I would make it as big as you can. They say it should be no smaller than 24″ x 48″ for one bun. Even if it is 2 story I would stick to that size.

I’m assuming that he’s probably planning on making it out of wood? Just keep in mind that she’ll probably chew/gnaw on the wood so I’m thinking it shouldn’t be painted.
– Annette

If you look under “bunny info” click on “cool habitats” – you will find all kinds of inspiration there!

yes… as big as possible. a replica of the house sounds super cool… but keep in mind it needs to be able to be wiped down completely and light enough to move (somewhat easily) to clean. NIC cubes are nice because they can be completely wiped down, they’re sturdy, and they don’t pose any danger to a bun. if you make something out of wood, you need to be sure the wood is safe and hasn’t been treated with anything. i would also suggest that the sides are not made out of wood b/c cross-ventilation is very important for buns. you might be able to do a wood frame, but make sure all the sides are made of NIC cubes or wire.

We’re sooo gonna need pictures!! That sounds totally cool!!

One square foot per pound of bun is what I go off of. So if your bun is 6 pounds, you want a cage 3 feet long by two feet wide. That’s the minimum.

yes we want pics when it is finished, make it as big as you can but i would say about 1.5 times the buns height and 3times the buns length at an absolute minimum

8-10 inches should be fine for the door. make sure her butt can fit thru easily. the castors are an excellent idea b/c the thing is gonna be HEAVY when it’s all assembled. you might want to get a remnant piece of linoleum for the floor so it cna be easily wiped clean.

Wow that is some kind of neat new house RondaGene! It is going to be super-special! Oh yes, the untreated pine will be just perfect! Cookie may chew on it so be sure it wousl be fairly easy for your dad to replace the pieces if they were chewed all the way down. The door sounds about the right size too. Definately post pics of the beautiful new cage!

Sounds like the wood cage will work great. I don’t know if you have read some of the other subjects but some of us have used these shelf kits which can be found at Super Target to make our cages or bunny condos. I think someone in another subject referred to them as NIC Cubes. They come in different sizes. I used the 14″ X 14″ squares. They come with plastic connectors. I reinforced the connectors with plastic electrical wire ties but other people say that is not necessary. If you are interested there is a picture of one in “OOhhh MY God I hate my sister” and some discussion under “Cage Question”. For those of us who are not proficient wood workers, this is a nice alternative. However, it sounds like this is not the case with you.

I just checked what we used to build our condo. They are “Organize-It Cubes”. I was told you can get something similar at Home Depot and Lowes. I am not sure what “NIC” means or where it came from.

NIC (Neat Idea Cube) is the original brand name made be Fellowes, but they have come to mean every type of cube storage grid (think of how you might call tissue “kleenex” b/c that’s the brand name most people are familiar with.) i have never seen the “real deal” NIC grids by Fellowes… but any other brand works the exact same way.