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!

How to build a cage for your rabbit - Intro

If you are new to rabbits,this will help you build a cage for your rabbit. Most rabbit cages are built in the same manner and with the same supplies, so once you get the basics down, you can build away to fill your specific needs.

This cage is one of my favorite configurations. It is 48" X 30" X 18" high with a solid galvanized divider. This gives you 2 holes of 24'X 30" X18" high. In rabbits a "hole" is an individual cage. So if you had 5 of these cages, with 2 "holes" each, then you would have 10 "holes" in your rabbitry.



A hole this size is good for a medium to large rabbit. That is a 5lb to 10lb rabbit. If you are raising a dwarf breed or a giant breed your needs are smaller and larger respectively.

Let's talk a moment about the needs of your rabbit. Your rabbit needs to be able to do these things freely:

• Sit up.
• Lay down stretched out to its full length.

As a general rule, provide approximately .75 square foot of floor space per pound of body weight. Average height is 18" for a medium to large breed.

In this series, I'll be giving tips on rabbit cage building basic ideas, tools and materials. These are things I've learned on my own while building cages for my Blanc de Hotot rabbits. The Blanc de Hotot is a Commercial Type rabbit raised for meat, fur and show. The bucks range in weight from 8 to 10 pounds and the does 9 to 11 pounds. They are my main focus, so most of my cages are for a rabbit that size. I will go through building cages for a dwarf breed at a later date, but remember that the way all the cages are built is the same, they only vary in size.