How big of a cage should I make for 2 rabbits?

[boygirlmama]

We just became the owners of our first buns- 2 little rescues. They are both mixes. One is six months old and the other is about four months old. They are currently pretty small, but I am not sure exactly how big they will get.
We have them in that standard rabbit cage left open into an X pen. But my husband and I are handy so we are thinking about throwing together a cube cage for them this weekend.
We're in a townhouse and don't have a huge amount of space. We can put a bunny condo along one wall in the dining room though. How big does it need to be for 2 buns? Could we get away with 3 cubes high by 3 cubes wide by 2 cubes deep?
Cadbury likes to stand on her hind legs and explore everywhere. Bunbun likes to hop.

 

[GardenSpots]

I am fairly new to rabbits, so others may have a different opinion I just didn't see any responses, so I thought I'd give you my two cents.

I made a 2X3X3 for my bun using the plans I found here http://rabbitcondo.com/. I eventually made it into a 2X3X4 as I thought the bottom shelf just cramped the bottom floor too much. I thought my boy might use the bottom space under the shelf as a sort of hidey space, but he really didn't. I had enough panels to go one more higher (I used dowels and wood for the levels rather than using panels to build the shelf supports, so had enough left), and think I it improves the use of the space considerably for my boy and opens it up more to make cleaning even easier for me. My bun is about the size of a football (maybe even a bit smaller) when he is in the scrunched up position sleeping, so he is not real big, but he is not a dwarf either. He weighs about 3.5 - 4 lbs. I specifically made the 2X3X3 with the intent of eventually having another bun about the same size in there. He usually gets 5-6 hours of run time on a week day and much more than that on weekends. The extra height makes the jumps higher for him, but gives him a lot more head room throughout. I did not add any extra shelves when I went up. If he were a dwarf I could easily add another level within the space by scrunching the floors closer together and he'd still have plenty of space IMO. So, you could always go higher if you decided you needed more space.

It is my understanding that unless your rabbits are giants, that they are usually pretty close to full size by 6 months, so the one is probably pretty close to full grown. If they are dwarf, small or small-medium sized, I'd think a 2X3X3 would be plenty of room as long as they get some out time too. Honestly, my boy ends up spending a bunch of his out time in his cage anyway with the door wide open, and that is his choice. Certain times of day he is busier (mornings), but he spends a lot of his out time in the evenings sleeping under the end table...so does he really need that much out time? I don't know. It does give him a mental break from cage time though if that matters to him.

I hope that gives you at least something to think about.

 

[BunnyWabbit]

How much time out of cage do they get?

 

[Bville]

I've only been a rabbit owner myself for a couple of months, but the longer I have them, the more space I want to give them so my advice is to give them the biggest possible space you can. Also, my two started fighting at around 4 months old, so you may want to be prepared to separate them if they start to fight when the teenage hormones kick in. I read that 2' x 4' is the minimum recommended size for each rabbit plus time outside of the cage in a larger exercise pen or around your house. Mine started out in a store-bought rabbit cage that I now think should be outlawed because it is way too small for rabbits. I have since bought two exercise pens and an extra-large dog crate.

 

[flemish giant]

Are they both altered? I would say 4 foot by 4 foot is the minimum for 2 medium sized bunnies.

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