How to Make a 20x30x30 Rabbit Cage

While caging your pets might seem inhumane, smaller animals such as rabbits require a cage to ensure their safety. Rabbit cages are very simple constructions and can be built by anybody willing to spend a couple hours putting one together. No professional skills or experience is required, but you should know how to operate wire cutters and hog ring pliers.

Things You'll Need

100-inch-by-30-inch 1-by-1 mesh
Hog rings
Hog ring pliers
20-inch-by-30-inch 1-by-1/2 mesh
20-inch-by-30-inch 1-by-2 mesh
Wire cutters
Latch

Instructions

- 1
  Take the 100 inches of 1-by-1 mesh and fold it into a right angle at the 20-inch, 50-inch and 70-inch marks. Fold it just as you would fold paper --- holding the two sides and pushing it together with your palms, finishing by pinching the edge.
- 2
  Fit a hog ring into the socket at the tip of the hog ring pliers. Hold this up to the edge where the first side and the last side intersect but are not held together. Squeeze the pliers tight with the hog ring at the squares at the very top. Repeat every inch or so down to the bottom. Your cage sides should now be firmly connected.
- 3
  Take the 1-by-1/2 mesh and fit it on top of the cage. Apply hog rings every 2 inches or so to the edges to connect the mesh to each side. This will be the floor of your cage.
- 4
  Flip the cage over. Take the 1-by-2 mesh and fit it on top of the cage. Apply hog rings every 2 inches or so to the edges to connect the mesh to each side. This will be the roof of your cage.
- 5
  Use the wire cutters to cut a 10-inch square from the roof. This will be the hatch --- which acts as a rabbit-proof door. Attach one side of the hatch to the cage with hog rings. Bolt, tie or clip the latch to the cage opposite the side you used the hog rings on.
- 6
  Use the wire cutters to cut another hole the length and height of your rabbit feeder. Push the rabbit feeder into the hole and clip it onto the mesh.