Hey! I’m from MT too! I have a 2 story 48 inch condo from Leith petworks with a dog pen on the front, but those houses are expensive and you really don’t have to get anything that costly. The nic cubes are a good option. If you Google it I think they’re are a lot of pictures out there. Or depending on how much space you have even a dog pen with a nice hidey house and soft bed will work.

I like x pens (dog play pens) because you can make different shapes and move it around if you rearrange your room. You can also use it as bunny proofing if you ever decide to change the enclosure or free roam in your room. I got mine on Amazon, it said there were used ones available and they were cheaper so I bought those and they work great. 36 inches tall so they can stretch up all the way, used clothespins to clip blankets (or sheets) on top as a roof. I do plan on free roaming them in my room sometime soon, but these were great for bonding and litter training!

Oh you can also make them look pretty with choosing the blankets (mine are from the dollar store), memory foam mats, and/or rugs. Pinterest has some nice ideas on pretty x pens, just make sure whatever you put in there is totally safe and your bunny has comfortable flooring! 🙂

I just built my gremlins a mansion out of NIC cubes:

I am a fan of NIC cages, but it is important to get good quality grids, connectors, and add support. Also, I think NIC grid cages should always be accompanied by an Xpen as well (since NIC are grids, it’s easy to just clip on an xpen for larger space). I think it’s a good option, as an NIC cage on its own is likely too small for long enclosure time, but it is a good option if you need to clean your room quickly. The xpen attachment can be for night time or times when you can’t supervise, but still want the rabbit to have a lot of space.

If you do go NIC, I suggest buying the more expensive sets. Cheap brands will have grids slightly warped, so it can be impossible to have a sturdy structure. The more expensive, the better chance all is square. Also, different sets will have slightly different thicknesses and size, so regardless where you buy, you want to keep in mind not all sets are made equal or can be interchanged.

(below) Top of the cage. The two grid pieces actually swing open so I can access from the top to clean. I can actually remove the second floor from the top to clean it, if needed.

(below) Door used if they need to be put away quickly for something.

In addition to grids and connectors, you need to use cable ties/zip ties for extra security. Also, if you plan to make floors at places that don’t meet with a connector/you can’t put a connector, you want to make sure you add support. Below is a picture of how I ziptie each connection on my rabbits’ cages and how the second floor is secured (3 “wonder bars” from the Guinea Pig Cage Store and a Support Bar (also from the GPCS) zip tied across the length of the cage). My heaviest rabbit is a little over 7lbs and it holds her fine. While I bought supplies from a specialized store for this, you can save money by buying wood dowels or cut wood planks as supports across as well.

… Lastly, in terms of you moving, you could technically take apart an NIC cage and re-assemble it to take with you. I purposely did not zip tie the walls together at the cage corners so I could take it apart and have essentially 7 flat pieces for travel (i.e. top, bottom, front, back, two sides, second floor).

I agree with Wick that the NIC condos should be accompanied with an x-pen. Since they are ground animals and wide floor space on the floor is better than floor space going up. Although, it can be a fun little extra and a nice hiding space. My bunnies love to run in and out of their x pen when they have the energy! Sometimes they even run through their hidey house to get to the litter box lol!

There are a variety of cool examples (using cube grids and otherwise) in the Housing section on this site 🙂 :https://binkybunny.com/infocategory/house-rabbit-habitats/

You’ll have to watch and see if she wants to chew the tape lol. I’ve caught mine with pieces of tape in their mouth so I took it all away. There’s wall corner guards you can get to cover the edges things she might chew.

Is she spayed? I think some people use vinyl flooring but someone else could offer better advice on that since I’ve never used it. Having that surface can be easy to clean for litter training though. Then squishy mats and blankets would be good when she won’t pee on them (you probably know lol).

I’m not really familiar with pet cams but as long as it’s not in her reach (idk if I would put it in the enclosure, probably right outside of it) and there’s no exposed wires, you should be good.

I think colour coordination is good factor in making the enclosure look nice. You can make or buy fancy wood hidey houses too (with safe wood). Some safe toys and plushies too! (As long as there’s no buttons or beaded eyes and she doesn’t eat fabrics lol). For a gate, I think there’s some tutorials on YouTube for diy bunny pens, depends on what you’re using.

It’s great that you plan on free roaming! 😀

Oh no we have to be mortal enemies now 😉 I’m from Missoula but I’ll make an exception because I love bunnies and bunny people.  Show us pictures once you get the enclosure set up!

Another good flooring option could be puzzle play mats. These are waterproof and soft so they will prevent sore hocks. Im also from Montana and would love to become a vet too.

I do not believe so but if your really worried about that yoga mats can also be a really good option.

Yes we need to start spreading proper rabbit care to everyone. Just two days ago I got a rabbit and they kept 5 baby bunnies in a small dog kennel outside with just a tarp over it while there was a blizzard happening it was crazy. I hate seeing situations like that.

The turkey part is funny. But ya when I got me new bunny he was living in a small dog cage. The cage was covered with a tarp that was blowing away cause there was a blizzard happening. She bottom of the cage was completely covered in bunny poop and not a piece of hay was in sight. The only thing the bunny was fed was pellets and there wasn’t even water in the cage. There were 5 other bunnies living in these conditions that sadly I couldn’t take.

An idea I’d like to share is what I have for my rabbit!

I have a large dog crate with a bed inside of it. The door to this is ALWAYS open. Then, attached to that is an XXL dog pen (literally huge) and I actually attached two of those so that he has tons of room to run around. I have a cardboard piece that covers the baseboards as well as a leakproof and sliproof (underside adhesives) mat. I ziptied the pen and crate together. The crate door is always open to the pen and he is only kept in here during the night — he gets to run around the entire first floor of my house (we don’t want him going upstairs since its 4,000+ sq ft and we want to keep an eye on him since he’s just a baby) during the day. Good luck!!

I really like this cage. I want for my Mickey

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Welcome to Binkybunny Rabby! Since this is an older topic and is generally resolved, I’m going to close it– however, I welcome you to create your own topic if you’d like thoughts and feedback regarding the cage you pictured and questions you may have about Mickey and rabbit care in general.

I will note that that cage is very small, so that only is not enough to keep a rabbit if you plan to restrict your rabbit’s space during times you cannot/will not supervise, such as while you’re sleeping or away.