Barriers in a NIC condo?

[Princess*Smudge]

Hey everyone,

I just built Smudge a condo a few weeks ago, but I am finding that she is kicking poops and bits of litter out through the holes in the cubes when she leaves her litter box, her old cage had a plastic bottom so there was no problem. I was thinking a higher walled litter box might help with the problem. Also her hay (she has a hay rack that sits outside her cage and she pulls the hay through) is being pushed through the bars as well as it falls out. Any ideas for barriers/covers that can help solve this problem?

I have also been noticing a few poops not in her litter box, I am not sure if these are ones that she is kicking out (she has always been a messy bun but very good with her litter box) but I think that some of them are accidents because she had an accident in her bed yesterday. Could this be her way of adjusting and trying to make the new cage her territory again? She has been in the cage for just under 2 weeks now.

[Toki+Pumpkin+Elmo]

I use the hay rack that hangs inside the cage. Any pieces that drop will drop into the litterbox so there’s no clean up.
You can use the litterbox with taller sides or some people use enclosed litterbox.

[Princess*Smudge]

hmm yes i was thinking an enclosed litter box might be the most helpful or I was considering putting some cardboard or something up against the wall so that the holes of the cage would be covered.. Also another random question. These littler boxes with grates that everyone talks about, what are they or does someone have a picture? Smudge has very fluffy hair all over and so I really have to monitor everytime she goes to the bathroom that she doesn’t have anything stuck to her which happens quite often. But if these grated litter boxes help that then I definately need to get one! I’m just not sure what they look like or if there is a special type better for buns.

[bunnytowne]

they are regular triangular shaped litterboxes with 3 bumps inside to hold the grated tray on top. look just like a regular box except for the tray. they work great for long hair or white or messy bunnies. Petsmart sells them also website of fosters and smith I believe have them they are great.

[Scarlet_Rose]

I use some 12″ X 14″ plexi glass with holes either drilled or melted with a hot ice pick heated up in a cnadle flame and mount them on the inside of the cage with zip-ties to keep both hay and stray poops on the inside of the cage. You can also use a cover cat litterbox and just a caution with the triangle ones, be sure that it is big enough for your rabbit. Many times I see rabbits with these and they have to scrunch all up to fit inside comfortably to poop and this will also lead to them not using the litterbox.

[Princess*Smudge]

Yes Smudge is too big for the triangle ones her previous owner had one and it did not work at all. But maybe I can find a grated cat litter box so that it will be big enough. I never thought of using something like plexi glass. I was hesitant to use cardboard because it wont last long once she realizes it is there, then I will have cardboard chunks as well as hay and poop everywhere lol

[Scarlet_Rose]

LOL Samantha, you can also use “coroplast” which is termed “sign board” which is basically corrugated plastic. I like the plexi glass and that size is available already cut at Home Depot in the replacement window pane section. I like the plexi because it is clear. You can also use a covered cat litterbox as well and also what I use is a small cooling rack from the baking section and imbed it in the litter to prevent digging, harware cloth also works well too.

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