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LadyBug

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i thought it might be fun to post about our cages-what brand they are(if they are a 'brand', i know a lot of people have NIC cages on here:dude:), best features, worst things about them, pet peeves about the cage/design flaws, and if you LOVE you cage here's the place to gush! also if any one has tips/or tricks that you ether wish you'd known sooner or just plain love, care to share?

just a note- it might be easier if we post what breed/mix of bunny we have/how many are in said cage/age and sex. 'cuz a cage that worked for a nethie might not be the best bet for some one with a Flemish GIANT, LOL!

i'll go first-

i have a Ware Clean Living cage('Large' Two level), which measure's 32L x 22W x 23 1/2 H.

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i love this cage! it's easy to clean, nice looking and bunny friendly(no matter how long he tries, he can't get out:p). there's a plastic 'guard' on the out side that keeps in all the hay/food/other junk. i did take out the shelf, and that gives him more head room. he just wasn't comfortable enough to jump up there so it was just taking up room.

my fave. tip is our litter box. it's a corner one( i think i got it from the Ferret Section i think.), and has clips on it. so no matter how many times Mr. Hoppy jumps in and out, it still stays in the same place! i did have some trouble at first, because every time i wanted to take out the box i had to move(a.k.a. take off)the guard. pain in the neck, let me tell you! i finally figured out that if i loosened the screws on the holders for the box, i could take the box out with out removing the guard(oh happy day!). one other good thing about this cage is that it has nice wheels, so i can move it super easy!

Your Turn!

Anna

p.s. wow. typing this took forever! i think this might be one of my longest posts:shock:!
 
I prefer cages with wire floors because they are easier to clean, and my Netherland Dwarves only weigh 2 pounds each so they don't have problems with sore hocks. I do put carpet squares, grass mats, bunny beds, etc throughout the cages so they have plenty of places to rest their feet. That being said, here's Billy's cage along with description and price:

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Two-Story Economy Rabbit Cage (DR-3630)
  • 36" x 30" x 30"
  • 2½" plastic slide out pan
  • 2 full floors with ½" x 1" floor wires
  • Flip-top opening for access to top level
  • Front door for access to bottom level
  • Price $115
Now, Billy absolutely LOVES this cage. Sometimes it's hard to get him outta there! I'm not too thrilled about it. First of all, I think it was pretty expensive, and it was also a real pain to put together (took 4 hours of fastening tiny metal clasps to hold the sides together). This thing is HUGE, I don't even know if it will fit out the front door, so forget about trying to move it anywhere. Also, the ramp that leads from the bottom to the top floor is a close squeeze for a Netherland Dwarf, so I don't even want to imagine how it would be for a larger rabbit. It's a really nice cage for Billy, but most rabbits probably wouldn't like it.

Here's Ronnie's cage:

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This is a Wabbitat cage, Large: 37 L x 19 W x 20 H inches, and it cost about $45. I like this cage a lot better because it sets up in about 5 minutes, so you can collapse it and take it anywhere. It's a nice size, not too small, and it fits really well in most any room.

There are two things that I don't like about this cage. First, the people that made the cage didn't put any thought into how the rabbit is supposed to get in and out by itself without getting hurt. The front door opens downward, but the rabbit cannot possibly walk on it to get out because the metal bars are too far apart. When I saw Ronnie trying to get out I thought, oh my god he's gonna catch his foot and hurt himself! So I took a carpet square, punched some holes through it and tied it to the front door as a floor mat. It works great! :)

The second thing I don't like about this cage is the door fastener. There practically isn't one. The rabbit can open the cage door by itself by just pushing up on the little fastener from inside the cage. So far, Ronnie's not smart enough to figure this out :p
 
I have 3 different types of cage and no idea what brand either of them are:p One isn't even a real cage... it's made for keeping garden compost from flowing all over (which in my yard obviously...it does:p)
I also have two outdoor hutches bought at a garden center and one regular indoor cage. I'll start with the indoor cage, even though it's currently not in use, just so people can better understand why I chose to make the switch.
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This has been used by all my rabbits. Zakura (dwarf mix, about 2 kgs) grew up in it, Aroma (rex doe at 3 kgs) lived in it from I got her at 3 months till she was around half a year old, and Sasuke (rex buck at 3 kgs) lived in it last)

:biggrin2:Things I like about it:
-It was, when I bough it, the biggest cage I could find at the pet shop (or that the man selling it found for me after refusing to sell me a smaller cage)
-Easy to fit a hayrack and various toys.

:(Things I didn't like about it:
-I can never get enough space...
-The plastic bottom made a lot of noise when the rabbit jumps around inside, and if he/she stomps the whole wire-frame shakes. (and it was in my bedroom...)
-For one reason or another, Sasuke refused to leave it, so he didn't get a lot of exercize, just anything he could get from jumping up and down on the plastic shelf (which I bought later on) or walking back and forth inside.

His new "cage"...aka: the compost run:
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This is home to my rex buck Sasuke.

:biggrin2:
-Its big, and can easily be enlarged by adding additional walls. (I can also add a roof if wanted but chose not to, since I ran out of walls and he doesn't jump them anyway)
-Since it's directly on the floor, the problem of noisy plastic and rattling bars are eliminated.
-Its easy to open, and Sasuke walks right out of it, instead of having to worry about jumping the ledge in his old cage.

:(
-I have a carpet floor... so it's hard to clean out should he have an accident.
-Sasuke keeps trying to lift it up, creating much noise trying to do so.
-When he rattles the bars, the springs that holds the walls in place slide down.
-It's tricky to attach hayrack and roof-toys...right now these are tied up underneat the plastic shelf with regular string.

As for the garden center-outdoor hutches:
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Currently in use by Aroma, rex doe at 3 kgs.
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Currently used by Zakura, dwarf doe at 2 kgs.

:biggrin2:
-The hutches are easy to keep clean.
-With some minor adjustments, the hayrack is easy to fasten.
-Won't have to worry about the noise since they live outside:p

:(
-The hutches are rather small (the runs were only just put up this winter, very helpful)
-Doesn't provide much of a shelter (there's really nothing dividing the wire-part from the wooden-part)

Felt like adding something about the compost-runs as well:)
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Last year's run setups. Used in turn by all three buns.

:biggrin2:
-Can me made as big as you like by adding more walls.
-Roof and wire floor can be added by adding extra walls (I chose not to use floor though, few of my bunnies are very fast diggers, and I quickly fill in any holes)
-collapsible, can be taken just about anywhere (I even used them as vacation-cages once)
-cheap! I could have bought a proper "rabbit pen" at probably 10 times the price of buying 4 of these walls. :shock: Said pen was about the size of 6 compost-walls, included roof which was very low.
-You can choose whether you want to make a huge run with low walls or a smaller run with high walls, depending on whether your rabbit is a skilled jumper, additinally make a low run with roof, like I have done on the above pictures (with additonal wooden trash I found lying around)

:(
-I have already mentioned the springs sliding down...same problem arises in the girl's runs but they are frozen stuck so it's no big deal now...
-the bar spacing is too large for baby rabbits or youngsters, extra wire is necessary in such situations.
 
i thought it might be cool if we could post about our cage(s), but also ask about them too. i love the dog crate idea, BTW! nice and BIG, too!
 

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