Commonly Asked Questions About Rabbit Cages Answered

Going through a number of rabbit-lovers forums that have been coming up in recent days, a number of recurrent questions with regard to rabbit cages seem to be coming up everywhere; hence the need for answers to them on one place.

One of these commonly asked questions about rabbit cages is as to what types of cages are best, seeing that there is such a great variety to choose from nowadays. Now it is always hard to answer a question like this (unless you have a commercial interest in a particular type of rabbit cages, which you would proceed to promptly endorse). The most balanced answer that can be given as to what the best rabbit cages are that 'best' depends on a number of factors - and varies from rabbit-lover to another. Ultimately, the key to getting the right rabbit cages for your bunnies would be to sit down, before heading shopping, work out what 'best' really means to you - and then go out shopping for just that. And if you can't get it, there is always the alternative of making it yourself: so that there is no reason for you to settle for 'second best' having worked out what 'best' for you is, with regard to the rabbit cages.

Another commonly asked question with regard to rabbit-cages is as to what the best material for making such cages are. Again, unless one has commercial interests in the cages, it becomes difficult to endorse one material over others: since most are reasonably good materials. Nonetheless there are certain materials that are worth steering clear of, when shopping for rabbit cage building materials: especially woods like cedar and pine, which have been known to have some harmful effects of rabbits. There is one influential school of thought among rabbit lovers which strongly advocates for use of all-wire rabbit cages: and you may consider looking at their arguments to see whether they strike a cord with you.

Then we have 'whether size matters' with regard to rabbit cages, as another commonly asked question in rabbit lover circles. The answer is yes: it matters. Whether you are buying or building them for yourself, you should go for relatively large rabbit cages that give your pet plenty of moving space, because playfulness is one of the characteristics that define a rabbit, and if it is too confined, it ends up becoming stressed. Worth of special note, with regard to rabbit cage size is the fact that it is important to think ahead of time, because what may seem like large rabbit cages today can often turn out to be extremely confined in a few weeks' time, especially if your rabbit is still growing (and so fast do these animals grow!)

Whether to 'buy or to make them yourself' is another question asked with regard to the acquisition of rabbit cages. The answer, of course, depends all on you: whether you have the craftsmanship, inclination, time and equipment required to come up with a decent rabbit cage. If you don't, buying makes a better option. If you do have those though, you may find the experience of making a rabbit cage yourself rather rewarding, especially if you are engaged in one of those jobs where you are simply a cog in the wheel and never get to see you make in your day to day work.