The hutch is finished at last! Thanks Happy Hutch!

Following on from my earlier thread, where I'd ordered a 5ftx2ftx2ft happy hutch, and they sent me one out but the panels didn't fit together properly, i emailed them with the photographs. The next day I was called, and they said that they would send me out an entire new hutch! I was shocked!
Last Wednesday the replacement hutch arrived, and it was as described! An entire new hutch!
We got cracking on building it, and it's great! It fixed together perfectly! It is actually much bigger now built than I thought it would be (doesn't appear as big on the photographs that it really is!) but it's great!

Here it is built


Then we painted it inside and out with a pet safe paint, and sealed the edges to prevent pee-leaks! (my boys are still in the process of littertraining, but getting there!)


Next we added locks for security


Then I added kick plates, so that when the doors are open/closed woodshavings don't fall out


The boys are in!


Hutch with kickplates


Finally some pics of my boys

Bonny


Choco


Choco again


and again


Bonny


My beautiful boys


Mummy showing Bonny what he is allowed to chew...and not the new hutch! :lol:


He's a fast learner!


Mr Nosy :lol:



The hutch has now been moved into the shed. Once the boys have settled, and we've finished clearing out the shed, the boys will have run of the shed during the day, with a ramp/steps to the hutch.

Overall I'm very pleased the quality of the hutch. It's very solid and heavy and will last a long time! The customer service from the Happy Hutch Company was brilliant too!

wow what a gorgeous pair of bunsters - I'm in love

They are beautiful!! Well done on putting the hutch together too! I am sooo rubbish at DIY, so am looking for a ready assembled hutch

Was the 1st hutch not brand new then?

It looks fab, love the kick plates also, they match

Your boys are so adorable

wow you've done a great job with the hutch, well done!

The hutch looks good, a suggestion to help make it last longer and to be easier to clean out would be to put lino tiles on the floor which can then just be wiped down.

You can also avoid using wood shavings as well if you do this.

wow its beautiful, lucky buns

jrn1310 said:

The hutch looks good, a suggestion to help make it last longer and to be easier to clean out would be to put lino tiles on the floor which can then just be wiped down.

You can also avoid using wood shavings as well if you do this.

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That's a great idea! I hate using woodshavings tbh, but because the boys are still learning about litter training I just find it easier at the moment. I did try them on newspaper first with just woodshavings in the tray, but they peed in every corner, and proceeded to them walk/lie in it! Results were mucky bunnies! Ewww! :lol:

They're going to be neutered next month (bits just coming through now), so I've read that will help with the training...I hope!

Lillian said:

wow its beautiful, lucky buns

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Awww thank you! I wanted something decent for my boys

clutterydrawer said:

wow you've done a great job with the hutch, well done!

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Thank you! I'm terrible at DIY, so I'm actually quite proud of how it's turned out! I've been showing my friends and family my achievement, but they just don't seem to be that impressed! :lol:

Hopper said:

Was the 1st hutch not brand new then?

It looks fab, love the kick plates also, they match

Your boys are so adorable

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Yes the first hutch was brand new, just two of the panels didn't fit together right. Infact, it only really needed a piece of wood about 1cm thick to bridge the gap, and then it would have built into a perfect hutch. However, with this hutch costing £130, I wasn't happy having to ad-lib, so I contacted the company and they sent me out a complete replacement!
I still have the other hutch. Seems a waste to bin as, like I say, could very easy be made into a hutch with just that extra piece of wood. I might donate it to a rescue, or sell it and donate the proceeds or something

The kick plates were a must! So simple to design and add, and yet make such a difference!

I think my boys are adorable too, but then again I would! :lol: They are my first ever bunnies, and I'm learning as I'm going along, but I'm determined to give them the best life possible! Lots to learn though!

Lil_Luci said:

They are beautiful!! Well done on putting the hutch together too! I am sooo rubbish at DIY, so am looking for a ready assembled hutch

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Thank you very much! I'm quite proud too, but that's only because I'm rubbish at DIY too! :lol:

**leanne** said:

wow what a gorgeous pair of bunsters - I'm in love

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They do seem to have that effect on people! It's certainly happened to me

The pound shop is a good place to find cheap lino tiles.

Very good, they are lovely bunnies xxxx