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simple hutch system was custom-built. The sides
and roof are wood, while the floor is wire. As
you can see, you can have several litters side-by-side. |
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The hutch system looks pretty good, once the
doors are on and it has a coat of paint. |
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These are the first two litters these folk have
had, and they only lost two out of 13. That's not
bad. The only problem with this kind of setup is
keeping the hutches sanitized. With wire hutches
you can burn the hair off with a weed burner and
sanitize the wire at the same time. Because of
the wood, that method isn't feasible here. |
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Often folks using this kind of setup have good
luck at first then they start losing more litters
and breeding stock later. Sanitation is usually
the cause. Use lots of Lysol and clean the hutches
and the nest boxes good between litters. |
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see a little daylight showing through this hutch.
Looks like this bunny has been chewing where he
shouldn't have been. Oh well, bunnies will do that.
Perhaps lining the inside with wire would prevent
it or maybe just giving her a piece of wood to
chew on would do the trick. I always liked to give
my rabbits something to stand on so they could
get off of the wire. A nice size piece of lumber
does a fine job for both a place to stand and something
to chew on. |
