MaggieJ":x8ccc5v8 said:You cage is more than fine--it's quite luxurious.
Did these people say what was wrong with the cage or just that it was terrible? Making a blanket statement like that is less than helpful.
Things I like about the cage:
It's nice and roomy so bunny can hop around or stretch out or upwards.
Bunny has a shelf and can get off the wire.
It looks easy to keep clean.
The large door makes it easy to take bunny out for play, exercise or cuddles. If it's a struggle, you might not do it so often.
If you're looking for ways to enhance it, a couple more toys and a section of a branch from a safe species of tree for gnawing would be nice. (Apple, pear, willow and poplar are all good.)
She's is a 3 yrs old mini rex so she has done all her growing.Zass":2c1v0tka said:I can't see very well, but it look like Truffles might be a mini rex? If so, than she shouldn't outgrow the cage, but there is a chance she might be a bit more prone to sore hocks than other breeds.
From my own experience, bunnies tend to skip the ramp and hop right up and down off of ledges, and unfortunately, landing on the hard surface can de-fur paws a bit more quickly than being on just one level of wire. (At least, so it seemed with the velveteens.)
Truffles may never have a problem with it, but then again, some rabbits with poor foot fur will be prone to sore hocks even if kept in a clean, soft, solid environment their whole lives. It's more of a matter of genetics than the wire itself.
bunnychild":2gpu740r said:She's is a 3 yrs old mini rex so she has done all her growing.Zass":2gpu740r said:I can't see very well, but it look like Truffles might be a mini rex? If so, than she shouldn't outgrow the cage, but there is a chance she might be a bit more prone to sore hocks than other breeds.
From my own experience, bunnies tend to skip the ramp and hop right up and down off of ledges, and unfortunately, landing on the hard surface can de-fur paws a bit more quickly than being on just one level of wire. (At least, so it seemed with the velveteens.)
Truffles may never have a problem with it, but then again, some rabbits with poor foot fur will be prone to sore hocks even if kept in a clean, soft, solid environment their whole lives. It's more of a matter of genetics than the wire itself.
I have noticed that she has really well furred feet (if that makes sense) so hopefully it is enough padding for her.
I will keep an eye just in case.
akane":13sedg16 said:Some pet bred rabbits, especially breeds like rex, often ignore problems with the feet. They are more likely to get sores than rabbits with better breeding where the breeder would remove any having lots of difficulty from their breeding program. A lot of the pet keepers and rescues deal with badly bred, overly sensitive rabbits and sometimes you do have to be more careful about illness and things like hock sores depending on the source of your rabbit.
I'd probably pull the ramp because rabbits don't really use them and put a chunk of wider wood (not plywood the glue is questionable if chewed) just below and in front of the shelf. Then there will be a solid place to push off and land. You might want to drill holes and bolt or ziptie the wood to the cage or you could use something heavier like large, flat landscaping stones if you are careful what the wire supports. Many use a plain ceramic tile for getting off the wire but that has a risk of sliding in this situation. That's also why I said to fasten the wood if it's not heavy enough to hold position and wood would double as a chewing source. Just get an untreated softwood (white wood) board. Sometimes you can find what you need in a scrap bin of a large hardware store or lumbar yard. My chinchillas have a lot of scrap bin wood because they destroy it rapidly. Many places have spruce and poplar as well as pine. Just so long as it's not the greenish looking stuff that is treated for outdoor use.
I am no longer breeding rabbits so I don't worry about that.bigfoot_158":3a13gk6l said:As long as it has enough room square feet that is. It fine. The only problem I see wrong with your cage is that the hole in the side are too big for a mom rabbit with babies. Other than it looks great I just could not afford the price of one of those more or less 20 of them.
I agree that the drop pan coming out the side is annoying.a7736100":2zg6oydz said:The problem I had with a similar cage is that the pan slides out the side instead of the front. I would have to have 6 feet long area to empty the pan. Of course I also had a problem with no urine guard. The floor wire on cheap ones are really thin so I would not buy without actually seeing one. Cheap cages I've bought via internet so far just turned out to be cheap cages and no bargain. Even the same exact cage today is not of the same quality as one purchased 10 years ago. Wires are thinner, lousy quality.
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