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Ours never did, but they liked to stand up on it to get attention. I used the short wall to encourage my son to play and socialize with them more often. It worked great with our guinea pigs. However, I am going to build some doors with either plexiglass or wire screen to just make sure they are a little safer from our curious dogs.

We switched bedding pretty quickly after this pic. The cage now holds 2 and has room for 2 hides in it with room to sun around. I planned on building a tiered level for them to have along the back wall as well. Do you think guinea pigs would use the ramps and slightly elevated areas?

I made a frame for the sliding door and cut a slot in 3 sides to support it. Think of it as a tight fitting drawer. It needs support on all 4 sides. You can do something similar with L shaped metal or gluing two strips of wood into a L-shaped support.

It looks great. Your little guy looks like he's having fun. I just had over 50 kids come through my shop last weekend to do some woodworking for cub scouts. I am saving left over insulation to put in there soon. I restocked my plywood recently too. The pieces of pipe made it much easier to pack in a lot of heavy pieces. I also took the time to measure lengths and mark the ends of all my lumber in the hatch under my bench to find what I need a little easier. My $100 8x8 needs a little TLC soon. But the shop is still rock solid. If you plan on making a lot of dust, I would also suggest a diy air filter with a box fan and a cheap air filter. It helps a little.

I think what you are looking for is in the Video tour. There are also pics of the storage above. I plan on using some time this summer to add a second storage area on the opposite side. The first has worked out so well, I may just do the same thing for both sides.