Newbie- opinions on easiest cages to clean
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Some of the place to check are
http://www.bassequipment.com
http://www.pointerhillcagesandpetsupplies.com
http://www.klubertanz.com/
Not sure if you are keeping the rabbits inside your house or not but if you are I can tell you from my experience one problem you will have. Every stackable cage has a problem with making sure the urine ends up in the pan. The pans don't sit flush or even close to the bottom of the cage. Urine guards help but I find some of my bunnies pee at an angle and it gets through the gap between the top of the pan and the bottom of the cage. . I've been making my urine guards out of 10" aluminum flashing. I folded them L shape so that they were 7" tall 3" out. This was enough to cut the angle so that it hit the pans. Works great on my Lionheads and will work great for any rabbit with a big cage. I am having a problem with my French Angoras as the cage is too small and they get pee on the urine guard and put their feet in it. 2 of the 3 have nasty feet as a result, the 3rds feet are pretty clean. I can fix this problem with a larger cage and getting the 3" part to slope downwards.
http://www.bassequipment.com
http://www.pointerhillcagesandpetsupplies.com
http://www.klubertanz.com/
Not sure if you are keeping the rabbits inside your house or not but if you are I can tell you from my experience one problem you will have. Every stackable cage has a problem with making sure the urine ends up in the pan. The pans don't sit flush or even close to the bottom of the cage. Urine guards help but I find some of my bunnies pee at an angle and it gets through the gap between the top of the pan and the bottom of the cage. . I've been making my urine guards out of 10" aluminum flashing. I folded them L shape so that they were 7" tall 3" out. This was enough to cut the angle so that it hit the pans. Works great on my Lionheads and will work great for any rabbit with a big cage. I am having a problem with my French Angoras as the cage is too small and they get pee on the urine guard and put their feet in it. 2 of the 3 have nasty feet as a result, the 3rds feet are pretty clean. I can fix this problem with a larger cage and getting the 3" part to slope downwards.
Offering a litter box that is high on the sides and/or using tub bottom cages will prevent the problem of urine going outside of the slide in trays since most bunnies like to back their butts into a corner and shoot out 
However, the plastic bottoms are not UV resistant and will eventually crack so I only use them in my house.
My house bunny buck is in a 36 x 20 plastic bottom tub with 5 inch sides and he also has a litter box and a section of indoor outdoor carpet down so he won't slip. I normally prefer all wire cages but was worried about the strong odour of buck urine outside of his cage, especially in the house, but even though he is above my does community cage he doesn't spray
Actually he is the best litter trained and most tidy rabbit I have ever owned !
My indoor does are in an all wire 3 story "condo" and have a big litter box for them and their kits but inevitably there is urine outside the trays To help mitigate the damages I have lined the floor and walls around their cage with linoleum and tile so clean up is easier.
My meat rabbits are in all wire cages in a concrete and brick barn. Plastic would likely crack under their weight and their cages are not big enough to have room for a litter box so I allow their wastes to drop to the floor and sweep it out every 3 to 5 days
I have 11 cages in the barn and the wire is much easier to hose down and scrub than a wood and wire cage and more durable than plastic.
However, the plastic bottoms are not UV resistant and will eventually crack so I only use them in my house.
My house bunny buck is in a 36 x 20 plastic bottom tub with 5 inch sides and he also has a litter box and a section of indoor outdoor carpet down so he won't slip. I normally prefer all wire cages but was worried about the strong odour of buck urine outside of his cage, especially in the house, but even though he is above my does community cage he doesn't spray
Actually he is the best litter trained and most tidy rabbit I have ever owned !
My indoor does are in an all wire 3 story "condo" and have a big litter box for them and their kits but inevitably there is urine outside the trays
To help mitigate the damages I have lined the floor and walls around their cage with linoleum and tile so clean up is easier.My meat rabbits are in all wire cages in a concrete and brick barn. Plastic would likely crack under their weight and their cages are not big enough to have room for a litter box so I allow their wastes to drop to the floor and sweep it out every 3 to 5 days
I have 11 cages in the barn and the wire is much easier to hose down and scrub than a wood and wire cage and more durable than plastic.
Well, my group will be in my garage, our door is always open, and in really cold weather, I will bring them inside. I worried most about the spraying bucks and urine leakage so I think I will go with the deep plastic bottom cages, I love the large openings on the top of the Tommy's big cage, I find it easy to wipe down every couple days. Thanks for your thoughts!
