How to Build a Rabbit Cage

How to Build a Rabbit Cage. There are several styles of rabbit cages. Wooden cages are good for outdoor use because they provide the rabbit with more protection from the elements and shelter from potential predators. For indoor rabbits, however, a wire cage is ideal. Wire cages are light, require few tools, and are easier to clean than wood.

Things Needed

• Wire mesh Wire Door latch Tape measure

Step 1

Use a wire cutter to cut two identical rectangles for the floor and ceiling out of 14 gauge wire mesh that is 1/2 inch by 1 inch or smaller. Although you can make the cage any size you want, a rectangular case is probably the easiest.

Step 2

Measure the length and width of the cage with a tape measure.

Step 3

Cut out two mesh rectangles with the same width. One should be an inch longer than three sides of the cage and the other, an inch longer than the fourth. Both rectangles should be at least two feet wide to give the rabbit enough room. So, if the cage is 36 inches long and 18 inches wide, one rectangle should be 91 inches long (after adding 36, 36, 18 and 1). The other would be 19 inches long (after adding 18 and 1).

Step 4

Attach the longer rectangle to the floor of the cage by wrapping 14 gauge wire between the points where the two join in a continuous spiral. You will have to bend the wall at a right angle when you get to a corner of the floor. Then, attach the top of the cage to the walls.

Step 5

Attach the fourth wall to the top of the cage by wrapping wire between the two. It should swing open and closed freely.

Step 6

Attach door latches to each side of the swinging door. There are several types of door latches available for less than $1 each. Follow the link below for more info.

Warnings

• Be sure to keep a supply of shavings on the floor. Rabbits don't like standing on bare metal because it hurts their feet.

Warnings

• Don't leave wire ends sticking into the cage, because they can hurt the rabbit.