Wednesday, May 12, 2010

How do i buy a rabbit cage for my bunny im talking about the flooring like the below part of the cage?

On a multi-story condo I made for my rabbit, I used adhesive squares of sheet vinyl on the plywood first floor, and also coroplast on top of that and on the other levels. It's easy to wipe up and clean. Coroplast (corrugated plastic) works great plus it's cheap, about $10 for a 4' x 8' sheet. Try a sign shop, tell them what you want to use it for. On top of the coroplast I would put several grass mats and toys for my bunny to chew on.





If you use wood, your rabbit can soil it and then you have stinky soiled wood. If you use sheet linoleum, I assure you your rabbit will chew on it posing a risk, and there'll be nothing to protect the wood. If you use carpet it too can get soiled and need regular replacement.





http://www.catsandrabbitsandmore.com/pro鈥?/a>How do i buy a rabbit cage for my bunny im talking about the flooring like the below part of the cage?
The flooring on the bottom of the cage should be smooth. I know a lot of cages are wire suspended bottoms so the droppings fall through. If you have one of those, make sure you have a smooth area of flooring for the bunny to rest on, since the wire is hard on their feet. Wood shavings are ok in a cage but could cause allergies for you and the bunny. A better alternative is a product called 'Yesterdays News', which is made from recycled newspapers, less dusty and more absorbent. Bunnies also will train to go in one spot, so if you put a bunny litter-box in one corner it will probably use it. Let your bunny out often since they do like to socialize and do need lots of exercise.How do i buy a rabbit cage for my bunny im talking about the flooring like the below part of the cage?
Are you talking about building your own cage? If so you can just put like a pan or something down below the cage. I guess I'm kinda confused by the question if your buying a cage from like a store they have everything you need. If your talking about like the flooring like bedding I would suggest buying aspen shavings. Otherwise I'm not sure what else you are talking about.
Technically you don't even need a bottom unless you need it to be mobile. But I would buy a sheet of plywood and cut it to the dimensions you're planning for plus an extra 1/2 inch on each side, then use a drill and make holes down each side about an inch apart. Then you can use zip ties to attach the cage to it. To be really fancy, buy some rollers and attach to the bottom and you can easily move the cage around.
I've used a couple different options, one of the easiest choices is purchasing some scrap linoleum from the store, like home depot sometimes has some scrap pieces cheeper than the regular stuff. I have also found using stuff called Sintra, which is a plastic and glueing some nice sturdy fabric to it works really well. Rabbits don't like slick floors so even linoleum you'll have to have a lot of towels or other materials for the rabbit to walk on without sliding all over the place. Another thing you can use is called coroplast, it is the corrugated material that they use to put up signs in people's yards. It isn't as durable as sintra but it is fairly durable.
Are you on about a bunny condo? Where you make the cage? I'd use linolium for the bottom floow with a cheap litter tray filled with wood pellets (not pine) and hay, then for second floor use carpet.


Some people just get dog crates and have a vet bed down :)


http://www.goldenbunnies.org.uk/showthre鈥?/a>


Have a look through lots of ideas for indoor rabbit cages :)


Raych x
You need to put a wooden floor never wire as it causing the rabbit foot problems which can be very painful.

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