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So Pumpkin’s Christmas presents from Binky Bunny came yesterday…in a perfectly sized box to put hay in. I’ve been trying to come up with something better than putting her hay into her litter box b/c she pees and poops all over it. A hay rack isn’t going to work in her new condo so I thought hey…why not put her hay into the BB box NEXT to her litter box.
I felt like a genius!
For about two whole minutes…
Why…why…do you have to be such a pain my rear end Pumpkin?! In the words of AndHenry: “Dam Bunny!”
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OK, the feeder.
First let me explain how we got here so you’ll see some
things to take into consideration if you decide to build a feeder.
We tried a bunch of different feeders (metal, wooden,
baskets, etc.). This feeder is the first
one we found that didn’t waste a bunch of hay.
It came with a mesh insert but we removed it because the buns couldn’t
get much hay from it. Removing the
insert made the opening too big and hay just fell out, so hubby made an insert
with small dowels. This feeder worked
but didn’t hold enough hay for Moshi the hay monster. And, the company went out
of business. Here’s that feeder:
Next, we found a feeder that was big enough, but there wasn’t
enough space between the slats or at the lowest opening to handle a smooshy lop
face (the bottom opening worked for Kieko and she still has this as one of her
feeders). Here’s that feeder:
So, we took what we liked of the various feeders and made
this:
Dimensions: 11.5
inches wide, 11.5 inches tall, 5.5 inches deep at the top, 3 inches deep at the
bottom (enough to allow the hay to drop as the hay level lowers). The openings are around 4.25 inches wide and
around 3 inches tall (big enough for our lop faces to reach in and not get
stuck but not large enough for the bunny to climb inside the feeder). Made of
Poplar. The feeder can be made wider by adding another column of openings, or
taller. The size of the bunny’s head
should be taken into consideration when determining the size of the openings.
Feeders inside the M&M’s kitchen/bathroom crate:
Side view (we wedge a dowel above each feeder in the
M&Ms area to keep Moshi from trying to lift the feeders off the crate – the
feeders are pretty heavy, but Moshi is persistant!):
Close up of hooks.
Hooks MUST be inserted at 45 degree angle in order to hook onto crate or
NIC grid! Also, turning the hooks a
little inward or outward after hanging the feeder helps keep it in place.
Feeder in use (this pic is older and is from back when we
were using medium cat litterboxes). Even
though there are two feeders, the M&Ms like to do everything together!
Feeder in Kieko’s condo:
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The picture of her 2 minutes later made me laugh a lot. Mine does this aswell. No matter how small the space she will always manage to fit her big butt in it!!
And then gives me a look of triumph as if she has beaten me!Jack Rabbit thanks for sharing those feeders – has given me a few ideas
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