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› Forum › THE LOUNGE › Ideas to help with rabbits new houses? – New Pics Added!
So, we are in the middle of building new houses in our entertainment area for Stu, Flopsy, Mr Bunny, Rabz, Rocket, Remmy, Raisin and Sparrow. (and harry and his new friend)
I just wanted to run it past you all, to see i there were any changes that we should make before it is finished.
Basically each pen is 4 metres long, by 1.5m wide. there are 4 pens. They have a tiled floor, but we are going to put down straw for them so that it is comfortable and easy to clean, and some rugs also. The pens are being built into the room, so once they are there, we cant move them around the room, but it will look nice. I drew a rough plan to show you all.
We were originally going to build them up to the big glass doors near the lawn , but have changed that now so that they can have more room. All the frames are removeable, they come off the pen upwards like a sliding door, so they can be divided into 4 pens, or be one big one, or removed completely. We though this would be good for bonding, because one day they might all like to be in together.
Please note: Objects in picture are not drawn to scale. We do not have a giant bunny. The bunny is for artistic purposes only.
The pens are pretty big, when you look at them in the room. They can be opened up so that the rabbits have the run of the house, (which they have most of the time anyways), and the whole back wall opens up with big doors to the lawn. The whole entertainment area is like a lounge room, fully enclosed, tiled etc with furniture and its safe for them.
What do you think? Should we make any changes? Carl is at home welding them up They look kind of like the mesh on the nic cubes, but with a frame around them. each panel is 4 metres by about 1.4metres high. They slide in between the pillars that are already in the room.
That’s a relief~ I was thinking that your bunny is as big as your house!!!
Can you imagine the kisses from a bunny that size?
Looks good, come build me one too
Love that!
The bunny is for artistic purposes only
hehehe
I think it looks great! You have to share pics when it’s finished
That looks great! As you can see, I did modify your design to add things that I think will “enhance” the area. Just a suggestion..
Very cute, Jersey!!
That will be a very nice house, Kafrn, everyone’s bunnies will be jealous!!
*Ahem* Slight modification made.
It looks amazing!!
hahahahaha those drawings are too funny lol
Everyoneee surprise slumber partyyy at kafrn’s houseeee!! Bring your bunssss!
You guys are so funny Where is Rabbit Pam? Is Rabbit Pam coming??? Should I just post blueprints of my house so that everyone can be drawn in THat would be awesome! SLEEPOVER!
Oh heck yeah, not nearly enough room in there for all of us
muuuuuuuch better
ZOMG poola nd spa too??? I am so moving myself into your yard.
yeah but its too cold this time of year. cant start using the pool until november, even though its heated, its too cold outside.
The front lounge room is a cinema, you can come over and watch movies instead? until summer?
Any space for me, Bella and Valen Looks like a 5 star hotel!! (wondering how you draw your self in the picture?)
bunnymum, right click > save > open in paint
hahahahahahaha i love that you’re throwing shrimp on the barbie! its so aussie!
Thats just weird, it being too cold til november.. silly backwards peoples.
I want shrimp tooooooooo!!!!!
am i the only person in the actual house?! hahahaha
edit: nevermind i apparently just learned how to read.
Awwwwwww look at sophie!!!
Katie, lol Why are you sleeping in the dining room?!?!?!?
And monkey, we are happy to wait until November for the hot weather! Because hot here is HOT! Jersey, was it last year that we had 3 straight weeks over 40 degrees??? I think it was last year. It was a record apparently!
Its just weird thinking of November being hot lol. My birthday is at the end of november, and I’m used to there being snow!
My daughters birthday is the end of November too! So we have a big pool party! Come over ! Party this year is the 21st of Nov!!! Im supplying Pool Noodles!
It will have to last til the 25th, thats my birthday Monkey just got all excited, did a binky out of her litterbox. Litter everywhere….
haha well i just want to be extra ready for when the food is ready
hehehe 40 degress is hot… hehehe thats coooooold in the states! i’m assuming you measure in celsius
lol, yes we measure in celsius!
The pen is nearly finished! I have bene taking pics along the way! I will post them as soon as I get the cable for my phone so I can put pics online! (tomorrow)
The walls of the pen are being finished now. Just have to mount them! The new floor went in yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We went to the shops this morning to get new bowls and stuff for the buns So that they all have one, and they all match.
I AM SO EXCITED!!!
I cant wait until its finished!!!
Yay! Did you build bunkbeds in there for all for us too, so we don’t have to sleep on the floor?
