any ideas or already made plans to build a rabbit cage?

Question

i need to seperate the male and females, but i also need to put them together sometimes for breeding

Answer 1

Go to your local feed store and get the appropriate sized wire for the size rabbit you have.. that could mean 1/2" x 1"
or it could be 1/4" x 1/2" etc... I used the smaller the better, just big enough to allow rabbit pellets to fall through.
(to save cost you might get 1"x2" wire for the sides and top, if it's a breeding cage, the sides will need to be the smaller size so babies don't slip out.. or you can just do half/half)

Get a bag of J-clips and a special clamp you use with them

Wire snippers so you can cut the wire to whatever size you want.

A pan/tray to use for the bottom.. if you aren't hanging it outside.

A cage door mechanism for closing.

And thats about all you need. Its not real difficult to build them. to build a 2' square cage, I think I got it down to 45minutes to an hour per cage when I was making them when I bred for showing.

It's not the easiest and it can get kind of frustrating.

If you think it's going to save you money, you will be sadly wrong. If it does save you, it will only be a couple of bucks usually. Unless you are planning to build a LOT of cages and can buy larger rolls of wire so get a better discount.
The only reason I made the cages I did was because I wanted something a specific size I couldn't find.

You are better off buying cages from companies that pass on the low savings.. like
http://www.qualitycage.com/

Here is a link I found on cage making you might be interested in.
http://www.thenaturetrail.com/CageBuilding.htm


oohh also... if you've ever seen those mesh cubes you can build shelving out of.. they are like $13 at target for six cubes (usually in the laundry organization section)
You can build a cage out of that too. I built some 2 square deep, 2 square high and 3-4 square long.. and even put in a 2nd shelf so it was two stories. Grab some ziptie's to connect it all more securely. And go to the hardware store to get some clips to latch the door and you are good to go. I got linoleum for cheap at the hardware store too to put down undereath, and litter trained. The 2nd story was either carpet or just plywood (don't leave it just that big mesh obviously)

You can easily put a wall down the center and a connecting door.
When breeding rabbits you should bring the male to the female's cage though, so one connecting cage isn't needed.

Answer 2

Well, I don't have plans, but I remember how my dad built my rabbit cages for me. I had three cages...one that was a little bit away from the others that I used for breeding. I also had a fourth one, in a dark quiet place for the expecting mothers.

Anyway, the cages had small, square wire on the bottom and larger chicken wire for the sides. The frame was made of wood. The cages had legs about a yard off the ground. The roofs were slightly slanted and had shingles on them. I also had some wood sides that I could nail on when it got really cold or rainy. I also used some wood to build nest boxes for the rabbits to keep warm in and such.

Answer 3

first don't use chicken wire. the holes are to big adn another naimal can get at ur rabbit and hurt it. and don't get wire that's coated in plastic or rubber cuz ur rabbit will chew it. but it has to be big enough for the poop to drop down.

make sure ur rabbit is weather proof and that it has a place to hid. and some untreated wood to chew on to keep his/her's teeth sharp and short. (it'll grow till it's so long it can't eat if it doesn't have something to chew)

and as for breeding cage, you don't need anything big or elaborate for that. something small enough for 2 rabbits to more around comfortably in. and then you may want a separte cage for weaning babies from the mother.

Cap'n Donna has the rite idea for cages. her's would be really good to do. i have a cage VERY similar to her's by the sounds of it. and check out the website the other guy gave you. they have good ideas there too!

Answer 4

Fist, dont use chicken wire, because it can get corroded so use some plastic or rubber coated wire, also use a simple 2x4 wood frame and a nesting box made from 1/4 '' plywood.

Answer 5

make sure to concrete the floor of the pen if possible, rats can find their way in like they did with mine. Just have a big pen, split it into 4's and have them separate, a place to breed and a place to have babies. Rats are your big concern

Answer 6

build a cage with a sliding divider in the middle and you can pull it up and down

Answer 7

This is a great site with MANY options:

http://www.critter-cages.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2&zenid=688764296f7c0fa135b5343dd6908f71

Good Luck!!