finished shelf cage

[Demamma]

I finished the shelf cage and here it is. Not the best picture but best I can do.
I have another shelf I plan on making but will make the bottom cage higher. Right now I have it behind the house for a quaratine area. In the future when I finish the second one I thought I could hange cages between the two and set up a water system out of a bucket. I could put the bucket on top for a gravity feed. The floor wire is setting on the shelving wire and Losely hog clamped on. I noticed the poop is going through no problem. I was worried about it getting caught between the shelf and floor wire but so far no problems. I think it will work best as grow out cage because of the smaller poops. I plan on finding some plastic containers in the future to place under for easy clean up. for now I just put some old linolium till I get it set up permenant.

 

[OneAcreFarm]

Looks pretty good...do you have it anchored to something so it won't tip over if the rabbits start acting crazy and bouncing around?

 

[Demamma]

It is real heavy and sturdy so I am not to concerned. I think if I make the cages more towards the top on the next one I will want to watch it more closely. As of now no worries.

 

[SelfFueled]

That is a darn nice idea you came up with.
a good re-purpose instead of trashing.

Maybe you can take/find some thin metal (like roofing) and have it tilted from one end to the other.
Then bend it up on the lower end to empty in a 5 gal bucket. Easiest cleanup there.

 

[Demamma]

That is a darn nice idea you came up with.
a good re-purpose instead of trashing. :thankyou:

I am planning on trays until next spring then buy some corrugated plastic and make some poop ramps that run into gutters. I have some metal roofing for the other rabbits that I was given but it is hard to cut and work with. Will also replace their set up next spring.

 

[MamaSheepdog]

That turned out nice, Demamma!

I'm with OAF in being a little worried about it tipping over... just to be on the safe side, maybe you could place cement pavers or pieces of 2" x 4"s under the front legs so it tips back toward the house slightly?

 

[Demamma]

There are rabbits only on the bottom two where most of the weight is. If I wanted to tip it I would have to excert muscle to do so. I will double check it soon though to make sure it is safe.

 

[MamaSheepdog]

I'm a worrier.

 

[Demamma]

That shelf cage is too big and heavy for the rabbits to tip. I checked it and feel secure that they could all do gymnastics at the same time and have a ape join them and it is not moving. Very heavy. I am thinking when I make the second one to hang cages between them. Thanks for your concern made me doubt so I checked again. Better safe than sorry.

 

[ZRabbits]

Turned out nice!

Karen

 

[ladysown]

do you mind if I save that picture and put it up on my website? I think it's a novel idea that more people could incorporate.

 

[Demamma]

do you mind if I save that picture and put it up on my website? I think it's a novel idea that more people could incorporate.

Help yourself It was easier than I thought. You can keep the wire in one big strip and use a hammer to fit it around the corner. Just make sure you measure good. I had to add some strips of wire afterwards.

 

[Piper]

I would put bricks or something under the legs, first rain and it will sink in. If it sinks unevenly, crash.

 

[Demamma]

It can't sink in as it is resting on aggregate. Later it will be in carport which is all cement. No sink. If it does we are in trouble. probably earthquake

 

[Piper]

If it does we are in trouble. probably earthquake

lol

 

[Demamma]

I found some plastic containers to use for litter treys until I set up a permenant situation with this cage. Walmart had them for 3 dollars each so I bought 4. It would of been better if they were a 1 1/2" bigger but still works. Since the rabbits usually like to go in the same spot I just make sure that spot is covered. So far it is working good. The two doe sisters I had together in the bigger pen but seperated today as they were getting witchy with each other.