Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => Pets without Feathers => Topic started by: fuzzy1983 on January 27, 2012, 04:16
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Hi there. I'm looking for wire cages which I can use for Rabbit Husbandry.
They need to be wire all around so they can fit into a wooden frame which will allow me to insert trays underneath the cages to deal with Urine & Poop. They also need to be big enough so the rabbits can practice some of their nature behavior.
I plan on putting Nesting Boxes, Heating Lamps, Plywood Seats to bring the cages up to British standards for Rabbit Welfare. I basically want to do the job properly.
So if there is anyone knowledgeable here please help because I want to try and do this
the way where my Rabbits will be happy.
I'm looking for commercial grade cages. I'm only looking to spend between £10 to £15 per cage. I will consider buying 2nd hand.
Note: I know mesh/wire is a problem for some people but I plan on building a project that
is manageable.
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have you looked at the British Rabbit Councils website? This is the type of housing they advise:-
http://www.thebrc.org/housing.htm
They maybe able to help.
My parents used to breed and show rabbits (winning many shows in their time and my dad was also a judge) and the only time our rabbits went into cages was at shows.
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Thanks joyfull for the link - a very informative site... just spent an hour looking through it even if we have only the one rabbit. ::) ;)
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I had two white male angora rabbits in spacious cages next to each other. We bought them to brush for the long hairs to sell to spinners and weavers. But being typical males, the silly things kept urinating on each other and over the walls >:(, so be aware that this can happen if males are in close proximity.
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I had two white male angora rabbits in spacious cages next to each other. We bought them to brush for the long hairs to sell to spinners and weavers. But being typical males, the silly things kept urinating on each other and over the walls >:(, so be aware that this can happen if males are in close proximity.
Trillium is of course referring to rabbits!!! :tongue2:
:lol:
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I had two white male angora rabbits in spacious cages next to each other. We bought them to brush for the long hairs to sell to spinners and weavers. But being typical males, the silly things kept urinating on each other and over the walls >:(, so be aware that this can happen if males are in close proximity.
Trillium is of course referring to rabbits!!! :tongue2:
:lol:
Are you 100% sure about that Paul!!! :lol: :lol: I have heard that they are partial to wardrobes when they have consumed too much alcohol. ::)
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Or dirty linen baskets! :unsure: :blush:
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Or storage heaters! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Just as well my rabbits didn't get any beers or ales then. Imagine what a real mess that could have been. :D
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I had two white male angora rabbits in spacious cages next to each other. We bought them to brush for the long hairs to sell to spinners and weavers. But being typical males, the silly things kept urinating on each other and over the walls >:(, so be aware that this can happen if males are in close proximity.
Trillium is of course referring to rabbits!!! :tongue2:
:lol:
Are you 100% sure about that Paul!!! :lol: :lol: I have heard that they are partial to wardrobes when they have consumed too much alcohol. ::)
Aged 4 my son often wandered off to the loo in his sleep....and stayed sleeping. We caught him just in time vanishing into the:
- airing cupboard
- the top of the stairs
- the landing next to the bathroom door
But he was soon cured...... one of us belted upstairs every night before the wanderer set off and pointed him in the right direction. ;)
Off topic - sorry!
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Thanks joyfull for the link - a very informative site... just spent an hour looking through it even if we have only the one rabbit. ::) ;)
The BRC is of no use as i have been a member for over 40 years and they offer very littel help
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When we showed rabbits they were excellent so it may depend on what you needed to know :)
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It's unclear from your post but rabbits should NEVER be kept in wire bottomed cages. It causes sore hocks.
And please reconsider breeding if for pets as there are so many in rescue.
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When we showed rabbits they were excellent so it may depend on what you needed to know :)
I started to breed for meat when i was about 12 in 1957 because my step farther thought that the best rabbit had to be bred for the pot, i wone quite a lot with them, so he got the missmarked bucks to eat and i kept the best marked animals as pets and to show.
In 1968 i took up breeding and showing rabbits againe only having to part with them when i became ill with a brain injury, duering this time the miss marked animal were used to feed my dogs and ferret.
Even though i have been a vegie since the 50s my dogs and ferrets are still fed on raw meat
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we bred black silver foxes and yes those not suitable for showing went in the pot too. I remember my mum plucking out stray white hairs that had grown too high :lol:
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we bred black silver foxes and yes those not suitable for showing went in the pot too. I remember my mum plucking out stray white hairs that had grown too high :lol:
Are Black silver fox rabbits rare in the UK? Lovely looking animals.
I had not heard of them and my quick goggle on the web says there are only 60 left in New Zealand.
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no they are quite common and in the showing classes belong to the fur section rather than the fancy classes. We also had at different times blue and lilac silver foxes but it was the blacks that we won many cups and awards :)
here (http://www.omlet.co.uk/breeds/breeds.php?breed_type=Rabbits&breed=Silver%20Fox) is a link to the omlet website which shows a black silver fox :)
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Thanks for the link Joyful.... nice rabbits!
This is ours... "Pebbles".......accident prone but lovable... brought back from Ireland by my daughter when she returned home. He has kept the vet busy on and off.
Pebbles loves a wander around the garden but most often sneaks indoors to sit under Mrs Plot's chair and snooze!
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Black rabbits often are hard to rehome so if you'd like one maybe you could speak to a rescue. :)
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Love the way kitty is keeping an eye on Pebbles invading his/her territory! ???