My rabbit hutches and runs Question: How to build a cheap rabbit hutch/run?
Question by Dolfin1314: How to build a cheap rabbit hutch/run?
So I am thinking of getting a pair of bunnies. However I am trying to figure out where I would keep them. I would like to build a hutch that attaches to an area in the grass. Like a little fenced in area. I have been looking at prices for the wood and wire/fencing. The wood isn’t that much but I was shocked at the price of the chicken wire. Does anyone know of any cheaper material that would serve the same purpose? It needs to be at least 4 feet high. I can’t spend that much money. Any other tips for building an outside rabbit house? Thank you so much!!!!!!!!
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Answer by Summer
Want my bunny? lol just kidding.:) But spend the money and get the chicken wire. It’s really only the safest type of fencing to use, and you want safe stuff with too little vulnerable buns. The chicken wire keeps out predators and keeps the bunnies from escaping. But when building make sure to include both the open area on the grass, and an inclosed box-like area of wood. Completely cover the top of the hutch with lumber/plywood. Rabbits hate the sun and quickly overheat. So make sure there is both a really cool area for them to relax in the summer, and a really inclosed box area for when its cold out and they can snuggle up. But basically what we did to make our was this:
four wood posts in the ground. Wrap the chicken wire around the posts creating a rectangle. Bolt plywood onto the top. (a corner bolted down to each post so the top is all covered). Then we also staked in pieces of wood around the outside out the wire so just in-case the bunny digs they can’t dig under the fence. You could also just sink the wire a couple inches into the ground though. But then we made a rectangular hole in the side big enough for use to crawl in and out. And we just put a little dog igloo inside of the cage with hay so they can go there for warmth. Then we painted the wood to make it pretty. Good luck! It sounds ugly but it comes out ok and suits it purpose. Just check out google for design plans too. Have funn with your bunnies! Sorry I typed SOOO much! yikes!
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Shocked at the price of chicken wire? How much are you looking at buying? A roll of 50′ costs about $ 25 here. I don’t know exactly where you plan on using the chicken wire, but in the actual hutch itself you really should be using hardware cloth with small mesh(1/4″) so rodents can’t get in and eat your rabbits’ food. You need to be able to close the hutch at night which is when the rodents will be most active. You can buy cheaper plastic mesh which might work but you would still have to use wire mesh along the bottom, as high as the rabbits can reach, so they can’t chew the plastic.