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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

This topic has 16sd replies, 10 voices, and was last updated 16 years, 11 months ago by Dextervonbon.

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- 05/06/2009 at 10:29 AM
  Dextervonbon
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  My boyfriend spent all day yesterday building this huge condo for Dexter. He was scared of the jumps at first but he got use to it. It’s not done because we ran out of carpet for the second level and still have to furnish it . The front middle fully opens for easy cleaning and it’s also on casters so I can move it around and clean behind it easily. I am so excited for him. I do have a question though, the tube on the top is made of those cardboard concrete form tubes (made from cardboard). I think the inside has some kind of wax but it doesn’t scratch off or anything. Dexter started chewing on the tube and I was a little concerned about that. Is it going to be ok for him or should I take it ouf if he is going to chew some of it? Thanks
  
  -Michelle
- 05/06/2009 at 10:37 AM
  babybunsmum
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  sweet digs! very impressive. altho dexter may never ever want to come out again.
- 05/06/2009 at 10:39 AM
  Dextervonbon
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  Yes I know, that is what im afraid of
- 05/06/2009 at 10:40 AM
  Dextervonbon
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  I got the plans ideas from http://www.longislandrabbitrescue.org/NIC-plans.pdf (Very nice & w/detailed instructions)
  
  it was under cool habitats
  
  It is huge so I would think it would be perfect for multiple bunnies, Dexter is a king now all by himself in there now I might have to get him a Queen
- 05/06/2009 at 10:41 AM
  Dextervonbon
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  Thank you so much
- 05/06/2009 at 11:00 AM
  Beka27
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  that looks great! Very easy to clean! Good job!
- 05/06/2009 at 12:31 PM
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  I love the condo! especially the tube looks like fun for your Dexter…. if you don’t want him to chew on the tube, try putting a piece of other, non-waxed cardboard into the tube, like an empty paper towel roll or similar. My rabbits love to chew on large thick tubes also, I give them the empty cling-wrap cardboard rolls, you know the huge ones?
  I really like the colorful rug at the bottom, I can’t find one like that for my rabbits. All the ones that I came across were made from stretchy synthetics, not cotton. My rabbits eat rugs so maybe it’s a no for mine…
- 05/06/2009 at 12:35 PM
  Dextervonbon
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  I was thinking about maybe covering it with some kind of cotton fabric. I got the rug from Target, it’s a 100% cotton rag rug and was only like $5.00. They might have them on their website.
- 05/06/2009 at 2:00 PM
  flippersmom
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  Great cage!! Thanks for shring the pictures!!! I just posted on another cage thread that I keep putting off making my cages ’cause I can’t seem to decide how they will look!! Know maybe with your visuals, I can’t get my rear in gear!!!!!!!!
- 05/06/2009 at 2:04 PM
  Sarita
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  That’s cool. Is that tunnel connect though to something – it has that hole and I would worry it would turn around when the rabbit got in there and dump them out.
- 05/06/2009 at 4:25 PM
  Dextervonbon
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  Yes I connected the tube to the side of the cage with zip ties so it won’t move. I thought the same thing but it’s very secure and won’t turn over
- 05/06/2009 at 4:28 PM
  Miyuki
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  That’s awesome! I would build one but my mom would kill me… Did you buy the blue and white cubes on purpose?
- 05/06/2009 at 4:50 PM
  Dextervonbon
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  when we went to get the cubes, they only had 2 boxes left which were those colors. It’s actually silver so it’s blue and silver We decided to make it a checkered pattern.
- 05/06/2009 at 5:23 PM
  Moonlight_Wolf
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  Pretty Awesome! I Love looking at cages for bunnies that people made! I found mine very fun to make! I actually like the checkerd look, I only hace the silver cubes.
- 05/06/2009 at 8:42 PM
  riibu
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  Posted By Dextervonbon on 05/06/2009 04:50 PM
  when we went to get the cubes, they only had 2 boxes left which were those colors. It’s actually silver so it’s blue and silver We decided to make it a checkered pattern.
  
  Where did you buy them from? It looks like you got all small grids, which is great!
- 05/06/2009 at 9:44 PM
  KatnipCrzy
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  I use the big “concrete form” tubes for my bunnies and the nice thing is that the wax lining tends to stay clean until the peel the layers off by starting at an edge. the wax coating does not allow pee to soak in- and they do not seem to want to pee in them anyway (which I can’t say the same for other cardboard things). I painted the outside of my tube with nontoxic craft paint. But I watched them with it to make sure they were not going to have a chewing binge. They only nibble and delight in pulling any layers from the inside- like how a small cardboard tube can be unwound- they do that once it starts- but a little at a time. It is cute to watch them “chin” the one we have in our living room since that makes it roll- and Schroeder will hop after it so he can finish chinning the edges.
- 05/07/2009 at 3:10 AM
  Dextervonbon
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  I got them from Target. When I went again to get another box they only had the ones that had the large grids with the smaller ones so I guess I lucked out
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