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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 10/20/2011 at 5:48 PM
  equinluvr
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  Knowing I couldn’t keep my parrots any more due to my daught becoming allergic I wondered what to do w/ their empty cage.
  
  Well… I converted it to a bunny house for our newest arrival. A lionhead whom I’m thinking a naming Gypsy.
  
  The cage is 36″L x 22″D x 38″H. Lower level contains food, water and litterbox. Lower level floor is grate til litterbox trained. Top level is outdoor carpet that I can take out and hose off.
  
  Cutest thing is watch him go up and down the ramp. He does it like 5 times in a row. Reminds me off a kid on the playground slide!
- 10/20/2011 at 6:26 PM
  jerseygirl
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  The image is not showing for some reason. Did you add it as an attachment?
  
  Your bun will probably litterbox train better with solid flooring. With a ”drop-thru” floor they kind of don’t see the point of using a box.
  
  If your daughter is prone to allergies, you might find she reacts to the hay. Lots of people do. Happily, there are alternative hays that don’t cause as much of a reaction. Also methods in handling it to keep the allergies down. Hopefully it won’t be a problem though.
- 10/20/2011 at 8:54 PM
  lashkay
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  Speaking of playground slides…one of the members on this forum wrote and posted a pic of their lLittle Tikes toddler slide they got cheap off of craigslist. They covered the surface with something like outdoor carpet swatches to give traction, and they said their bunny loves to race up and down it like yours on his ramp! I went so far as to look on eBay what they had in the way of Little Tikes slides to try and find one for my Petie and Dustor but they all were too expensive…so far! lol
- 10/21/2011 at 11:15 AM
  Misskaruhl
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  i want to see the pic!!!!! please upload in another format!!!
- 10/21/2011 at 11:22 AM
  equinluvr
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  <img alt="" src="” /> Hope this works. Not quit used to this forums setup. Cage is actually bigger than appears. Part of cage is behind closet wall.
- 10/21/2011 at 11:23 AM
  equinluvr
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  Posted By equinluvr on 10/21/2011 11:22 AM
  
  <img alt="" target="_blank" kiwiluvrjen="" j359="" albums="" s1081.photobucket.com="" src="” /> Hope this works. Not quit used to this forums setup. Cage is actually bigger than appears. Part of cage is behind closet wall.
  
  I can see the pic in preview but not once it’s posted..oh well
- 10/21/2011 at 11:26 AM
  equinluvr
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  Posted By lashkay on 10/20/2011 08:54 PM
  Speaking of playground slides…one of the members on this forum wrote and posted a pic of their lLittle Tikes toddler slide they got cheap off of craigslist. They covered the surface with something like outdoor carpet swatches to give traction, and they said their bunny loves to race up and down it like yours on his ramp! I went so far as to look on eBay what they had in the way of Little Tikes slides to try and find one for my Petie and Dustor but they all were too expensive…so far! lol
  
  So far she’s only allergic to feath and feather dander. She’s around hay all the time since we have horses and llamas.
  
  I appreciate the tip about the grid flooring I’ll change that out tonight. He’s already taking to the litter box like a champ
- 10/21/2011 at 12:13 PM
  mocha200
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  I Love the cage!
- 10/21/2011 at 12:30 PM
  Sam and Lady's Human
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  Is there hay in his cage? They should have unlimited access to hay
- 10/21/2011 at 2:27 PM
  equinluvr
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  Posted By Sam and Lady’s Human on 10/21/2011 12:30 PM
  Is there hay in his cage? They should have unlimited access to hay
  
  Don’t worry Sam and Lady’s Human he has pleny of hay! It’s in there behind the water bottle hence why you can’t see it. He also get timothy grass hay pellets which is nothing but timothy grass hay that been compressed into pellets w/ a lil bit of molases. No fillers or by product stuff.
  
  Compared to how he was living the last few months he probably think he died and went to heaven.
- 10/21/2011 at 2:28 PM
  equinluvr
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  Posted By mocha200 on 10/21/2011 12:13 PM
  I Love the cage!
  
  Thank you mocha200. Old parrot cage came in handy!
- 10/21/2011 at 4:31 PM
  Monkeybun
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  It’s a pretty cage Can you cover the wire on the bottom? Wire floors aren’t good for bunny feet And litter trainign will be easier with the floor covered
- 10/21/2011 at 5:07 PM
  Sam and Lady's Human
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  Posted By equinluvr on 10/21/2011 02:27 PM
  
  Posted By Sam and Lady’s Human on 10/21/2011 12:30 PM
  Is there hay in his cage? They should have unlimited access to hay
  
  Don’t worry Sam and Lady’s Human he has pleny of hay! It’s in there behind the water bottle hence why you can’t see it. He also get timothy grass hay pellets which is nothing but timothy grass hay that been compressed into pellets w/ a lil bit of molases. No fillers or by product stuff.
  
  Compared to how he was living the last few months he probably think he died and went to heaven.
  
  Sounds like a definite improvement!!
  
  What pellets are you using? I have to change to an timothy based soon.
- 10/21/2011 at 5:33 PM
  equinluvr
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  To Samandlady’shuman
  
  I’m actually using horse hay pellets. It’s strictly timothy hay w/ a tad bit of molases. Certified “Noxious Weed Free”. I buy it from my local tractor supply store. A 40lb bag cost about 13.00 plus tax. The pellets are a little bit on the big size but Gypsy been managing them well.
  
  The brand is STANDLEE Hay Company, Inc.
- 10/21/2011 at 5:36 PM
  equinluvr
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  Posted By Monkeybun on 10/21/2011 04:31 PM
  It’s a pretty cage Can you cover the wire on the bottom? Wire floors aren’t good for bunny feet And litter trainign will be easier with the floor covered
  
  I’m changing that out tonight. I can actually remove the grid panel floor and move the tray into it’s spot. So no worries Its getting taken care of.
- 10/21/2011 at 5:54 PM
  Sam and Lady's Human
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  I thought that you needed to use a rabbit pellet to supplement all the vitamins unless you feed a large variety of fresh food?
- 10/21/2011 at 9:44 PM
  Stickerbunny
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  You do, Sam and Lady – the hay pellets with molasses are just really meant as treat cubes for buns. Unless they get a LOT of fresh veggies (different varieties, I believe 15? different types was the guesstimate) they need a good pellet, like Oxbow Adult, which if you are looking to switch to a timmy based pellet Oxbow is a great one.
- 10/22/2011 at 11:44 AM
  Lazee
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  that’s great, I love it. nice, really nice looking.
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