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Here I put some photos for you. It’s hard to get the whole thing in a photo, it is 12′ by 12′ and 40″ high.
There it sat before I moved it. It had bushes in it at that time and not many accessories, it was basically just four pieces of siding with a lattice top of loose wooden beams
then I moved it and made a proper mesh top. If it rains which has done lots this year I throw a tarp on til the weather clears. That way they can be outside even if there is a chance of showers. It is very important to keep your ground dry; if there are droppings that get wet — you will get flies in your pen.
the siding is sitting in a trench we dug and then filled back in so the weasels cannot squeeze under. Weasels don’t dig unless there is already a tunnel started
About tunnel starts, all rabbits will dig up the ground given enough time. I lined my pen with mesh which also makes clean-up of litter easier. Except for Lint my rabbits potty in all corners in this pen because they feel the soft ground.
here is the mesh, it warps in some places which I need to fix. I used a weed screen and some chicken wire in the other half. There is always something to fix.
this is inside. the wire crate in the corner serves no purpose other than it supports the look-out. I may change that in the future. The look-out will stay because it allows my rabbits to get into the breeze.
the siding is screwed into wooden posts in all corners
the look-out sits on the roof which is metal. It must have cardboard on it or it will get HOT. The look-out is just a cage with a tray on top for shade, in the rain I use a plastic crate top to cover it.
I will attach pictures of their shelter below in a new post
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Posted By RabbitPam on 07/25/2010 06:41 PM
Petzy, that is so cool. It looks like they love it there.I’m so used to having my bunny with me in the house all the time. Do you ever feel too far away from them? Are you outside a lot?
Thank you Pam!
I wish I had mine like you do, free in the house, but it is just not possible for my household. I had not planned on such an extreme rabbit playground but once I started I noticed I spend more time with them out there than when they are in their indoor condo in my basement at night. I just love being outside, maybe because winter here is so dreadful.
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Posted By Brittany on 07/26/2010 10:37 AM
So during the fall and winter, they are indoors, right?Where did you get that blue carpet roll from? O_O!! I am curious..
My rabbits come inside for the night, and stay indoors when blackflies are bad, or once it gets really hot in August. I found I have them out a lot these days but it really depends on the day; if I’m out, I have to lock my dogs indoors, and without them, the buns can’t stay out there either ~
I did buy some stuff. I spend the most on the hutch and also on wire mesh and the tarp. I did get the siding with the house we bought, the previous owners left some junk for us, (yeah, thanks
)Beka, I could sleep in there and have considered it… I might do it once for the expperience. I would like to know what goes on exactly in my yard at night…in terms of wild animals. One morning I did find fox scat beside the pen.
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Posted By Brittany on 07/26/2010 10:37 AM
Where did you get that blue carpet roll from? O_O!! I am curious..
oh, that thing! Well, that’s the other thing, some nice touches were gifted to me by people who kow how bunny-crazed I am. The carpet roll was a gift from member mrmac who is the Queen of the Carpet Tunnels, or rather her rabbit Dexter is the king of them.
mrmac’s Dexter in his carpet tunnelyou can get them in the cat section of some petstores.
They had too much fun with it I guess!
(*Snatches Lint!*)
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