Monkeybun, yes! lol plenty of room for all!!!!!
Carl said we should have a binky bunny party (he is excited about this too!) But then I told him that there is only 1 other person here from Adelaide But thats ok, he said you can all fly over and stay with us Jersey, you wont need to fly
Thank goodness! ^ I can pick people up from the airport though.
That HOT spell we had was actually earlier this year. Last week of Jan & on into Feb.
Hi! The first new pen was finished last night! Mr Bunny and Flopsy have moved into it with Harry.
The second pen will be finished in about half an hour, just wanted to show everyone these pics of Flopsy and Mr Bunny in their new home.
AAAAAAAAAAA!! so jealous so jealous!!!! It’s looking soo nice and cozy and beautiful! They look so adorable in their new home and I’m especially happy since I see there’s lots of room for the BB reunion! can’t wait to see the next pictures!
It looks really good….. is it outside?
I wants! *steals house*
I’m afraid, based on what I’ve read of most of your buns, that Bunners would actually be the size of the house based on comparison. haha… We’ll camp in the yard.
The pens look great! I love the easy access! Are you doing any multi-levels inside that will still keep the bunnys from making a hasty getaway?
Lol, plenty of room for the BB party!
2 of the pens are finished. Pancakes, they are in our entertainment area , so they are fully enclosed, and attached to the house. This part of the room is still being renovated (it wasnt closed in before) so you can see where it attaches to the fence still. That wont be like that for much longer as we are filling in the walls and making it a part of the house. But it is fully enclosed, so they are safe from cats, mozzies etc.
They are Binkying around everwhere! I have never seen Flopsy this active and happy before!!! We are planning on doing multi levels for them, but we are still making frames so it can be a bit taller in parts, so that they dont jump out when a second floor goes in. Scooter, lol how big is bunners?!?!?!?! Lol I love the pic of him! He has awesome ears!!!
MORE PICTURES! MORE PICTURES!
*POKE POKE POKE*
lol! I DONT HAVE ANY MORE PICTURES YET! we ran into a problem!
we finished off the second pen on monday night , and we were so excited because it was all finished and ready!
So I handed the babies to Carl one by one, and he put them in their new home. Then I picked up Stu and passed her to carl and he put her in too.
We leaned on the pen to watch all the babies. But they werent there. NO BABIES! in the time it had taken us to pick stu up and turn around, the babies had jumped through the bars of the cage and were running around the house again!
We had especially chosen the mesh so that the babies could go straight in to their pen, but it turns out that baby buns can fit through very very small holes.
So baby buns are still in their normal houses until they fatten up a bit
lol! silly babies
haha Bunners was 11+lbs when I weighed him today, he’s got to be about two feet stretched out and he’s 5 months old today. I guess with 13 more months of growing until he’s done, I could be in for it.
I love that you are fattening up the babies for the new pens…. haha it make me giggle that they were so quick to be back exploring the house. ” But it’s so fun!!”
OMG Bunners is HUGE!
oh, but he is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo beautiful!
Babies are a little fatter today. Only fit halfway through the bars today.
YAY chubby babies! <3
LOL I need to get my babies fat! They love escaping the cage and running around the house and it’s so hard to catch them! I had to put boxes around it so they wouldn’t be able to escape but the smallest one always manages to get out and runs sooo fast like Speedy Gonzalez..and binkies so funny ^_^
Awwwwwww! How cute are they when they Binky Giuly!!!! Ours arent too bad to catch, and if we cant catch them, they run home by themselves, but they are so cute when they binky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted By Kafrn on 10/06/2009 08:02 PM
lol! I DONT HAVE ANY MORE PICTURES YET! we ran into a problem!we finished off the second pen on monday night , and we were so excited because it was all finished and ready!
So I handed the babies to Carl one by one, and he put them in their new home. Then I picked up Stu and passed her to carl and he put her in too.
We leaned on the pen to watch all the babies. But they werent there. NO BABIES! in the time it had taken us to pick stu up and turn around, the babies had jumped through the bars of the cage and were running around the house again! ……….
LOLOL! hehehe! That’s as far a I read before I cracked up. Funny sight! Just as well they alerted you to this small design flaw then and there instead of discovering them all missing later.
I know it’s like some force from underneath is pushing them up haha that little sudden movement is too cute!
Jersey, lol I wish I had a video camera running at the time, it was so funny. and Carl was devastated. He spent all weekend on it and couldnt use it!
Giuly, do your babies do this massive little binky, and then freeze and look up at you like “What just happened?!”
hahahaha yeaaaahhh like they don’t understand what just happened! the little confused frozen look and then they start running like maniacs from one side of the cage to the other!
