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We bought ours at Home Depot. If you can’t find them elsewhere there is a link on the rabbitcondo website to get them from Amazon.
Where to u get the square wire things that were used for the whole cage
You can adjust the dimensions by overlapping the metal squares rather than butting them together.
Do you think I could adjust this a little to accommodate two chinchillas?
The great thing about this way to build a rabbit condo is its flexibility. You can make it any size you want. Different rabbits can jump different heights, depending on their size, age and agility.
Do you absolutely need two stories? I’m thinking of just have a 2×4 or 5 then putting stuff in it such as cat condos and such and having 3 or 4 grids high so they won’t jump out. Oh and how high can rabbits jump?
Ours is about four years old and shows no signs of wear.
Great tutorial. I’ll definitely try this. How long with this cage last? Will I ever have to replace the zip ties? I just don’t want it collapsing on my bunny!
Get a corner litter box. Rabbits like to potty in one corner of their living space. If she has already established which corner she wants to use, put the little box in that spot. If she changes potty spots, then follow her to that new spot with a litter box. This may take time to get used to and she may switch spots several times to get away from the litter box, but if you are consistent, she will understand what you are trying to do. My rabbit figured it out within a week.
spay/neuter is great advice- that definitely helps. In a smaller space, they’ll pick a spot and generally pee in the same place consistenty. Put the litter box there, maybe even allow some paper pellet litter to absorb some and then scoop it into the litter box so the smell already exists in the box. Once they are using it consistently, you gradually increase their living space. You’ll probably always have some rogue poops. Poops are also used for territory marking.
If it is not spayed or neutered, that would very likely help.
My rabbit is not potty train I need help! Any one have any suggestions?
Good idea . . . I was going to go buy a cage like that but now I’m just going to make it
Thanks! Its a good idea !
- Is your rabbit potty trained ? mine is, but she has the once in a while accident as well, she also poops alot outside of her litterbox which i cant fix, but how would you keep the accidental pee from leaking out of the cage ? i was thinking about lining chloroplast along the outside, will that work ?
My bunny had a bedroom all to herself, my dad made a chicken wire wooden framed gate that fit inside the doorway and we attached it to the door frame with a piece of wire. She took one look at that and snip, bit right through the wire and pulled open the gate. So funny, we had to use a hook and eye closer to keep her in the room. My mom and I laughed at that for years.
They are Peel and Stick. You can get them at Dollarama.
I got mine at walmart.com for $21 a box for 16 panels. They have occasional sales for $19
We have never heard of that happening.
Will the rabbit chew through the zip ties?
I’ve always found lumber yards have the coarsest rip blad in their saws and do a lousy job of cutting. Ingenious design though.
They are peel-and-stick tiles. You just remove the paper backing to reveal an adhesive surface that sticks to the wood.
how did he attach the vinyl tile to the plywood?
It is cheaper not to put up ramps, because it’s easy for healthy rabbits to jump between levels. If you had a rabbit with mobility issues, you may need to build a ramp, but I’ve never used them.
We used two boxes of squares that came with 23 per box, and that ran us about $60. The fill detailed price list is on the rabbitcondo website.
You can sometimes find people selling them used. Try Craigslist.