Before I Get Bun....

[funnies50]

Lol...yeah, I think so too ^^ I already have a Robo hamster. He's quite a handful already. :stars:
I think 2 buns is too many anyway! I don't know how the heck you guys do it :runhills:

 

[Miss M]

:lol:

I have 33. :mrgreen: But 19 of those will be going to freezer camp soon, leaving me with 14. Two of those are house bunnies , including a very cute lionhead who's going to find himself in the rabbitry if he doesn't stop with the pee puddles. :evil:

 

[funnies50]

:shock:

 

[DBA]

As of today, I have 81 rabbits, but at least 30 of those will be invited for dinner at some point. 7 of them will be next week.

 

[funnies50]

:x :x :x :x :x

 

[Miss M]

:lol: Sorry, Funnies... most of us are meat breeders on here.

When we started, though, we had just one rabbit -- a minilop we named Thumper because he would thump all night long if you didn't leave a nightlight on for him. We still have him, too. Guess he's about 6 years old now. We rescued him when someone skipped out on their lease and released him. We had two owls living on the property. The only way he survived like he did was his color, chestnut. He's a sweetie, and a grump. :roll:

 

[wamplercathy]

Funnies we got 3 on wire and that makes clean up a little easier and less smelly :x :lol: . But your right having too many indoors in traditional pet cages can be overwhelming. Plus just starting out you don't want to get over your head. Take time and enjoy the discovery slowly.

 

[funnies50]

:lol: You guys crack me up sometimes. Thanks, guys. :laugh2: :hooked: Actually, I could probably keep the buns out there in the yard - but after I had a pet bird dug up by a cat/coon?? in the middle of the night last year I completely lost whatever trust I had in the thought that cats couldn't dig up stuff and open stuff. So I totally freaked and never put any live (or dead!!) thing in the backyard again...everyone had to drag me out and convince me that, "See, the hole is deep enough, the cat's not gonna get Coco. You don't have to wrap her in tinfoil and zip her in a plastic bag and then in a shoebox before you bury her," and all that.
Can cats really dig that deep? :x (Still not convinced!)

 

[EnglishSpot]

I think cats would have a difficult time getting through 14 and 16 gauge wire, IMO.

 

[funnies50]

Do you guys think (just wonderin', lol) that raccoons would bother rabbit(s)?

 

[Zass]

Raccoons might bother them...or they might not. :shrug:

It depends on the raccoons, and how hungry/desperate they are...and it depends on how tightly secured your rabbits are..

 

[Susie570]

Do you guys think (just wonderin', lol) that raccoons would bother rabbit(s)?

Raccoons will eat rabbits, given half a chance. They will reach through the wire, grab them and eat them through the wire if they can reach them. If you have raccoons in your area, it would be safest to make a double enclosure if you're keeping rabbits outside.

 

[wamplercathy]

Raccoons are very cleaver. I used pieces of an old dog kennel to close in my rabbirty. The latch on the door is very difficult to lift because of the way we attached the panel. All cages have 3-4 latches on them also. If a raccoon wants your bunny they'll do everything in their power to get it. Most of all they love a challenge.

I don't know which threads you've read but if you would like to see my set up with dog kennel panels check out:
to-hang-or-to-shelve-t24210.html

The gaps at the top were close in with 14ga 1/4" x 1/4" wire. I wasn't joking when I said that it's fort knox.

 

[funnies50]

Thanks you guys.
Okay, putting the bunny in the yard is no longer an option...
:x

 

[Miss M]

It's just one of those things... different location, different requirements. Inside means you have to consider stuff getting chewed on. Outside means you have to consider predators, heat, and wind. Garage means it might not be a good idea to keep your car in there anymore.

My outside bunnies live inside of "Fort Knox", like Wamplercathy's. They have a fan, and they get visqueen over the one wire wall in winter.

My inside bunnies... well, one of them doesn't chew. He's a wry neck bunny, so his time outside of his carrier is spent sleeping like a donut in some victim's lap for an hour at a time. The other one likes chewing so much, that I had to run chicken wire under the computer workstation to get him away from the wires. :x

 

[Susie570]

The other one likes chewing so much, that I had to run chicken wire under the computer workstation to get him away from the wires. :x

:lol:

I totally have chicken wire wrapping the base of my worktable and around the heating stove. When River gets floor time, she will wait until I'm not looking, then wriggle her way under it :evil: I had to replace a bunch of cords after she visited them the first time, she's FAST too.

 

[EnglishSpot]

We've got coonies in the area, but there is so much other food here in the cities (plus people leave cat food out for the strays) that I haven't had an issue with them. Granted, my yard is privacy fenced and there are no trees in it, so there's not much incentive for them to climb in and check it out. Don't rule out your yard since with a good hutch you can reduce risk there. Some folks will use the 1/2x1 wire all over the hutch, not just the floor. You can't stick your finger in to pet the rabbit, but it's much harder for predators to get in too.

 

[funnies50]

The garage is hot in summer and cold in winter, but there's no car in there, at least. :roll: I don't like the idea of keeping the rabbits out in the back because of the cat/rat problems, but if I keep it inside the house everybody that comes in complains about the smell. (Not the smell of Bun, but of the cage. Smell sticks even after I wash and dry it ) I hardly noticed anymore, but nobody else likes it either! :twisted:

 

[Miss M]

If there is a wire floor over the litter, you can put peat moss or agricultural limestone in the pan to help with the smell.

You can put ACV (apple cider vinegar) in the water (up to 2 tablespoons per gallon, I think), and that helps with smell.

You can use a feed that contains yucca or yucca extract.

For the smell in the cage, spray with vinegar or bleach (10:1 water:bleach ratio), let sit 10 minutes, and rinse. In the case of the bleach, rinse several times very thoroughly.

 

[funnies50]

Vinegar in the bunnys water? Is that...harmful...in any way?
doesn't trust Miss M