Hi ALL,
Well I was looking for great ideas for rabbit cages a bit ago and noticed many people have part wood cages that rot from urine or deform from heat and rain or cages that start to rust or hard to move/heavy etc.
I found a Solution!
These cages are easy to make anyone can do it they are easy to move not heavy and roomy for the buns.
The cages are very easy to clean just a quick wipe down for the top part or spray with hose. Does not deform, does not rust, does not rot, and stays very clean and has allot of air flow yet enough protection from sun and rain! You can customize it easily how ever you feel it can be improved on! Plus you can make many levels for one bun or re use a cage and attach it to another etc.
Well I came up with the idea after looking at indoor cages where people use the wire storage squares you can find them at home depot online along with Lowe's online. I simply spray a coat of rust proof paint and zip tie them together. Cut the some mesh for the bottom and zip tie. You can get a full understanding from the pics! We get strong winds out here as well and they have not moved I did have to put a bungee tie just to keep the tops from opening and closing. This reminds me that reaching into get your bun is actually easy and my'n now go the the ledge to get picked up to be let out into the yard! I also added some boxes so the wind stays off them in the winter so they have a hiding place or nest area as well.
You can put all small squared ones on or all large as I did for a large breed rabbit New Zealand buck he can but his head through the large squares but cant get out. I found that buns that are around 2 pounds can get out of the large but not the small. You can match them all around and find the best fit for your bun.
Each square is 14 inches so length/depth/height are 28 inches the ledge is 14 inch deep and 28 long
the ledge is made of thick plastic boards, great for exercise and a rest area they are up and down ALL day plus get out in the yard hours each 5-7 days a week anyway. But this cage would still be good for buns used for meat as well since it allows them to build muscle and stretch if you are into that...
Well I was looking for great ideas for rabbit cages a bit ago and noticed many people have part wood cages that rot from urine or deform from heat and rain or cages that start to rust or hard to move/heavy etc.
I found a Solution!
These cages are easy to make anyone can do it they are easy to move not heavy and roomy for the buns.
The cages are very easy to clean just a quick wipe down for the top part or spray with hose. Does not deform, does not rust, does not rot, and stays very clean and has allot of air flow yet enough protection from sun and rain! You can customize it easily how ever you feel it can be improved on! Plus you can make many levels for one bun or re use a cage and attach it to another etc.
Well I came up with the idea after looking at indoor cages where people use the wire storage squares you can find them at home depot online along with Lowe's online. I simply spray a coat of rust proof paint and zip tie them together. Cut the some mesh for the bottom and zip tie. You can get a full understanding from the pics! We get strong winds out here as well and they have not moved I did have to put a bungee tie just to keep the tops from opening and closing. This reminds me that reaching into get your bun is actually easy and my'n now go the the ledge to get picked up to be let out into the yard! I also added some boxes so the wind stays off them in the winter so they have a hiding place or nest area as well.
You can put all small squared ones on or all large as I did for a large breed rabbit New Zealand buck he can but his head through the large squares but cant get out. I found that buns that are around 2 pounds can get out of the large but not the small. You can match them all around and find the best fit for your bun.
Each square is 14 inches so length/depth/height are 28 inches the ledge is 14 inch deep and 28 long
the ledge is made of thick plastic boards, great for exercise and a rest area they are up and down ALL day plus get out in the yard hours each 5-7 days a week anyway. But this cage would still be good for buns used for meat as well since it allows them to build muscle and stretch if you are into that...