Picture of the rabbit cage you are building

Here is a picture of the 30x36 rabbit cage we're talking about.

Notice the two feeders. I use multiple feeders because I believe that with 8 or 12 young rabbits fighting for food, room at the table is important. I believe that with better the access to food they will eat more. Here is more about my rabbits diet and nutrition along with some links to other breeders and how they feed their rabbits.

These are seven and a half inch feeders. I am thinking about going to a nine and a half inch feeder in the door. The bigger the better.

Kits from different litters but the same pairing will be bigger faster with multiple feeders.

This was one of the first cages I ever built myself, about 5 years ago. I used 2x1 wire, which shows that it will work just fine. I developed my preference for 1x2 later.

It is all GAW (Galvanized After Weld) wire, and looks like new to this day.

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!