KenoshaRabbits
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Hey guys I am planning out the cages I intend to build. It turns out I live an hour away from a major rabbit equipment supplier. Without having to worry about paying for shipping I can pick up the wire, and build all the cages I need for less money compared to pre-built. And to me the savings are worth the time it would take to make the cages.
1) The sides will be 2"x1" wire. For the cages with pregnant/nursing does, is a 4" tall metal urine guard as good a baby saver? The urine guard is straight up and down kind, not the sloped kind. In essence instead of 4" of .5"x1" baby saver wire on the bottom I would have 4" of solid metal. The urine guards would be on all four sides; so I think this would be acceptable in preventing kits from squeezing out of the cage in those early weeks. And since it is straight up and down I wouldn't have to worry about them sliding up a sloped urine guard and over the top.
If I bought baby-saver the guards would cover them up anyway. If I cut strips of .5"x1" wire and put it above the urine guards that would seem like overkill (4" of urine guard + 4" of baby-saver = 8" of protection)
2) If you utilize urine guards as a form of baby-saving how has that worked for you?
Thanks
Here is the urine guard I am talking about in case anyone needs a visual.
http://www.klubertanz.com/images/Klubertanz_Pg18.pdf
1) The sides will be 2"x1" wire. For the cages with pregnant/nursing does, is a 4" tall metal urine guard as good a baby saver? The urine guard is straight up and down kind, not the sloped kind. In essence instead of 4" of .5"x1" baby saver wire on the bottom I would have 4" of solid metal. The urine guards would be on all four sides; so I think this would be acceptable in preventing kits from squeezing out of the cage in those early weeks. And since it is straight up and down I wouldn't have to worry about them sliding up a sloped urine guard and over the top.
If I bought baby-saver the guards would cover them up anyway. If I cut strips of .5"x1" wire and put it above the urine guards that would seem like overkill (4" of urine guard + 4" of baby-saver = 8" of protection)
2) If you utilize urine guards as a form of baby-saving how has that worked for you?
Thanks
Here is the urine guard I am talking about in case anyone needs a visual.
http://www.klubertanz.com/images/Klubertanz_Pg18.pdf