WOODEN RABBIT HOUSES
The
rabbit houses are made of ¾ inch thick prime pine. They are bottomless, and fitted with small
bumpers on the bottom to prevent liquid spills from soaking into the wood. The doors can be located with front, or side doors as desired. The entire front panel can also be made to
fully open (see Miss Daisy’s House).
This can be quite useful for cleaning when the house is located inside a
cage.
Large House is 25
x 12 ¾ x 11 ¾ “ sells for $40.00
Medium House is
18 x 12 ¾ x 11 ¾ “sells for $35.00
Smallest House is
13 x 12 ¾ x 11 ¾ “sells for $30.00
For Front Panel
opening houses add an additional $5.00
Houses
can also be custom made according to your measurement
Add $3.00
for handling and shipping.
FOR ALL
If
you are interested in ordering or would like to know how much one of the houses
would cost you, please send me the name of your city, state or Province along
with your Zip or Postal Code and the house size you would like to order. I will let you know the cost of the house by
the next business day.
THUMPER’S
HOUSE
This
is a custom made house built for an 11 pound “Thumper” with teeth like a chain
saw! Hopefully, his little house will
outlast him. All the edges are covered
with aluminum moldings, making it nibble proof……..
MISS
DAISY’S HOUSE
This
house was built to suit my disabled 7 pound rabbit “Daisy”. Daisy was found on a construction site, when
people tried to capture her, something fell on her back and she was left
partially paralyzed and suffering form an imbalance condition which prevents
her form using a litterbox or standing in an upright position without falling
to her side. I built Daisy this wooden
house along with a cage. The floor is
made of 1 x ½ “ wire. The cage is fitted
with a drawer to collect Daisy’s droppings.
I use a rubber bathtub mat to cover the floor.
It
is important to notice that the front door panel is 2” shorter than the side of
the house, this is to facilitate the opening of the front panel when there is
food in front of it. There is a door
stopper located under the upper part of the roof to prevent the door from
swinging inward.
I
purposely designed the front panel doors with a 5”wide, and 11 ½ “ high
openings for Daisy as this provides an even surface for her to lean
against. I added two triangular shaped
studs on the back inside corners of the house, which prevents food and hay from
accumulating. I used only screws to
build the entire house. All the wood was
previously sanded. There are only
straight surfaces without any edges of any sort for daisy to lean against, as
Daisy always favors her right side. I
like the fact that she is leaning against a smooth wood surface instead of
wire, which prevents her from getting skin irritation, or chaffing. Her house is 19” high, this is because daisy
likes to lean in the corners while standing up to preen herself,
therefore, needed a fairly tall house to accommodate her needs.
Below
is a picture of the rubber mat that I use to cover the floor of Daisy’s
cage. Notice that I have cut all corners
in a triangular shape. As daisy still has some mobility, she backs up in to the
corners to void, and because of the mat having been shaped in this fashion, her
droppings fall in the drawer below. This
allows Daisy to remain clean at all times.
The mat has also been cut in two pieces.
The shorter one is the same width as her house. This makes it easier to remove when it needs
to be cleaned. This way I can remove
only one piece at a time.
The
rubber mat does not cover the entire surface of the floor as shown in the next
picture. This is to make sure that
Daisy’s droppings have enough room to fall in the drawer below. I leave a 2” gap all around the floor, except
on the right side where she sits and stands most of the time. Her water bottle and pellet bowl are attached
to the side of the cage, next to the door opening, providing easy access.
Here is my Daisy, standing nice and proud, always keeping an eye on my
every move, anticipating to be pick up and loved to bits at all times, which I
love to do at every free moment I get.
