When keeping rabbits, it is important not only the quality of the feed, but also the conditions that are created for the lives of the pets.
The best option for keeping rabbits is cages, as they allow you to take care of animals in the most competent way, feed them and mate, and also cure in case of health problems.
Types of cells and their production
In all cages that are designed to live in rabbits, the following parts must be present:
- frame and supports;
- walls;
- floor;
- roof.
Learn how to make a rabbit house with your own hands.
For adult rabbits
Once the rabbits have reached puberty, they need separate maintenance.
The size of the cage depends on the breed. On average, its height should reach 35 cm, and its width - 120 cm. It is known that an adult rabbit needs at least 0.5 square meters of full existence. m. Feeders and drinkers hung on the wall, just so they will not be turned over.
Important! In the absence of the possibility of individual seating, it is mandatory to castrate males, who will later go to slaughter so that they do not fight, as they can damage the fur.
For young
Rabbits who no longer require maternal care, but have not yet reached reproductive age, are initially divided by weight and purpose for full-fledged development and placed in cages with a total content. Animals are kept in cages of 7-10 individuals. The area of the room is calculated based on the fact that one rabbit needs at least 0.15 square meters. m for a normal life. 
With queen cell
During the period of pregnancy and feeding the rabbit with babies needs a separate content. In such houses, it is mandatory to equip the mother liquor (bedroom), it can be wooden or other similar materials. 
It is important that there is only one entrance, it is usually made round. This is where babies will be after birth and the first time until they can fully move.
Read the step-by-step instructions for making rabbit queen cell.
The rest of the space in the cage should be intended for the rabbit, here she will recuperate after feeding the offspring, as well as drink water and feed. 
The mother can be in the form of a separate wooden box, which is placed in a cage, if necessary, it can also be provided initially, even at the stage of building a rabbit house.
Important! Cages should be disinfected 2-3 times a month, even if pets are vaccinated. The soldering lamp is best suited for this purpose; it is not recommended to use chemicals.
With aviary
If the area allows, you can arrange a place for walking (aviary).
The entrance to it from the cell is usually done in the back wall or at the bottom. The open-air cage should be necessarily fenced with any available materials (sheets of metal, slate, planks), but one of its sides must be made of a grid for normal access of air and lighting. 
Cage for rabbits with a net enclosure
Bunk shed
Such designs have a number of advantages, which include compactness, reliability and ease of construction. Shed - a structure consisting of several tiers, they are in contact with the rear walls.
Read about rabbits maintenance and how to make rabbits with your own hands.
The size of such a house (width) ranges from 60 to 100 cm, the length and height of the cage is 50 cm. Younger live in smaller ones, and larger ones are used for adult rabbits and females with offspring. 
The lower tier should be above the ground at a height of more than 60 cm, for this purpose, legs are attached to the shed. Sheds are good because they are durable and with increasing livestock can be completed. You can arrange them indoors or outdoors under a canopy. When outdoor placement is important to take care of the insulation of the structure.
Did you know? Rabbits for a full view do not need to turn his head due to the unusual structure of the eyes.
Stages of rabbitry construction
Despite the fact that today you can find a huge number of different designs on sale, many people want to save money and at the same time make rabbits themselves. For the construction of a house for rabbits (dimensions: 1.5x0.7x0.7 m) the following materials will be required:
- plywood 10 mm - 1.5 x1.5 m;
- wooden bars 30x50 mm - 10 pcs. 3 m each;
- metal mesh with a cell of 15 mm - 3 m;
- self-tapping screws.
Independent construction should consist of the following steps:
- Build a rectangular frame of the bars, fastening them with screws. At the corners attach the bars, which will simultaneously serve as the legs and edges of the cell.
- Secure the grid to the floor. If planning of the queen cell arrangement is planned, then the grid should not be brought to the end from the side, since the floor of the queen cell should be solid. It is made from sheets of plywood.
- Cut the back wall of the structure out of plywood and secure it with screws along the perimeter.
- If the liquor plant is provided for by the project, then fasten a vertical bar at the junction of the plywood floor and grid to secure the front wall in which the manhole should be drunk. Also, small bars are screwed to the front wall along the bottom edge and along the back wall of the cage. To the vertical supports fixed roof of the queen cell.
- To fix the feeders in the center of the cage facade, install a bar to which wooden (plywood) feeders for bulk feed are attached. For green fodder you need a separate compartment, which is conceived as a frame with a vertical metal wire.
- Cover the side walls and roof with plywood. In the roof above the feeders, you need to provide an opening for laying the feed, as well as a cover for it.
- For the manufacture of doors you need to build a frame from the bars, to which the grid is attached. The grid can be taken with larger cells than the one that was used for the bottom. In the presence of the nesting compartment, he will also need a door, but it must be solid, made of plywood. Fasten the doors to the hinges, not forgetting about the lock (it can be a bolt, hook or any device that is convenient for you). Fastening the hinges can be immediately on the cage-rib cages, and for the lock you need to install an additional bar, if there are none yet.
Construction Tips
Having made the decision to breed rabbits, many think about the self-construction of the cage.
We recommend to learn how to make a cage for rabbits using the Zolotukhin method.
Consider a few tips on this:
- The walls are recommended to be made of plywood, if seasonal maintenance is expected, or of thick boards. A grid with small cells is laid on the floor through which the results of the vital activity of animals will go away, and they will not damage the paws.
- When houses are located on the street, it is important to install them on solid bars that will not only allow to care for animals without any problems, but also protect them from predators.
- If street content is planned, then it is better to make the roof out of a moisture-resistant material like slate, the use of metal is undesirable, since he can get hot in the sun.
- Since rabbits love to gnaw, there is often the problem of breaking the cages. In order to avoid this, the protruding parts should be cut with thin strips of tin: feeding troughs, manhole into the mother liquor and other frame elements.
- For weather protection, it is recommended to install a glazed frame that will be removable. It is attached with hooks, and during sunny weather, it is removed for full access to air and sun.
As you can see from the above, a good animal cage with your own hands is an easy task. It is important to understand that it is impossible to save on this, since half of the success in the rabbit breeding depends on it.
