Any ideas for how to transform an extra large dog crate into a rabbit cage?

Anonymous

I have a blue/white dutch that some random person passed off on me. He's really a wonderful sweet rabbit though. Since I wasn't expecting anyone to hand me a rabbit and walk away, I didn't have the necessary supplies ready for him and he ended up with a guinea pig starter cage (that's the best I could do with my finances at the time). Anyways, he's too big for the cage and all the other rabbit cages seem too small as well. I want him to have more space since he really likes to run around in his cage and stretch out, so I'm thinking of converting my unused extra large metal dog crate into a cage for him. My main questions are as follows:

The crate is missing the plastic bottom, how can I make a new cage bottom that has a wall of a few inches? I would still like to be able to use bedding in this new cage.

How can I create shelves in the crate for him to get on and how to get said shelves secured to the cage?

Any other tips/ideas?

Thanks.


Also, my rabbit is a male (probably not neutered). Should he have a friend or is he ok by himself? If so, male or female friend? Obviously, if I were to get him a female friend I would have him neutered first.
A puppy pen wouldn't work, it would have to be a cage for his own protection because I have 2 dogs. My rabbit does get time outside of his cage to run around when my dogs are outside, but he still needs a bigger cage.

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how about some cheap cookie sheets. just slide in the bottom slot. i'm using a dog crate too,but mine came w/ bottom (used) hard to find a bunny vet...but get him fixed...if you get a female try to get one who is spayed....very expensive to fix a female. he will still jump allover her.. introduce slowly you may think new bun is great. old bun not so much... ok alone but u must spend time w/ him. no iceberg lettuce ever,,no avacados houserabbitsociety.com great site. God bless your heart for taking in His creature. they're great pets but alot of work and supervision,,(like a 2 yr old w/ big ears)

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Christine

Hi, I have a question...can anyone let me know if there are any negatives to using a dog crate for a cage for 2 adult guinea pigs? The normal guinea pig cages are not strong enough for me since i have cats and dogs...also can guinea pigs be litter trained like rabbits can be?

thank you.

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Actually, you can find a dog crate big enough for a pair of guinea pigs. It's difficult, but they do exist. But you will have to get an expensive extra-large one. This is one example: http://www.forhappydogs.com/p-133-54-single-door-starter-series-dog-crate-1154u.aspx At 54" x 35", it's actually bigger than the recommended 50" x 30" ( http://www.guineapigcages.com/ ).

However, these types of crates have very shallow bases. It would be difficult to provide adequate bedding for a guinea pig in such a cage (unless you use fleece). Plus, the bedding would spill out and make a huge mess.

You would also have to make sure the bar spacing in the cage was narrow enough so that a guinea pig could not get its head stuck.

I don't have personal experience doing this, but honestly, it might work.

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