DelightfulEccentricity
Well-Known Member
I am looking to make some custom hutches for my two rabbits...they will be indoor-cages so no need to worry about weather or anything. I was planning on doing the floors in wire, which I've since read isn't ideal for Rexes. My original plan was for wire flooring and solid "nest-y boxes" for them to hide in/lie on and a "rest board" where their hay rack, pellet bowl and water bottle are located. Is this still an acceptable plan, given that my two buns are Rexes? Why are Rexes specifically unsuited to wire? And if wire is still okay so long as they have lots of access to non-wire surfaces, where can I find good floor-wire and what kind of spacing should it be? I adore my garden and planned on setting up huge bins to collect the poop and spilled stuff (i.e., spilled food, spilled bedding from their rest-boxes, et cetera) to use as fertilizer, plus I dislike some of the rabbits I've seen around here with horribly pee-stained, poop-encrusted feet...it seems disgusting. Right now I'm coping with them living in big wire dog crates and I must admit, I don't love sweeping out the bottom of the crate pan. Any advice would be most appreciated!