Mischief and Tinker's Mum
Wise Old Thumper
Can anyone recommend a decent sized hay rack? I've heard too many horror stories about rabbits getting their heads stuck in them so would like some recommendations please!
Hay racks!
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I use wire hanging (plant) baskets, with the chain really short so they can't climb in (and get legs caught). You can pull it up with the chains and hook right against eg the roof or side of a wire run. I can see a similar idea in one of your signature pics, with a wall basket
Some magazine racks work quite well as floor hay racks, and are essentially very similar to some of the posh wooden hay racks.
Old style wire shopping basket on a couple of bricks?
Some magazine racks work quite well as floor hay racks, and are essentially very similar to some of the posh wooden hay racks.
Old style wire shopping basket on a couple of bricks?
Mischief and Tinker's Mum
Wise Old Thumper
Ooh gosh yeah that was years ago but it kept falling off as the buns kept jumping in!
Thank you.
keletkezes
Wise Old Thumper
I've got a hanging basket with a stool underneath, although I put it on the floor once for like 2s and Lopsy got into it and panicked 
I've use the half-sphere baskets as hayracks on their side with 2/3 of the open end chickenwired shut, but you need a hook to hang them on. Lopsy and Aboleth used to knock it off anyway and eat it from the open 1/3, although Lopsy couldn't work out how to move it out of the way when it got in front of the hutch entrance and trapped him in there 
I also have a wire windowbox attached to the playhouse wall with the fancy front chickenwired which becomes the top when 'shut', but they sit on it XD So, it sits in two hooks in 'the usual place' on the back-top if it was a real windowbox when I fill it up, they 'flips' so the front top attaches to the wall (I used copper wire to create loops that fit onto hooks in the wall). Now the front of the box is the top, and the bunnies sit on that, although I haven't seen either of them up there for ages so hopefully they're too elderly now XD
I've use the half-sphere baskets as hayracks on their side with 2/3 of the open end chickenwired shut, but you need a hook to hang them on. Lopsy and Aboleth used to knock it off anyway and eat it from the open 1/3, although Lopsy couldn't work out how to move it out of the way when it got in front of the hutch entrance and trapped him in there I also have a wire windowbox attached to the playhouse wall with the fancy front chickenwired which becomes the top when 'shut', but they sit on it XD So, it sits in two hooks in 'the usual place' on the back-top if it was a real windowbox when I fill it up, they 'flips' so the front top attaches to the wall (I used copper wire to create loops that fit onto hooks in the wall). Now the front of the box is the top, and the bunnies sit on that, although I haven't seen either of them up there for ages so hopefully they're too elderly now XD
When I had bunnies I used mesh drawers attached to the wall for a hay rack. One was a charity shop find the other was from IKEA http://forums.rabbitrehome.org.uk/showthread.php?474582-Frosty-and-Fern-enjoying-their-new-hayrack
katbun
Young Bun
Mine have climbed into every hay rack I've had, mischievous as they are . Now I use a hay bag, it hangs from clips on the xpen bars and has velcro along the top, and the holes at the bottom are big enough that they can get their mouths in to pull hay out but small enough that they couldn't climb in. But mostly they eat hay directly out of the litter tray, the bag is just a back up in case they get extra hungry.
Mischief and Tinker's Mum
Wise Old Thumper
Thank you! I wasn't using a hay rack but my arthritic bun got hay wrapped tightly around her leg yesterday so now I need one for her own safety.
Mischief and Tinker's Mum
Wise Old Thumper
Thank you, some good ideas! I love how buns are so nosey and get into everything!I've got a hanging basket with a stool underneath, although I put it on the floor once for like 2s and Lopsy got into it and panicked
a reader of books
Warren Veteran
I like the hay bags that katbun mentioned, and wooden hay racks that are basically boxes with a hole in them for their heads. Like these:
(https://www.asaswood.com/products/bunny-hay-rack-guinea-pig-hay-rack-1 That's a rather expensive one; there are cheaper ones, but it's just as an example)
I like them more than wire ones because no body parts can get stuck and I feel like it's easier for the buns to access their hay and search around for hay strands that they like, while still keeping the hay contained and off the floor.
(https://www.asaswood.com/products/bunny-hay-rack-guinea-pig-hay-rack-1 That's a rather expensive one; there are cheaper ones, but it's just as an example)
I like them more than wire ones because no body parts can get stuck and I feel like it's easier for the buns to access their hay and search around for hay strands that they like, while still keeping the hay contained and off the floor.
Happy Bunny 7
New Kit
We love this wooden rabbit hay feeder to slide over your own litter box.
You can choose the style of holes: bunny shape, heart or hole.
You can choose the style of holes: bunny shape, heart or hole.
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