is this cage to big or to small?

[BunnyWover]

well Iam making an outdoor cage , note: it would be indoor but my parents said I could get a rabbit but it has to be outdoors(and I know how bad that can be but hear me out ). and Iam 14:expressionless. well anways Ive been desiging a cage , and since Ill most likely be away for 5-8 hours a day (for school and a some day job) I want it to be bigso when Iam gone the rabbit has lots of room to run and play. Ill try to best explain my cageray: . it will be 3 feet wide . 2.5 feet high and the roof is in the shape of triangle and it will be 1.5 feet high.and it will be 3 feet off the ground ( I dont want any animals getting to it). and thats just the cage inside Ive made a hut:biggrin:. for it to sleep and stay in when the weathers bad ( now if the weathers really bad Ive talked to my parents about that they said I would be able to bring it in the housethank goodness) so ya . I know this is alot to read and most likly not very clear but I just want to know would my bunny be safe and would it have a good bit of room. and if I could get a picture of it I would show you guys. thank you for reading and if theres any questions please ask :innocent



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[Brandy456]

The cage sounds good.
Leaving a bunny outside in the winter here in Canada might not be such a good idea, though. It gets really cold, and bunnies are very sensitive to the temperature changes.

 

[Runestonez]

A couple of things to mention here...

1) It's not necessarily the cold weather that will affect bunn...Ontario has very changeable weather and a warm spell would send bunn into a moult...only to swing back to sub-temps a few days later. It's not unusual to hit around 10 degrees in January and then drop back to the minus 20's a week later!

2) You would not be able to bring bunn back inside after he has been outside in the cold...he will have extra insulation and could suffer heat stroke going from one extreme to another. If he did make it inside he would be unprepared for a return to the outdoors again!

3) Your bunn would have to get outside awfully soon as well...temps are level this week but are set to drop next week...we have already been down to minus 2overnight this week.Your bunn needs time to develop a thick insulating undercoat to survive the cold.

Danielle

 

[jcottonl02]

I would say if you are making an outdoor cage you might as well make it as big as possible. 3ft long is really the minimum you want it, so if you can add an extra foot on there that would be fabulous!

Building your own cage can be as or more expensive as buying one, because you'll need to use good quality wood etc. but will likely be much more sturdy, weatherproof and last much longer. I can vouch for this, having had two hutches that were the same size, one built by my dad and one bought. The one built cost more than the 100pounds bought one and lasted way longer. We scrapped those however and my dad converted a shed into a three "storey" home for the buns

That might be another idea- getting a small shed perhaps second hand off ebay etc. and converting that.

Also i would say when building your hutch make sure there is an overhang of the roof of a substantial amount, to help protect against rain.

Jen