Breeders!!! Cage Question?

[todd131]

mistyjr wrote:

I got mine from Home Depot for a huge roll for $50.00 that only did 3 cages

thanks! it is the 1x1in square? not chicken wire right? (probably a dumb question but i dont want to use chicken wire).

 

[mistyjr]

It's not chicken wire. The holes are alot smaller in size.
The cages are about 4x4 each...Pictures Below of the cages.

 

[mistyjr]

But 1-2 cages we used part chicken wire because we ran out of the good wire!

 

[aurora369]

I have seen welded wire mesh at home improvement stores as well. There is a couple of different ones to choose from, so perhaps your local hardware store will have a bit of a selection as well.

I agree that chicken wire is not a good choice as it is too weak. Rabbits can and will chew through it!

-Dawn

 

[mistyjr]

But You might wanna look at: www.klubertanz.com

 

[bunnybunbunb]

How wide is that cage? It looks way to narrow :/ Woolies are not big so it can not be very wide.

 

[mistyjr]

They are about 2-2 1/2 x 2

 

[mistyjr]

about 24 inches x 24 inches +

 

[mistyjr]

About the same size as an E-Series Economy Hutches

 

[bunnybunbunb]

It sure does not look 2 foot wide. My 7 lb mix boy Burke could fit four times side by side in a 2 foot wide cage and that woolie looks like it will barely fit twice.

 

[todd131]

thanks Dawn and Misty! i looked on the HD website and could not find that type of wire. i will try a local hardware store tomorrow.

thanks for the photo Misty, that is exactly what i am looking for. is that 1in or .5in? that is a really cute bunny what breed is it?

i plan on making my hutches 2 floors 36x24 and i plan on building 1 for each adult. i was going to put the wire mesh on the bottom floor and hopefully teach the rabbit to go 'release' on the bottom floor. any suggestions or criticisms of this plan? is it a bad idea to have an area where the bunnies can congregate out of their hutches or would it be smarter/more practicle to simply have a seperate pen to let them hop around in daily and interact with me and each other. as i was writing i may have answered my own question as i believe i will have less control over when they breed if they are in a commmunity habitat. hmmmm.

i truly do appreciate all of the help.

todd

 

[mistyjr]

oh well! She's fine!

 

[mistyjr]

todd131 wrote:

thanks Dawn and Misty! i looked on the HD website and could not find that type of wire. i will try a local hardware store tomorrow.

thanks for the photo Misty, that is exactly what i am looking for. is that 1in or .5in? that is a really cute bunny what breed is it?

i plan on making my hutches 2 floors 36x24 and i plan on building 1 for each adult. i was going to put the wire mesh on the bottom floor and hopefully teach the rabbit to go 'release' on the bottom floor. any suggestions or criticisms of this plan? is it a bad idea to have an area where the bunnies can congregate out of their hutches or would it be smarter/more practicle to simply have a seperate pen to let them hop around in daily and interact with me and each other. as i was writing i may have answered my own question as i believe i will have less control over when they breed if they are in a commmunity habitat. hmmmm.

i truly do appreciate all of the help.

todd

I dont know what size the wire is.. She is an REW Jersey Wooly... Just look at your local stores and even if you have a farm store too would be good

 

[todd131]

oh wow Misty, thanks! i must have been typing my long winded reply as you posted that link! at first glance, it looks to be exactly what i am looking :dancingorig:

 

[mistyjr]

you talking about the website that i have posted??

 

[todd131]

mistyjr wrote:

you talking about the website that i have posted??

yep!

 

[mistyjr]

Yeah! That is a good website! I have the catalog that I got from the Rabbit Show.. It haves everything that you need. From cages to medicine ect.

 

[Mrs. PBJ]

I would like to remind all posters to stay on subject. The answers should be based on the original question.

I will also remind posters that breeding standards are different from normal pet standards.

Good luck with your cages Misty.

Thank you
Kat

 

[mistyjr]

Thanks Kat!

I had another breeders say that my cages are good and some seen them up close in person and said they are fine!

 

[jcottonl02]

Just out of curiosity, why are breeding standards different to pet standards? Is it because breeding cages are temporary? Kinda thing?