Remove the bedding for both males as it isn’t needed and add a tile or something that they can sit on. So when there feet get a bit sore from the mesh they can rest on something else. Hope this helps. God bless bro
Nobody suggested but The cheapest and best way to do it is removing the bedding and covering with another insulation. Plastic tarp is best for it The thicker the better. Just change the outer insulation to it.Maybe it can come a bit expensive but try and make the place a closeted area for them.That way no rabbit will be cold and this should mostly keep the water from freezing.If u cover most of it it will definitely get rid of the squirrels too.
I used a 10W/80cm heating cable for the rabbit waterer. However, during winter, when the temperature dropped below -5°C, it was not sufficient. Additionally, I discovered that the rabbits had chewed through the heating cable. To solve this problem, I added a protective cover to the cable - I used a plastic bottle, made a hole in the bottle cap, and ran the cable through it. Currently, I simply bring warm water to the rabbits every day, just as you do.
Yeah, straw/bedding and waters aren't an issue in colonies. You don't have to refill the bowls and they don't freeze if you use a 5+ gallon community waterer you only have to refill once every other month. People who do rabbits get burnt out quickly on all the extra work cages make. If you must keep the cages, just fix the boxes with no bottom so urine spills through.
I think it would be better for both you and the male rabbits if you were remove the bedding just so they don’t have to breathe the ammonia and so you don’t have to clean up their mess
i would remove the straw and put some space blanket from the dollar store on the walls where they would sleep so it reflects thier body heat back towards them but doesnt block floor
Remove the bedding for both males as it isn’t needed and add a tile or something that they can sit on. So when there feet get a bit sore from the mesh they can rest on something else. Hope this helps. God bless bro
Nobody suggested but The cheapest and best way to do it is removing the bedding and covering with another insulation. Plastic tarp is best for it The thicker the better.
Just change the outer insulation to it.Maybe it can come a bit expensive but try and make the place a closeted area for them.That way no rabbit will be cold and this should mostly keep the water from freezing.If u cover most of it it will definitely get rid of the squirrels too.
Definitely need a 'Drinker Heater' or water heater for the bowls or a heated rabbit water bottle for the coldest months
I used a 10W/80cm heating cable for the rabbit waterer. However, during winter, when the temperature dropped below -5°C, it was not sufficient. Additionally, I discovered that the rabbits had chewed through the heating cable. To solve this problem, I added a protective cover to the cable - I used a plastic bottle, made a hole in the bottle cap, and ran the cable through it.
Currently, I simply bring warm water to the rabbits every day, just as you do.
Great video!
Looking forward to this. Am hoping to start raising meat rabbits come spring next year.
Gonna watch the full video but i expect ALL the points to be cons of cages. Colony rabbits have pretty much no cons. Well see if I guessed right..
Yeah, straw/bedding and waters aren't an issue in colonies. You don't have to refill the bowls and they don't freeze if you use a 5+ gallon community waterer you only have to refill once every other month.
People who do rabbits get burnt out quickly on all the extra work cages make.
If you must keep the cages, just fix the boxes with no bottom so urine spills through.
I think it would be better for both you and the male rabbits if you were remove the bedding just so they don’t have to breathe the ammonia and so you don’t have to clean up their mess
i would remove the straw and put some space blanket from the dollar store on the walls where they would sleep so it reflects thier body heat back towards them but doesnt block floor