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Oinker Inn by Linda Lee
Pigs in pink! This is a fun and inexpensive theme to my redesigned C and C cage. (The prior cage was the Blue Birds of Paradise.) All I needed was a king-size dust ruffle, pink felt, and a little fabric paint: a fresh, new theme cage for my six little oinkers.

Information on making a "Cubes and Coroplast" cage may be found at: www.cavycages.com.

Date(s): March 3, 2004. Album by Kathy: themecages@aol.com. Photos by Linda Crane. 1 - 15 of 15 Total.
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2 x 6 grid C and C cage. For the walls, I purchased a wood pig and posters from eBay. I gave the wood pig a fresh coat of pink paint. I purchased a king-size dust ruffle on clearance at K-Mart for $12. I cut off the ruffle part and sewed it to my cage.

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I bought one yard of pink felt, drew a pig on it, copied some more, and cut them out. I put a little pink fabric paint around the ears and nose and made a curly tail. I used black paint for the eyes. I pinned the felt pigs onto the dust ruffle so I can remove them later with ease.

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I purchased three pig night lights for their room.

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I added this new wall hanging behind the cage. Looks cute!

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Left side top level with beautiful tropical fish hammock and pouch made by Jenn.

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This is the top level on the right-hand side. Cassia is running around checking everything out. I made the Easter-egg hammock (yep, I actually made one).

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The ramp is shown here without the towels so you can see I can hold up the bottom grids with a snap, then I can clean under it easily. I use clothes pins to hold the folded towels or fleece in place on the ramp.

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Under the bottom bended-grid ramp is a fun tunnel to run through or hang out in. I can catch them in there easily too.

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This overhead shot shows the right-hand side of the cage. Smile, Sierra! (What a camera mooch.)

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I made this pink-pig cozy to match my cage! This is amazing,
I hope you know.


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My numero #1 favorite pig, Shannah, gets to try it first.

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The Oinker Inn room is repainted: two shades of green to match lettuce and kale!

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The green shows a bit darker than it really is. Still planning on adding a new curtain around the cage.

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Happy residents of the Oinker Inn!

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View of lower-left side of cage.