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Forum HABITATS AND TOYS Bunny Condo Project

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    • Flint
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        I was supposed to bring home Angstrom and Kisses yesterday but good ‘ol Louisiana decided to flood so our local humane society couldn’t make their trip to the rabbit rescue like planned.  It is now being planned for next Friday.  I will be bringing home Angstrom and Kisses as well as a 30″ high, 8 – 24″ panneled x-pen.  I already have a 30″x30″x48″ dog crate that they will be residing in, but I am going to expand it with the x-pen.  Here are my plans –

        Remove two pannels from the 8-pannel x-pen and arrange the remaining 6 pannels (24″x48″) into a rectangle.  I will then place that on top of the dog crate and zip tie it in place.  The remaining two pannels will be used as shelves in both the dog crate and the x-pen topper.  The shelf in the dog crate will be on the right side, with the 24″ portions against the 48″ portions of the dog crate and the 30″ portion on the 30″ portion of the dog crate.  The one in the x-pen portion will be the opposite way, however, but still on the righthand side.  I will eventually get some NIC grids and make the second and fourth floors larger but I feel this would provide much more area for now.  

        How large should I cut the opening in the top of the crate so they can get through?  Angstrom is a mini-lop and Kisses was just listed as a bunny rabbit but she looks to be a mini rex to me.  They are very close in size, though.

        I will post photos as I complete it to give everyone else ideas!  The total cage cost without the NIC grids is $60.


      • LongEaredLions
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          If the dog crate is the size that most are, I don’t think this setup will be big enough for two bunnies. The MINIMUM floorspace for two is 4×4 feet, which I am sure the dog crate can’t satisfy, as upper levels don’t count as part of the initial floor space.
          If I were you, I would just set the dog crate on the floor, and attach the xpen to either side of the door so they have lots of space. Or you could use the xpen alone.


        • Pipje
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            I really think that the xpen attached on the floor to the dog crate is so much better. Floor space is more important as levels don’t count, and for two rabbits you need that floor space.
            Is there a reason why you can’t just attach the 8 panels of the xpen to the dog crate door on the floor?


          • Kassy
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              Hi Flint, I built a condo for my Lola a few month ago, and by your description I believe I know what you are trying to explain. I also figured using the metal fence pieces as shelves was very logical as they would fit in the crate. In my case though, I used the side walls of her first cage instead,but I really understand your plan. I used the panels originally in the corners so that I could ziptie to side of the square and have it be study enough. But after a while realized too get the most space out of it I should use an L shape, which actually made it much sturdier, if the crate is like most out, it has two doors, the one to the side is pretty useless for cleaning, so I decided that side could be zip tied with the panels. If your going to add levels,the panels will most likely work fine,but I had to use a plier to break off some of the panels, so that the level wasn’t so wide horizontally that it invaded her space below,it also cats a shadow on the bottom, and I had to put a tiny light by the cage.Is the the kind of “condo” you mean?

               


            • Flint
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                We live in a 2 room apartment and don’t have room to set up the x-pen attached to the door.

                That is exactly what I was talking about, but It will be four levels with the x-pen on top. I will also be doing the levels different than yours and I use that side door you closed (their litter box is right there and it makes it easy to remove) so it’ll be on the other side.

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