LaylaLop
Well-Known Member
So for my rats in the past, and other small critters, I'd often make carrier transport cages (or emergency evacuation cages) out of plastic storage tubs with the lid cut out and replaced with wire, and holes drilled along the upper side out of chewing reach...
Since I'll be moving with my bunnies soon and want them to feel secure and can't take a full size cage, would it be possible to do something similar?
I'd probably take a 30-40 gallon solid colored tote (so they don't get scared by moving things through an opaque wall) and cut out 3/4 of the sides and the top and replace with wire. That way they'd still get ventilation and good air flow (probably more so than in a dog taxi carrier), but they could be picked up from above (instead of trying to drag them out through the front of a dog kennel), and if I stop some place that doesn't allow pets, they'd probably just see me carrying in a tub and think nothing of it. I'd bring along the xpen for stretching their legs at night though since I know staying in a tub isn't ideal, but it would contain the mess a lot better I think. Also, the storage tub would be like $20 and the wire probably equal or less, which costs a lot less than the $60 dog taxi of about the same floor space.
I got the idea with my plastic storage tote litter box holder. Mumford and Layla both love to be in it and stare out the doorway, so I don't think they'd mind being in a tub with windows...
As with any carrier I know the concerns would be ventilation/heat build up and drafts but I think with more open I could cover part with a towel if it is draftier.
As for a picture, something like this:
But a much larger tub that snaps together better and more ventilation..
Since I'll be moving with my bunnies soon and want them to feel secure and can't take a full size cage, would it be possible to do something similar?
I'd probably take a 30-40 gallon solid colored tote (so they don't get scared by moving things through an opaque wall) and cut out 3/4 of the sides and the top and replace with wire. That way they'd still get ventilation and good air flow (probably more so than in a dog taxi carrier), but they could be picked up from above (instead of trying to drag them out through the front of a dog kennel), and if I stop some place that doesn't allow pets, they'd probably just see me carrying in a tub and think nothing of it. I'd bring along the xpen for stretching their legs at night though since I know staying in a tub isn't ideal, but it would contain the mess a lot better I think. Also, the storage tub would be like $20 and the wire probably equal or less, which costs a lot less than the $60 dog taxi of about the same floor space.
I got the idea with my plastic storage tote litter box holder. Mumford and Layla both love to be in it and stare out the doorway, so I don't think they'd mind being in a tub with windows...
As with any carrier I know the concerns would be ventilation/heat build up and drafts but I think with more open I could cover part with a towel if it is draftier.
As for a picture, something like this:
But a much larger tub that snaps together better and more ventilation..