now i see my vision. Ty u so much for this and we are building this for our 4 girls at the end of this month!!

[@GuineaDad]

Oh that's awesome! Happy to hear that our DIY cage idea helped 😄

[@kathydiaz2893]

@@GuineaDad it helped a ton and i have saved the supply list. I the 2 amazon itms in my cart the lowes items in that cart and Ikea in Atlanta here we come in 2 weeks lol i cant wait to build this more our babies 😄😄😄

[@Maya-ud4se]

Kathy Diaz I live in Atlanta too!

[@yakialva837]

I’m stoked!

[@GuineaDad]

👍

[@DomaniquesDiary]

Such a great idea! Loved this video!

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you so mich for watching! Glad to hear you like it 😊😊

[@tiktokvids1638]

Great Job !! Cute piggies !!

[@evevouchlovzs9613]

Coucou ! J'adore cette cabane, elle est jolie, simple et épurée. Géniale pour des petits animaux...

[@emilydanoob868]

The plants: NOOOO PLS STOP Amazing work!! 😍

[@GuineaDad]

The Plants: NOOOOOOOOO MY PRECIOUS LEAVES Guinea Pigs: YUMMY IN MY TUMMY

[@emilydanoob868]

@@GuineaDad lol 😂

[@ElCanalDePanque]

So nice!!! I love it

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you! 😊

[@earthgreatspirt6633]

This was so cute💕For my 15th birthday two months ago I got 8 Guineapigs haha my mom and grandma got me them without knowing that they both were getting me piggies I have 26 now and they are so cute I have a extra room just for my piggies it has toys and play areas food and water and lots of tunnels it’s a small room but it works perfectly for them and my mom and I took the door off and replaced it with an Dog fence so you can open and close it basically the whole room is there cage haha but it has Waterproof rugs underneath💕I really love this guys keep up the good work and say hi to your piggies mine says hi to them haha 6:47 I have plants too for them the love it so much it’s really good for them💕💕💕

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you for watching Kayla 😊

[@earthgreatspirt6633]

GuineaDad You welcome😁😁😁🌼

[@cindyleeger]

Great team work!

[@GuineaDad]

Yup!

[@laurenb3928]

Love it! So cute. Thanks for the idea! I want to make something like this for my piggies!

[@lrkepetersen5271]

Loved the video and it was a AMAZING cage that you build maybe put a tunnel and a hiding place for the guinea pigs👏❤️

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you for the sweet comment :) Really appreciate it!

[@gannondhjdhdsjdhdss5384]

This is such a cool idea!

[@GuineaDad]

Thanks!

[@Catslife-tv]

c'est magnifique ! thanks from France

[@GuineaDad]

Merci beaucoup! 😄

[@dawnsullivan6233]

It looks really great

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you! 😊

[@NatashiaPickett]

Such a great idea, I currently have the C&C cage as well. They are soooo cute!!!💖 My Nugget may need an upgrade too. Thanks for sharing!🙌🏾

[@dlrob3653]

Your piggies are SO adorable - and spoiled rotten - just like they should be 😍 I've watched a LOT of piggy videos (and sugar gliders too - I'm crazy about piggies & suggies💜😍❤) & I have to tell you, your girls are the calmest & most sociable piggies around "hoomans" than all the other piggies I've seen...and that speaks volumes about the manner in which your girls have been raised. I just became a subscriber tonight. I was watching one of the videos put up by Scott (Scotty's Animals) from the LA Piggy Rescue and somehow ended up catching one of yours...and I'm happy that I did❕ I love the way your videos contain humor along with education and information. I look forward to binge watching the rest of your previous vlogs & videos until I'm caught up & can watch them as they're uploaded. 💯 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 👍🏻👍🏻 💥🤛🏻

[@biddnoro2736]

Thanks for the inspiration! It looks great.

[@marie7471]

Ahh what a great idea l definitely going to do this for my piggies. Thank you 🤗

[@GuineaDad]

I am glad it helped :) I can feel that you really care and love your piggies!

[@dianeorrvarstone2139]

Your giving me ideas for extending my piggy home..he will love it..thanks🤗

[@GuineaDad]

Thanks for watching! New ideas are always great :)

[@chloewrenn9873]

I love your pigs

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you!!💗

[@cheniferrichie6488]

What? You deserve way more subscribers this is amazing!

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you Chenifer! You are too sweet

[@LoLaLoNgThEwOrLd]

I kinda copied your idea with the table...(just put three of them next to each other) and this worked SO WELL!! Thank you very much, my piggies are very happy about it, and me too!! :)

[@rebeccaliang538]

so cute

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you 😊

[@karenlozano5511]

Love the plant idea thank you 🙏

[@MarionZsiros]

I don't have guinea pig, but I love this smart idea! Good job!

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you! 😊

[@Sewreal2037]

I love your cage!😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@suegooding1942]

The 29 people who disliked have no souls because guinea pigs are the best!

[@GuineaDad]

I agree 😉😂

[@Funkabull]

Now I want to try and make something like this!

[@GuineaDad]

You should 😉

[@Funkabull]

@@GuineaDad I think so too! :)

[@brentjoannaoglesby9289]

Can I buy some of your awesome work?? This is outstanding! Great job. 👍🏼 My pigs are needing a cage, they're still in one of those small ones. It's only meant for one guinea pig but there are two. I also have another pig that's in a pretty small one.

