As the title, what would be the recommended cage size for this breed? I've just bought a future breeding pair of show-bred rabbits, but am totally new to the breed and they're currently in my 4ft hutches.
I'm hoping to build a new stack next week for housing single bucks/does, with them being moved to the 4ft for kindling. I'm possibly looking at a 24x24" floor space, but what would be the ideal height for them?
I'm also vaguely considering trying them in wire cages (which aren't typically used over here) - does anybody have experience with these guys on wire flooring? Any problems with sore hocks? I do have small gauge mesh - about 25mm square - which I think should be small enough to stop them getting their legs through.
And of course some photos of the rabbits for good luck. Excuse my poor posing, they've only recently arrived and were too busy being nosy to sit still:
I'm hoping to build a new stack next week for housing single bucks/does, with them being moved to the 4ft for kindling. I'm possibly looking at a 24x24" floor space, but what would be the ideal height for them?
I'm also vaguely considering trying them in wire cages (which aren't typically used over here) - does anybody have experience with these guys on wire flooring? Any problems with sore hocks? I do have small gauge mesh - about 25mm square - which I think should be small enough to stop them getting their legs through.
And of course some photos of the rabbits for good luck. Excuse my poor posing, they've only recently arrived and were too busy being nosy to sit still: