Help with making a bunny flap in a shed

[mrshorsy]

Hiya
well I've got my shed up and it looks great and has a 6x4ft run next to it so I need to make a little bunny flap so the buns can get in and out during the day.
Someone posted a great shed conversion step by step on here a while a go that showed a close up pic but cant remember who it was!
So any help and especially pics would be great.

 

[Pinkchi]

You could use a catflap? Or a small dogflap depending on your buns size

 

[VikkiVet]

might have been me but also might now have - but feel free to take a lot at the pics on http://photobucket.com/bunningham_palace for how i did mine! Hope that helps! :wave:

 

[KateB]

I think The Duchess posted up some of a wendy house conversion?

 

[The Duchess]

Not sure if my thread was the one you meant, but here it is just in case it's of any use...

http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?t=133292

 

[redd1800]

Cat flap works very well

 

[mrsmitch]

I'm currently looking into getting a shed and run for some rescue rabbits. They'd have free range of the bunny-proofed yard while I was in, but I want a permanent access run for them too.

Just a couple of questions for cat flap users: is a standard cat flap OK for your average-sized rabbit? Do they all cope with getting in and out through it? I had a cat once who had to have the flap held open so it is a bit of a concern!

 

[mum2buns]

my brother-in-law cut a rabbit size hole in the side of my shed and then made a little wooden "door" that slots in to fit the hole (the hole has pieces of wood all round it and the door fits into them). I can lift the piece of wood out (it has a hook on the top) when the rabs are coming out and put it back when they go to bed at night - hope that makes sense. It works well for us

 

[mrsmitch]

I know what you mean, I'm just not sure how to do the slots round it to hold the piece in place.

 

[mrshorsy]

my brother-in-law cut a rabbit size hole in the side of my shed and then made a little wooden "door" that slots in to fit the hole (the hole has pieces of wood all round it and the door fits into them). I can lift the piece of wood out (it has a hook on the top) when the rabs are coming out and put it back when they go to bed at night - hope that makes sense. It works well for us

could you possibly take a picture?

 

[Piptickle]

My buns use a cat flap with no probs! Took them a few days to figure it out-I just left the flap off for the first couple of days so they could get used to going through the hole and knew what was on the other side. When I put the flap on, I put them in the run first then let them hear me filling the food bowl-worked a treat

 

[Buuny_Friend]

Not sure if my thread was the one you meant, but here it is just in case it's of any use...

http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?t=133292

Helen,

Quick question if you don't mind...

What size are your runs? They look great. Did you make panels first?

Ta

 

[Hanlou]

Not sure if my thread was the one you meant, but here it is just in case it's of any use...

http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?t=133292

Wow! What a great thread - brilliant set-up and fantastic pics! I've bookmarked the thread for future use! :lol:

 

[RubyGordy]

Do you mean this kind of thing?

Cut your gap with a jigsaw (it helps to drill holes in the corners first to get a start point). Your door needs to be wider and taller than the hole. Put a strip of wood at each side of the hole, the same thickness as your door. Might be good to use thick plywood - I just used all sorts of bits I had left over! Then put another strip of wood at each side on top of the first strip but overlapping so it forms an enclosure for the door to slot in.

Hope that makes sense..? :?