New to Rabbits

[samssimonsays]

Nothing that gives people gas. No iceberg lettuce. Here is a good site for resources

 

[ccheek]

Thank you so much! Love the website!

 

[ccheek]

I'm definitely not going to have a successful cage building business anytime soon, but here's our first attempt. I'm needing a few more clamps on the roof as well as a door and hole for the feeder, but do you think it will hold a rabbit? Its a little taller than what I originally planned, but cutting it in half made it look too short, and I didn't want to waste material, so I just went with it the way it was. I am wanting to put something over the rounded piece in the cage to provide a little nook for them (I'm going to make two cages exactly the same). Do you guys think this would be okay, or is it more of a hazard? We are going to try to hang these. I will post more pictures as the process comes along. BUT, I'm wanting some constructive criticism because I don't want it to be unsafe. I didn't notice making them homes would be so stressful!

 

[samssimonsays]

For a first time that looks great! You will get better I promise. I am not sure if it will withstand a rabbit in it hanging as I am unsure of if it will give under the weight of the rabbit or not. It all depends on the type of wire you used.

 

[ccheek]

The sides are 14 ga. The bottom is either 14 or 16 (I can't remember). I'm worried that since it is much bigger than I had originally planned that it may not hang well. I'm afraid it will buckle. We may just hang it and set some weights in it to see how it holds up before we put a rabbit in it. Worst case scenario.... they just set instead of hang I guess.

 

[samssimonsays]

Yes, that would be a good plan. I had shelves I used due to my rabbits weighing so much and I made lines of cages instead of individual ones. that way it cut down on the amount of cutting I had to do and the length was perfect for making the lines I wanted. I mounted shelving on the walls that only had framing so the poop fell to the floor and or a collection tray just the same.

 

[ccheek]

Great idea! Thanks!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I had a set of kind of rickety cages some time ago that I wanted to hang. I ended up hanging two t-posts and setting the cages on top of those hanging posts (secured firmly) which allowed me to put them at a convenient height and still let the poop fall through. Maybe you could try something like that?

 

[ccheek]

I was just thinking about that @frustratedearthmother. I have some t-posts just hanging around waiting on a job. I might as well set a cage on top of them. What did you use to secure the cage to the t-post. I'm not sure how big the rabbits are going to be when they are full grown so I would rather be overly cautious.... plan for a Flemish Giant and hope for something a little smaller,

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Gosh...As best I recall I basically kind of hung them both. The t posts were hung from the rafters, and so when I set the cages on them I just used more wire and secured them from the rafters too - even though the t-posts were taking all the weight and supporting the bottom of the cages.

Then I put a loop of thin wire around the t-post and through the corner of the cages just for extra security.

I'm sure you can make it work!