coroplast vs wood flooring for c-and-c cage?

[Sam]

So I’ve just finished the “cubes” part of a c-and-c cage for my rabbit, Hobbes, (a 2 x 3 with a second level), and so far he loves it! I have it directly on my floor for now, with puppy pads under towels and his litter box and cardboard on the second level so that he’s not standing directly on the grids of the cubes. This is an extremely temporary situation- he’s only been in this set up for two days, and today I’m getting the coroplast and moving his whole cage onto a shelf for easier access for my mom for cleaning (he’s her bunny, I just help care for him when I’m on vacation from vet school, and decided to take on the project of building him a new home).

Anywho, all the examples of c-and-cages I’ve seen on this site seem to be using wood in lieu of coroplast, and I was curious as to why? Is it just because it’s sturdier or easier to find? Or is there some kind of downside to coroplast that I haven’t learned about (I already know I can buy it from the Home Depot near me, so having access to it isn’t an issue for me!). I would worry about any urine soaking through bedding or if Hobbes decides to rearrange his fleece and towels (which is what I plan to use for bedding- a layer of fleece over either towels or waterproof mattress protectors, starting out with towels first to see how that goes) that he’d pee directly onto the wood (he’s good about using his litterbox, but accidents happen!) and I’d end up needing to replace the wood since it would absorb the urine.

As a side note, once my family moves to a new house (soon I hope! but we haven’t yet found a house nor finished cleaning and preparing our current home) I plan to build Hobbes an even BIGGER c-and-c cage, and I have to say, I cannot believe how easy it was to build this one, and how inexpensive! What would you guys recommend for a close-to-ideal size to build the c-and-c cage once I’m able to expand it? I know bigger is always better, but was just curious to hear y’all’s opinions on what you found to be a satisfactory size for your buns. I was hoping to be able to either do a 2 x 4 with three levels, or a 3 x 4 with two levels, which would you guys recommend? A 3 x 4 with 3 levels might be pushing it, since it would take up more floor space than the 2 x 4 three level, and more wall space than the 3 x 4 two level, but we will see.

[BanditCamp]

There are no structural differences chloroplasts are easier to clean and are typically lighter. Wood is more solid in my opinion however by itself it can absorb accidents causing smelly cages.

You could also do the best of two worlds and use wood lined with linuleium and use drowells as support beans through the inch holes.

[Mikey]

My bunnies walk/run better on coroplast than they do on wood. I think there is a bit more grip, but not by much.

[Sam]

Sweet okay, I think I’ll stick with the coroplast then! Wood and linoleum is a good idea too, but more of a project I’d imagine. Unfortunately Home Depot didn’t have the coroplast in stock yesterday, even though their website said they did, hoping I can get it today from a different Home Depot but we will see!

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