Imbrium
Jennifer
my current hay manger isn't cutting it and I've checked petsmart, petco and walmart but haven't been able to find anything that looks like it will work better. I'd love to know what other folks have found effective as far as mangers go!
my bunnies: an 11 wk holland lop and a 10 wk lionhead
adult weights: 2-4 lbs for the lop, 3-4 for the lionhead
(current weights: 15.5 oz for the lop, 19.5 oz for the lionhead)
set-up: currently using a store-bought cage inside two animal playpens (connected to form one big one) - the manger is inside the actual cage, hanging over the litter box; will be switching to a C&C cage attached to the pens when they're a week or two older.
I'm not wedded to having it over the box if a new one doesn't fit there - the box collects a lot of poops that way (and lets them sit on a little grid instead of on poop), but no matter what corner I put the box in, they always pee in the adjacent corner. I just thought I'd give that a try since I'm still working on litter box training.
my current hay manger, from petsmart:
issues with it:
~ they can't seem to get hay from the bottom two openings. a couple times now, they've managed to "empty" a full manger overnight - there's always tons of hay below that second bar and nothing above it.
~ given that I have two rabbits and they're not even half their adult weight but can empty an overflowing manger as far as they're able within 8h of finishing off what's in their pellet bowl, there's no way it's going to be big enough to make sure they've always got hay available by the time they're adults
I want something that:
~ will keep alfalfa contained despite it having a lot more little bits than timothy does but will also do a good job holding timothy once the rabbits are older
~ will allow them to get both types of hay out easily
~ is big enough to hold at least 12h worth of hay for two small-breed adult bunnies, preferably a bit more just to be extra sure they never run out.
~ can be somehow secured to the sides of their current cage and to the sides of their storage-cube-style cage later so that it can't be knocked over or pushed around by overzealous bunnies
cost is not an issue and I'd also be fine with having to make one myself if it turns out that works better (like bunny cages) - I just want the best for my little bunns no matter what!
my bunnies: an 11 wk holland lop and a 10 wk lionhead
adult weights: 2-4 lbs for the lop, 3-4 for the lionhead
(current weights: 15.5 oz for the lop, 19.5 oz for the lionhead)
set-up: currently using a store-bought cage inside two animal playpens (connected to form one big one) - the manger is inside the actual cage, hanging over the litter box; will be switching to a C&C cage attached to the pens when they're a week or two older.
I'm not wedded to having it over the box if a new one doesn't fit there - the box collects a lot of poops that way (and lets them sit on a little grid instead of on poop), but no matter what corner I put the box in, they always pee in the adjacent corner. I just thought I'd give that a try since I'm still working on litter box training.
my current hay manger, from petsmart:
issues with it:
~ they can't seem to get hay from the bottom two openings. a couple times now, they've managed to "empty" a full manger overnight - there's always tons of hay below that second bar and nothing above it.
~ given that I have two rabbits and they're not even half their adult weight but can empty an overflowing manger as far as they're able within 8h of finishing off what's in their pellet bowl, there's no way it's going to be big enough to make sure they've always got hay available by the time they're adults
I want something that:
~ will keep alfalfa contained despite it having a lot more little bits than timothy does but will also do a good job holding timothy once the rabbits are older
~ will allow them to get both types of hay out easily
~ is big enough to hold at least 12h worth of hay for two small-breed adult bunnies, preferably a bit more just to be extra sure they never run out.
~ can be somehow secured to the sides of their current cage and to the sides of their storage-cube-style cage later so that it can't be knocked over or pushed around by overzealous bunnies
cost is not an issue and I'd also be fine with having to make one myself if it turns out that works better (like bunny cages) - I just want the best for my little bunns no matter what!
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