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| A wire cage is okay if you don't have the time to freshen and clean your rabbits cage but to be honest, the flat bottom cages are the best to use because wire cages are very hard on rabbits' feet and can lead to serious endless issues. i personally use the solid/flat bottom cage because i take great care in cleaning and i am not lazy like other people. I also spoil my rabbits because i love them. But it does not HAVE to be a wire cage, other wise they wouldnt make solid bottom cages. the people who tell you that wire MUST be used are just lazy and dont know enough about small animals.
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| actually the better thing to do is put sanded ply wood down (be positive it is sanded because you dont want your rabbit getting splinters.) because the rabbit will probably eat the carpet, mine does it when she runs around in my room. Plus if it pees on it it will make the cage look dirty and might mildew and smell. Your rabbit will not ALWAYS use the litter box but it WILL use it. just put it in there and when it poos, put the peices into the litter box so that it sees that that is where it is supposed to go because they tend to go to the bathroom in the same place. Hope this helped!
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solid wiith soft bedding
i haave 8 rabbits
Come visit my bunnies!
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| I was told by my vet that a lot of rabbit books on the market have incorrect information on how a rabbit should be raised. Which I also found to be true with the first book I had bought. You should always get a solid floor for your rabbit. That way, their paw won't get injured. Also, wire cages tend to be more difficult for a rabbit to walk on.
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I use wire bottom cages and add a flat piece of wood to half of the cage flooring so my bun buns can have a non'wire place to sit/lay
 
~Silversmoke~
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I use wire floors for my rabbits. When I got my first rabbit I tried to use a litter box but my rabbit kept digging in it and making all the bedding and her waste go all over the floor. They can get Sore Hocks but they are caused from numuris things,like obesity,rust floors,thin fur on pads and constant stopping. If your worried about Sore Hocks give your rabbit a plastic or metal resting pen so he can get of the floor if his feet hurt. I hope that helps .
Netherland Dwarfs Rock! Jesus loves you!My rabbits- ~Shasta ~Fluffle ~Aravis ~Glumpky ~Hwin ~Copuschta ~Ruby ~Sootsie 
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bunnyhammy26 (5/25/2009)
My rabbit cage has a wire floor on it already. Would it be ok if I put a carpet square over the entire floor and still put a litter box?
That's what my wife did with her outside rabbits when she was growing up. They had the wire cage with carpet squares covering all but the bathroom corner; worked very well.
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| I am not an expert and Demon is my first rabbit. But I have a wired floor cage and I cut boxes (uhaul moving box) and have that on the floor of the cage and then I put the bedding on top. I change it when I change the bedding. It might be easier then doing a small piece of carpet. I hope this helps
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