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O K I Am in need of the sizes for A nest box, Or if theres A link to A site that would help. I think another poster mentioned Wire bottoms in the boxes?? Can I use 1/2" hardware cloth?? Thanks.
Sounds like something I would do. :doh:pookshollow said:I made myself a nice wooden one, using directions in a book I have - 12"x12"x24" - and it didn't fit through the door of my cage. :grump: So that's your first criterion!![]()
Can you tell me how/where you found/made the drop nest box cages? Can you post pictures?Michael Leferink said:Hi James,
We have installed drop baskets in our cages and have not used nest boxes for the last 2 & 1/2 years.
Until Mike gets back with some pics, you can view one on myJcran said:Can you tell me how/where you found/made the drop nest box cages? Can you post pictures?
I had found drop baskets available at an online supplier's site, but I did not bookmark the site and I have forgotten which one it was. I do not have any pictures. I've never gotten around to learning how to post pictures, one of these days I should. All I did was cut a length of 1" x 1/2" wire long enough to bend into the right size rectangle and then C-clamped it together. I recommend 8" of depth. I then cut another piece of 1" x 1/2" wire for the bottom and C-clamped it in place. Then I placed the cage upside down and cut a hole in the bottom. Leave 1" of floor wire between the cage walls and the hole/edge of the basket. C-clamp the basket in place. The cut off ends of wire need to be ground or filed smooth or make the cut leaving the wire long and bend it though the the spaces of the wire being connected. This is to alleviate the rabbits being snagged on the wire. I hope my description is clear enough. We have found installing drop baskets, stiffens up the cage floor. I have seen factory produced drop baskets that have the front made as a door the make clean out easier. We did not bother to do that, but you could.Jcran said:Can you tell me how/where you found/made the drop nest box cages? Can you post pictures?
When I tried to view the attach, I got an error warning stating that I did not have permission to see it.dlwelch said:Until Mike gets back with some pics, you can view one on my
website. The discussion was regarding the prevention of the
doe using the box for a latrine area. However it does show
the dropped nesting area to some extent.
Photo of cage
Many people will use wooden inserts for winter instead of metal
as shown.
Linda Welch