I'm trying to think of innovative ways to bring down the costs of caring for the 20 rabbits i have here.
Currently my routine is :
I clean out all the buns daily- using megazorb as a base. I've scrapped newspaper as i use so little it's hardly worth having down and i don't use large amounts when i do use it so it's pretty pointless. The hutches/ Cages get messed up easily and it seems to be a favorite for shredding.
Instead i use megazorb to line the 32l storage box, 62l storage box or 4ft indoor base. I then cover with hay.
Hay -I get farm bales delivered and i use two 100l bin liners of hay in trays for this many buns per day. That is about 2 slices of hay per bag i believe. I get hay delivered as and when i need it from the farm store for £6.00 delivered per bale. So around 8 bales is £48.00 a month except on 5 week months where it's abit more.
Lino- this works excellently- it cuts out bedding down costs massively. All have to do is fill and empty trays daily. Some trays however are 4ft bases when indoors so i fill and empty this daily also. The lino is just swept out daily any stray poos, but the buns are pretty good at using the litter trays. The 4ft bases are emptied daily. I am trying to save some clean megazorb but often end up throwing the lot.
Megazorb- i get through a bag every couple of days. It costs £8.40 a bag delivered from the farm shop. I am wondering if there is a more cost effective way of bedding litter trays than this that is as effective. £100.80 goes on megazorb and that gets 3 bags a week.
Pellets- I've bought some allen and page pellets- delivered costs £30.50 rabbit pellets x40kg- I have been using science selective, but i'm contemplating a complete change to these as science selective is about £18.00 for 10kg there abouts which is what i have been spending.
Fresh food - This is hardest to work out as i buy in with my own stuff. This month I'll be separating this cost out. It is around £100.00 a month I'm spending at present on greens, carrots and bunches of coriander and parsely.
Then there are toys etc but I'm only working out the absolute basics here.
£278.00 min month for basic costs i work that out at. This doesn't include vet bills obviously as they are not static.
Any ideas on how i could save money anywhere? Would it cost you the same or would you do things differently?
I've done away with newspaper, but i'd probably only need about 2 newspapers per day to put in the litter trays covered with hay, which would cost me £39.00 a month for the daily express x 60 per month. Not sure if it would be better to go back to this perhaps.
Ecobed- Missed this off- it's £13.00 delivered and i need 2 bales a month. I've just changed to vet bed though for the poorly buns as suggested by members of ru.
Thanks.
Currently my routine is :
I clean out all the buns daily- using megazorb as a base. I've scrapped newspaper as i use so little it's hardly worth having down and i don't use large amounts when i do use it so it's pretty pointless. The hutches/ Cages get messed up easily and it seems to be a favorite for shredding.
Instead i use megazorb to line the 32l storage box, 62l storage box or 4ft indoor base. I then cover with hay.
Hay -I get farm bales delivered and i use two 100l bin liners of hay in trays for this many buns per day. That is about 2 slices of hay per bag i believe. I get hay delivered as and when i need it from the farm store for £6.00 delivered per bale. So around 8 bales is £48.00 a month except on 5 week months where it's abit more.
Lino- this works excellently- it cuts out bedding down costs massively. All have to do is fill and empty trays daily. Some trays however are 4ft bases when indoors so i fill and empty this daily also. The lino is just swept out daily any stray poos, but the buns are pretty good at using the litter trays. The 4ft bases are emptied daily. I am trying to save some clean megazorb but often end up throwing the lot.
Megazorb- i get through a bag every couple of days. It costs £8.40 a bag delivered from the farm shop. I am wondering if there is a more cost effective way of bedding litter trays than this that is as effective. £100.80 goes on megazorb and that gets 3 bags a week.
Pellets- I've bought some allen and page pellets- delivered costs £30.50 rabbit pellets x40kg- I have been using science selective, but i'm contemplating a complete change to these as science selective is about £18.00 for 10kg there abouts which is what i have been spending.
Fresh food - This is hardest to work out as i buy in with my own stuff. This month I'll be separating this cost out. It is around £100.00 a month I'm spending at present on greens, carrots and bunches of coriander and parsely.
Then there are toys etc but I'm only working out the absolute basics here.
£278.00 min month for basic costs i work that out at. This doesn't include vet bills obviously as they are not static.
Any ideas on how i could save money anywhere? Would it cost you the same or would you do things differently?
I've done away with newspaper, but i'd probably only need about 2 newspapers per day to put in the litter trays covered with hay, which would cost me £39.00 a month for the daily express x 60 per month. Not sure if it would be better to go back to this perhaps.
Ecobed- Missed this off- it's £13.00 delivered and i need 2 bales a month. I've just changed to vet bed though for the poorly buns as suggested by members of ru.
Thanks.
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