[@reneechristie9989]

Pretty cool idea

[@nesssa0216]

I've got to make this for my future piggies

[@luluhernandez1873]

OMG How cute!! 😍

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you for watching! 😊

[@ginaramos1195]

Great job loves your g piggies I just got my son 2 and they are so sweet they are in our huge tall ferret cages right now looking into possibly building one I’ve looked and looked and can’t find quite right to buy.

[@GuineaDad]

Hi Gina! That is awesome, welcome to the guinea pig family :) If you are open for DIY, IKEA furniture option like this is good. If you are looking for something modular, and semi/easy DIY, C&C cages are a good option as well - like this one www.offbeatclub.com.

[@acornhomestead3575]

I like the plants but I suspect they'd have it gone in a day like mine. Never thought of pegboard. Great idea

[@GuineaDad]

more like 3 minutes 😂 thanks for watching!

[@ronnie582]

I'm new here I have a piggy I am buying her a friend soon and my dream would be to make a beautiful cage like you here guineadad. Wish me luck!

[@GuineaDad]

Good luck!!

[@jeffreylamendola7220]

great job

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you!

[@guineapigpapa4532]

Where did the side table get used or was it just for the extra legs? I notice the coffee table comes with a shelf I assume you just didn't need/use it?

[@GuineaDad]

You are right, I just used the legs of that side table.

[@nesssa0216]

I was wondering the same thing thank you😂

[@susannabonke8552]

Wonferful Idea!

[@adriftalina6085]

It's a great cage just where are their hideouts!?

[@dontsurroundurselfwithurself]

I love the fresh plant feeding. What kinds of plants are safe to feed to them?

[@urmomisaslayqueen9365]

I love this ❤️

[@astromerias6797]

Did you use the side tables legs to place on the regular coffee tables? Just curious on why the side table is needed?

[@GuineaDad]

It was just for the legs - couldn't find extra legs to purchase at IKEA and side table was the cheapest one with identical legs as the coffee table

[@abitommo1921]

This was so creative though xx

[@GuineaDad]

Thank you for watching 😁😁

[@abitommo1921]

GuineaDad omg u actually replied 😊😊😊

[@GuineaDad]

@@abitommo1921 Of course 😊👍

[@nikkilikes4061]

So Cool! ❤️️

[@GuineaDad]

Thanks for watching, Nikki!

[@bossylow8426]

😍 brilliant 🤩 👍😆

[@GuineaDad]

Thanks 🤗 I am glad you like it. ❤️

[@shellymcdonough6876]

Please come out with your hay boxes I miss them so much

[@GuineaDad]

Will be toward the end of this year if everyone goes as plan 😊

[@charlottewest6271]

Did I miss how you attached the two tables together? Looks great 😍

[@alisonparton5073]

now you have the glass and only the tiny holes in the pack, id put like straw and hay in there :)

[@ashlynwanderer]

the 43 dislikes are from the plants..

[@GuineaDad]

lolol "savages!"

[@Alucard45000]

@Davy WONG 225 now D:

[@guineapigpapa4532]

Maybe looks smaller in the video but looking at one of your earlier ones seems the cage was larger when it was in-front of couch (c&c with mid-west cage connection) seems more rectangular where the older setup was a larger square? If it is smaller how are the piggies liking it? I have a very large cage but considering downsizing to similar to what you have done mostly cause the larger cage is difficult for me to maintain (physically due to mobility issues on my part).

[@GuineaDad]

Thanks for watching. The size of the cage is about the same as 2x6 C&C cages but always has a door always open to a larger space that is about 100 to 150 sq.ft.

[@melissalocke8355]

Fabulous! Did I miss the litterbox tho?

[@one2yipyip]

Very nice set up and GREAT EFFORT! Question on the side, what are u using as bedding? Thanks

[@GuineaDad]

Thanks for watching :) That's a GuineaDad Liner. You can check it out here www.guineadad.com

[@choweepets4707]

Cool cage and nice video! I have a question though, what do I do if I’m washing the liners on heavy duty and extra rinse but the smell is still not coming out? Any tips? I’ll try to clean out the cage more/replace the liners. Thanks so much! I love your liner, and so do my boys! So much easier and cost efficient than bedding!

[@GuineaDad]

I am glad you love the product :) The cause is urine deposits inside the liner, and it's easy to get rid of with "deep cleaning" method. Here is the link to the video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX_NoWSBlKmGfbc

[@choweepets4707]

Ok thanks!

[@jaynguyen1706]

why you dont try the Eco Flake?

[@tulsisevadasi]

@@GuineaDad add vinegar to the wash.

[@heyhoneyy]

I second vinegar in the wash . They say a cup but I do about 1½ to 2

[@Emiliapocalypse]

I watched your grass table build, and now KZbin knows too much. “Pssst...hey...you like plants? You like animals? We got your plants _and_ animals right here!!” :P Love that you grow fresh veg for your peegs! Gotta get your fiber! Ha ha

[@93alicemarie]

How did you make the door for the C&C Cage for them to come out? I been wanting to do it for my pigs but idk how.

[@gracecowen4799]

The music at the beginning 😂 I cant

[@charliedaffin4809]

Where did you get the water absorbent lining from.

[@GuineaDad]

You can check it out here! www.guineadad.com

[@charliedaffin4809]

Thank you, my Guinea pigs currently use sawdust and im thinking of swapping them to fleece and your feeces are the best quality ones ive seen!

[@GuineaDad]

@@charliedaffin4809 Thank you. GuineaDad Liner was created with tons of research, interviews, and testing to get to what it is now. 😊

[@elyse1013]

What is the box of hay I saw in their cage? That would be very handy for my g-pigs.