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Hi there!
I have my downstairs guys in pens made from grid panels. Right now, they are 4 x 7 and 4x4.5. Quite a large area to cover as a roof. Right now I just have two large sheets clipped so I can pin them back during the day, but keep the bunnies from jumping out at night. They're just a tad bit narrow to fit my plan of extending the cages.
My summer project is to extend the pens out to be 5 or 6 wide. I'm trying to brainstorm lightweight options to put over the pens that I can easily flip up/ remove to uncover the pens (for cleaning and socializing etc.) I was thinking about chicken wire.. but that might be a hassle to always be lifting it up/putting it down. Right now, the pens are 2 grids high (28 inches) and there is shelving in the cage.. so I canalso extend the height of the cage. But it's easy forme to step over the 2 grid high, so might be a problem if I were to make it 3 or 4 high.
So, to summarize - what do people who have pen set ups do? It can't be permanently covered since it has to be workable with cleaning and for me to be able to be in the pens with them. But I also have little escape artists.. so has to be pretty bomb proof.
Thanks!
I have my downstairs guys in pens made from grid panels. Right now, they are 4 x 7 and 4x4.5. Quite a large area to cover as a roof. Right now I just have two large sheets clipped so I can pin them back during the day, but keep the bunnies from jumping out at night. They're just a tad bit narrow to fit my plan of extending the cages.
My summer project is to extend the pens out to be 5 or 6 wide. I'm trying to brainstorm lightweight options to put over the pens that I can easily flip up/ remove to uncover the pens (for cleaning and socializing etc.) I was thinking about chicken wire.. but that might be a hassle to always be lifting it up/putting it down. Right now, the pens are 2 grids high (28 inches) and there is shelving in the cage.. so I canalso extend the height of the cage. But it's easy forme to step over the 2 grid high, so might be a problem if I were to make it 3 or 4 high.
So, to summarize - what do people who have pen set ups do? It can't be permanently covered since it has to be workable with cleaning and for me to be able to be in the pens with them. But I also have little escape artists.. so has to be pretty bomb proof.
Thanks!