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Has anyone else had a hard time finding good quality 1/2 " x 1" welded wire for rabbit pen floors?
the wire I can find around here is all welded after galvanizing, and so rots out much more then the welded before galvanizing wire I used to use, -
--- I wish I could aford to buy Tri-bar flooring for the rabbits, like I had years ago when I had a hog farm, -- it was the best rabbit flooring I have ever used, I never had sore feet, or rusted cage bottoms. OH-WELL-- the rambling of a "poor" person.
tri-bar = http://www.farmerboyag.com/pc_combined_ ... 63C799B490
what do you other rabbit raisers use??
 
Unfortunately, you wont find quality wire locally at hardware or feed stores. It needs to be ordered from rabbit cage suppliers.

Here are a couple I have used in the past:

http://www.klubertanz.com/

http://www.bassequipment.com/Wire+by+th ... fault.aspx

If you can place an order from a supplier to be picked up at a rabbit show, you will save on shipping costs.

You can search for local shows on the ARBA website by entering your state. Not all shows are large enough to have vendors, so contact the Show Secretary for the show catalog. It will list the vendors attending and their contact information.

https://www.arba.net/showsSearch.php
 
I was in the same boat as you were and ended up having to buy some less than stellar wire for a fix it project of mine. I went today to tractor supply to buy some rabbit food and to my extreme surprise they had the wire fensing I had been looking for after a year of looking.
 
Yes, I had to go to a local hardware store to buy materials to make a cage up quickly. The floor wire was disappointing, but I had no choice.

My original cages are from Bass, and came with 16 gauge floors. I had to replace them 18 months later, and bought floor panels from Klubertanz. I LOVE THEM. 14 gauge, and just awesome quality. Bass now sells their cages with 14 gauge floors (maybe in addition to the 16 gauge, not sure).

But yeah, it's a shame, but you have to order if you want good flooring.
 
I used to buy a lot of wire locally years ago. Now I can't find what
I want for the quality I need. If I am going to build cages again, the
wire better be right.

I talked to the lady at klubertanz on the phone awhile back. She sent
me one of their catalogs. I told her probably in the spring that I was
hoping to order some wire. Best way for me to order the wire was
to have it shipped by truck to my house.

I know what I want to order but I am going to have everything written
down. If you say you want 2 by 1, that is not the same as 1 by 2 inches.
If you have your pattern figured out, then you will know when you cut
the wire, that you will either get a 2 or a 1 inch waste.
Less waste is good :)

I still have my old rabbit book will all my information and my patterns that
I made. I had them figured to the penny what they cost me to make.
 
Back in early prehistory (aka 1970's) at the UofFla the Ag research groups built cages for poultry and other small critters as two layers. First layer was a cattle panel cut to fit. (support layer) It was sunk flush using saw kerfs in the frame. The next layer was what ever suitable wire was available. Didn't matter what you bought the stuff was gone in a year where upon it was replaced. Between the heat, humidity and urine the top layer always rusted out. But no sags and lighter gauge could be used.

The downside is the labor to build and constantly replace top wire. But when you have interns/grad students doing the work it didn't matter.
 
T.A.D. - klubertanz attends a LOT of shows and will bring your order for free shipping if there is one around you in the right time frame. Talk to them...




edit: forgot who I was replying to.
 
JohnMc":2tmtnrzp said:
Back in early prehistory (aka 1970's) at the UofFla the Ag research groups built cages for poultry and other small critters as two layers. First layer was a cattle panel cut to fit. (support layer) It was sunk flush using saw kerfs in the frame. The next layer was what ever suitable wire was available. Didn't matter what you bought the stuff was gone in a year where upon it was replaced. Between the heat, humidity and urine the top layer always rusted out. But no sags and lighter gauge could be used.

The downside is the labor to build and constantly replace top wire. But when you have interns/grad students doing the work it didn't matter.
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I have a raised floor in an animal carrier done like that. :)

My Klubertanz 14 gauge floor wire still looks new after 2 years of constant use in southern Louisiana heat and humidity, though.
 
My older cages are made from 14 gage "galvanized after welding " wire floors, after 10 years they are still fine, -- the newer cage bottoms show trouble starting after only a year. [and I keep them clean] but-- the good thing is --I found enough tri bar left over from my hog farm days to make a bank of cages. The tri bar is 20+ years old and still looks new, I sure wish it was not so expensive, I would love to do all the cages with it.
 
I'm fortunate here. The owners of my local feed store breed rabbits for meat so, they can order the good wire for me when I need it, if they don't already have it on hand. I wish I could afford to do all my cages with tri bar but that's too costly for me since I don't sell rabbits, or any of my live animals. Too much red tape involved in selling them.
 
I have some of the cheap stuff, three years so far with Sf and Rex on it. I haven't switched all my cages over, not enough money flowing through this rabbitry. So far, they are holding up, no rusting or bending, but I have what seems like a zillion zip ties all the way around the cages.
 

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