Material List for a rabbit cage

Lets put together a material list for a 36” wide x 30” deep x 18” high cage for a doe with litter. This is an individual cage that would be suspended by wires, or you could use leg kits to stack them.

Floor: I get my floors as pre-cut 30x36 panels which saves a TON of cutting. The floors are 1” x ½” (one inch x a half inch) 14 ga. GAW wire. I really suggest you use the GAW wire, it lasts almost forever and the extra diameter for foot comfort and increased rigidity are well worth it. Important- one side of the floor has wires spaced one inch apart, the other has wires space a half inch apart. The side with the half-inch spacing faces up as it provides better comfort for the rabbits foot.

Walls: the walls are made from 18” 1”x2” GAW wire. This give you an 18’ high cage with the 2” spacing horizontal and the 1” spacing running vertically up the sides.

Top: The top of the cage is made from 30” 2”x1” GAW wire. Here I use the 2x1 because the orientation on the top doesn’t really matter to me, so I can get a 1” waste per cut on the top.

Assemble these items:
J Clips
J Clip Pliers
Wire Cutters
Urine Guards (2) 30” sides, (1) 36” back (1) 12”
Feeders (2) 7 ½ “
Wire spring Lock (1)
Water bottles (2)
Galvanized edge for cage openings 3 @ 14”
Galvanized edge for door edges (top and 1 side only) 2 @ 16”

Cut these pieces of wire:
Floor (1) 30”x 36” 1” x ½ 14ga. GAW wire
Walls (2) 30” lengths of 18” 1”x 2” 14ga. GAW wire
Walls (2) 36” lengths of 18” 1”x 2” 14ga. GAW wire
Top (1) 36” length of 18” 2”x 1” 14ga. GAW wire
Door (1) 16” length of 18” 1”x 2” 14ga. GAW wire

Next I’ll go over assembly, but you can work ahead if you like!