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» Thu Apr 25, 2019 4:07 am
I have been looking for a solution to the problem I was having with a shelter for Sammy and Dean. I had a sheet of polywall that I had cut a piece of and rolled into a tunnel for Mr Bubbles and Scruffy to run through or hide in during floor time. It was suitable, but not the best long term solution. They chew on it quite a bit despite the wood block I have in there for them. The houses I have for the other two won't work for Sam and Dean. They are decent sized, but not big enough for two full grown piggies to be in together.
I used to work underground utilities many moons ago and I thought that maybe a foot long piece of 6 or 8 inch PVC pipe might do nicely. It's plenty big enough to avoid them getting stuck. They like to lay in the tunnel together, so the pipe might work well for that too. Plus it's thick enough to be durable, it's safe enough for them to chew on and it's very easy to clean. I thought they might even enjoy it.
Turns out I was right. I got a two foot length of the 6" PVC sewer pipe from Lowe's and cut it in half for them. A once over with a file and sandpaper to smooth out the burrs and rough spots and it was ready to go. I put both halves in with them so they could each have one or whatever they wanted to do with it. It took a few minutes of sniffing and nibbling to figure out what they were and what they wanted to do with them, but once that was all done with, they took right to running through them and laying down inside. They both can fit in one of the pipes. I'll post pictures when they go back into the day pen tomorrow morning.