Has anyone used a "Neat Ideas Cubes" panel cage for their bunny?

Question

The type of cages made from crate panels from Sams Club.
This site shows what I'm talking about:
http://exoticpets.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=exoticpets&cdn=homegarden&tm=26&f=00&su=p284.7.420.ip_p284.5.420.ip_&tt=2&bt=0&bts=1&zu=http%3A//members.aol.com/bunrabtoo/neatcubs.html

Do you like it?

I can buy a used ferret cage for my baby bunny, should I buy that or just make one of these? Bunny will be big when done growing.

I've got some time to figure cages out, my bunny hasn't been born yet. ;) My husband said I could pick one out for my birthday, his friend breeds them for other than pet purposes. Mine will be a pet, of course. I had one a long time ago, it was too cute to eat... Had it litter trained and everything, but I used a large dog crate to house him and I'd rather get a taller or stacked rabbit cage to house the new bunny.

Answer 1

I made one, and it has worked soooo well for me! I was able to customize it to fit my space perfectly. I stacked mine on cubes so that it was off the floor (and away from drafts), and I use the cubes underneath it as storage for all his hay/bedding/toys/grooming supplies/etc. It was really cheap, too. I spent no more than $40, and I was able to make the cage pretty sizeable. This method is so much cheaper than commercial cages, and so much more practical and useful.
If you do decide to make a NIC cage, I would suggest buying cable ties (aka zip ties). The connectors that come with the cubes are fine, but zip ties help stabilize them, and with zip ties, you can customize the cage even more. I also used the zip ties to make "hinges" for the cage top, and it lifts up really easily (I only have it down at night, and when no one is home, otherwise, our bunny can come and go as he pleases).
Here are some suggestions pertaining to the coroplast as well: Even if your rabbit is well litter trained, no matter how well you clean the cage, you will probably have to replace the cloroplast every 12-18 months. My rabbit likes to chew at it, so that makes it go by even faster. I strongly suggest buying the whole big sheet of coroplast, instead of having them cut it down to size. It will cost less, and is more efficient, and then you can change the coroplast on an as-needed basis. (Of course, this is probably better if you have the space to keep extra, and the tools to cut it yourself... if not, you might want to ignore that last piece of advice.)
One last reason why I like these cages so mmuch is because they are great for travel. We travel a lot, and we usually take our TJ with us. In the car, we keep him in his carrier, but in the trunk, we have extra cube panels, connectors, zip ties, and coroplast (that we've already formed to make the bottom of the cage). When we arrive at our destination, it takes less than 15 minutes to assemble his temporary (and slightly less spacious and complicatedly set up) home. I also really like this, because we can disassemble it so easily, and we keep his permanent, more complex cage at home intact so that we don't have to deal with constantly taking it apart and putting it back together. (I know it sounds like I just contradicted myself, but the cage at home has a swankier design, and is more of a pain to dis/re-assemble than his travel one.)

I really hope that this helped you, and I wish you good luck with your new bunny!

Answer 2

I didn't like the way the Neat Idea cubes looked in my guest room, honestly. It just looked messy.

I have a bunny and I bought her a puppy play pen from eBay for about $25.00 plus shipping and set her up a habitat. I bought linoleum from Lowe's (it was extras so it was cheap) and laid the linoleum down under the play pen. In the play pen habitat is a Super Pet 2 floor condo which is her "house". This way, she has room to run around and play when I am at work for the day and can snuggle up and sleep in her house too. It works great, and there is easy access to her litterbox in the habitat too. I highly recommend looking into this kind of habitat for a growing bunny!

There are pictures of great habitats for bunnies at
www.binkybunny.com