Oh my gosh, one or both of you need to get a video of those binkies.
I agree with Monkeybun! MUST SEE BABY BINKIES!
I think one of Rockets ears is beginning to lop?
AAAAAAWWWWW they’re so cuteee and much bigger! those markings are so pretty!
Lol, we spent the weekend correcting a few faults with the new pens!
We had filled them with straw so that the buns would be comfortable. Note: It is not a good idea to use THIS much straw inside ones house. Every time we open a window or door, another room fills up with Straw. It was blowing everywhere. And whats more, Mr bunny and Flops were pushing it out of the way so that they could lie on the pavers! NUTS!
So we pulled ALL the straw out over the weekend, and Carl bought some Hard Marine Carpet to lay down on their floor. We still left some pavers though,, because they like them so much. Flopsy liked chewing the edge of the carpet, so we lined the edge with a paver step… And bought them the BIGGEST litter tray EVER! which is full of straw that cant blow around. So the buns have a bit of everything…… But still prefer to lie on the pavers.
Good idea, they like lying on cool surfaces. Did Harry get his friend?
Love the new pictures!! The babies can still get out of the cage?
Jersey, yes I was about to start a new topic about Freddie!
I went into the Grange Rd Pet shop the other day to buy some Hay, and there was a big box there that had a HUGE guinea pig in it. The girl said a lady had brought it in that morning,because her kids didn’t like playing with it because it didn’t do much, and she didn’t see the point in keeping it anymore. The girl at the pet shop took it because she felt sorry for it, but the boss didn’t want it in with the other piggies because they were all baby ones and the boss said it would hurt them. So they were trying to decide what to do with it.
So they let me take it. It was perfect timing, because Harry needed a friend, and this one needed a loving home. His name is Freddie, and he is the sweetest, Hugest Guinea Pig EVER, and Harry and him Cuddle all day.
And Giuly, Yes, the babies can still wriggle out of the cage
Have to keep feeding them
Eeeeeeeeeeek! New guinea pig?? Wanna see picturessssssssss!! I love guinea pigs! I wanted to adopt guinea pigs and rats but my hubyy said no no….
Marble, one of the babies jumped to the 2nd level of the condo today lol so weird! I put pics on the babies thread! They’re too adventurous haha
AAAAAAAAAaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!! GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!! I melted
Aww! Hiya Freddie. It was meant to be.
Kafrn, I will die laughing if Freddie turns out to be a pregnant female…..j/k – gosh I’m mean!
Lol Jersey, you big meanie!
After picking up freddie, I can assure you that there is no way possible that he could be a girl! His maleness is very…. *ahem* apparent…
But Harry loves him all the same
AAaww are they together aLready? *PICS PICS*!!
*pines for her adopted internet bunny Rabz*
Where oh where has my little Rabz gone, where oh where could he beeeeeeeeeee… *sings*
*gets poking stick ready*
*brandishes sticks*
Show me the bunnies!
Tee hee, I love the drawings of the house and the big sleep over!!
Are the babies still getting through the bars?
Looks like a great set up, aside from the babies getting through the bars!!
*cry*
*cry*
*misses bunnies*
Im sorry Monkey
I will get to work on more pics as soon as I get home.
Buns are 7 weeks old this weekend, and have stopped feeding off their mum
We are very lucky because they all get along so all 8 buns have been in the one pen for the last week, but are getting split up tonight into one pen for boys and one for girls.
I will show you tonight monkeybun. Just another 5 hours and I can go home from work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*stares at the clock*
2 HOURS AND 40 MINUTES TO Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so i kinda forgot about this thread!
freddie is sooo cute!!!! when i get a bigger place, i’m definitely getting some rats and guineas.
i miss sparrow he’s my favorite!!
1 AND A HALF HOURS UNTIL I CAN GO HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh, and Katie — Sparrow is a girl now So is Rabz and the triplets: Raisin, Rembrandt and Rocket: they’re boys!!! (we think)
*POKEEEEEEEEEEEE*
get homeeeee alreadyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!! nono just kidding
45 MINUTES TO GO! really tempting to go home now, since I am the only one in teh office today, and no one would ever notice…..
what time is it over there? here it’s 1:20 am so late O_o
lol its currently 4:15.
I cant be bothered waiting anymore
IM GOING HOME!!!!!!!!
*waits impatiently*
yayyyy!! pictures soonnnn!
RABZ is 7 weeks old!!!
