Bars too big! Dog cage second story

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- 05/21/2016 at 9:19 AM
  Annarose
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  I bought an extra large dog crate that came with a divider. It was for my lionhead, Lady Hoppington (who sadly never got to use it.) But I got my dad to take the cage divider and cut it so it fits as a perfect 2nd shelf, although the bar spacing is way too big and any future bunny I get will fall right through it. I’ve been thinking about what I can put over it to cover it and make it solid, but nothing has worked so far. The obvious thing is to use wood, but I don’t want that because if it gets peed on I won’t be able to clean it. When he cut down the divider, he used the extra piece to make a ramp, so any ramp cover ideas would be great too!! I’m hoping that I will have this cage ready to go for when I decide its time for a new bun!
- 05/21/2016 at 11:29 AM
  Q8bunny
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  What about coroplast? You could pierce it and use zipties to attach it to the shelf’s wires. For the ramp you could probably use a thin layer of textured wood, since it would be unlikely to get peed on. How about bark? Naturally textured.
- 05/21/2016 at 6:29 PM
  Annarose
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  I never thought about that! I’ll go to my lowes or Home Depot and take a look! Thank you!!
- 05/29/2016 at 9:30 AM
  Chloe_<3
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  Annarose,
  
  I have the exact same set up. I cut down the divider into a second story and used the extra piece for a ramp. On the second story, I zip-tied cardboard onto the metal and then placed a plush bathroom mat and fleece blanket on top to make it look and feel better. For the ramp, I bought the small grass mats you find at Petsmart/Petco. The mats come in threes and are tied together with twine. I just tied the mats onto the ramp using zip ties and it fit perfectly. Best of luck!
- 05/30/2016 at 9:56 AM
  Annarose
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  Oh, I love the grass idea!! Thank you!!
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