[Gpdd] HEALTH/CARE: Getting cages off the floor?

[Willowstorm25 at aol.com]

Hi Everyone,
 
I have a question that has been concerning me for years, and I am hoping  
everyone will be able to give me some feedback....
 
For the last four years, I have had a 4' x 3' C&C cage, which my  babies 
love.  They have plenty of room to run around and it has so far  stood up to 3 
moves and hundreds of cleanings. HOWEVER.....
 
The cage is too big for me to really elevate it off the floor.  This  was 
never  a problem when Craig and I lived in 2nd floor apartments, as  there was 
always heat on in the apartment below us, and it radiated through the  floor and 
warmed the pigs.  But we moved to a mobile home 6 months  ago, and there is 
nothing under the floor but metal and below freezing  air.  I have placed foam 
rubber under the choroplast pan in order to  insulate the bottom better, but I 
still think Ryssi and Ryvvir are feeling the  effects of the cold down there. 
 Ryssi, who was always strong and healthy,  caught pneumonia 3 months ago.  
My grandfather made me a makeshift platform  out of milk crates and scrap 
plywood, but it was *too small*!
 
Does anyone out there have any ideas on how I can keep my  C&C cage and 
elevate it off the floor in an inexpensive and practical  fashion?  If not, I may 
have to buy them a much more  expensive cage on legs.
 
Please write back if you have any ideas.  I look forward to all your  
feedback and advice.
 
Nicholle and Bwee-Squared
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