Rocket and Remmy like nibbling grass
Rocket has ENORMOUS ears compared to all the others!!!
Im just going to clean out their house and then I will post some more
Oh my gosh, Rabz’s ears grew! *snugglesnuggle*
They sure did! Can they lop like his dads after this age?? Or would gravity have got the better of them by now?
Here are some more pics. I just seperated the boys and the girls tonight
Rabz and Flopsy have had enough binkies for one day!
The boys are seperated from the girls now!
The Triplets are boys (from what we can see) and we think Rabz and Sparrow are girls. But the vet said their bits could look different when they are a little older so its not 100% confirmed yet
Harry and Freddie like being part of the “Boys Pad”
Harry looks a little different to last week. He has had a haircut for the hot weather.
*kidnaps Rabz* Too too adorable! And MY how they’ve grown! I think Rabz looks to be twice the size of Monkey
Thanks for the pic update – they’ve grown so much! But where oh where is Sparrow? Is that her in the green box at back of the girls room?
ahh she’s a girl!! i love the piggies with the bunnies!!!
adorable.
I loved all the pics!
The drawings made me laugh so hard! Especially Carl outside yelling at the Crazy Cat Lady!
Sorry I’m late, but I had to bake MonkeyBun’s birthday cake.
Pam? haha….What are you doing out there? You’ll get eaten alive by mossies! Does one of us snore or something? And what happened to Giuly, is she under the cake or something? What’s that? Oh, she went to chase cat lady.? Oh, ok – Go Giuly!!
Birthday cake? O.o Its a month til my birthday lol.
Pam doesnt wanna hang out wiht us in the bunny room lol.
lol Guily has disappeared!!! Pam why do you sleep with your sunnies on?!?!?!?! Are you a little Jet lagged?!
You guys are a tough crowd to please!
I came inside. I always wear glasses but I look more cool in my Sunnies, and that’s how you know I came over from Florida.
I read another post that said Monkey’s birthday was today. No? Then we’d better eat this cake so we have room for the next one.
what are mossies?!
Hey I want to join the party!!
Thistle is not present though, -Fern took up too much room, SHe is a giant bunny!
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End of November it says Pam. Nov 25th lol. But a cake early is good too nom nom nom
Oops. My Bday is Nov. 14th.
(Did you see Sammy at the foot of my sleeping bag?) Our anniversary, Halloween, is coming up fast, too.
RabbitPam- you threw me and Sophie out for a cakeeeeee!! *Sophie thumping*
*giggles* Hey Giuly! I see you! Are you and Sophie sleep walkers or something?
It’s getting mighty crowded. Kafrn, did you notify police you were having a party in case of gate-crashers?
RabbitPam I see Sammy and I see she’s wearing sunnies too!
Katie, I should have spelt that as”Mozzies” – as in Mosquitoes. bzz bzz
I hope Carl didn’t trample Giuly on his way out! hehe
Giuly,
I did NOT throw you and Sophie out for a cake.
(maybe for a pecan pie ala mode, but definitely not for a cake…)
Maryann and Dono are in the kitchen. Dono is looking for food like the lil grubber he is. Maryann is setting the oven to blow. I’m not there because Maryann has already taken me out so I can’t warn y’all about her dastardly plan.
Lol, MarkBun, could you point out to maryann that she is most welcome, but the oven is on the OTHER side of the kitchen
We are swimming in the pool while you all are inside sleeping in your sleeping bags. (Lucky you moved inside Pam, I might have accidentally splashed you !!! )
Zomg I’ll be out in the pool with Rabz
Mayann is checking on the pizza maybe? She wouldn’t hurt us….would she?!! Rumball is happy to Dono came to even out numbers. With just him, Mr Bunny and the baby bucks, the whole thing was getting a bit girly!
Kafrn, you post pic of the pool? You can see where this is going now right? “Last one in the pool is a rotten egg!”
PS, I’m a mermaid
Awwwwwwww Mermaid! AAHHHHHHHHHHHH SHARK BUNNEH!
Me and Monkey came to swim
OMG! SWIMMING MONKEY!
it totally looks like rabz (that is rabz right?!) is about to jump into the pool!!
lol yeah thats rabz!
Well, I figured that if Monkey likes to flop and roll over in her water dish, she’d like swimming
hehe! Looks like I may be last after all. Hey Katie, sorry I didn’t count Max&Penny into the boys club….I remembered them after I logged off last night. The bucks are happy to have them to even up numbers. ;o)
haha its ok jers- they’re practically girls anyways
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