Well here is a picture of the new rabbit set up, though it is still in progress. As you can see, I have a nice piece of thick plastic sheeting from the fabric store, up the wall and down on the floor protecting against peepee accidents. I now have casters on the bottom of the rabbit condos, making it super easy to roll the cages out of the way and clean any spills off the sheeting. I also picked up this microwave cart at Walmart. It has two adjustable shelves, which I positioned so that I could push the wheeled feed canister under it and there is a narrow shelf right at the top for the newspapers I use to line the trays. There are also a few hooks on one side that are supposed to be for towels ro something, I am using them for brushes and a basket that holds toys and empty cardboard rolls to fill with hay. I have two command hooks (those ones that don't damage the walls) on the wall you can't see, right next to the microwave cart, that hold my apron and a long sleeve button up that I wear under the apron to protect my arms from scratches. The other hook holds my hair collection basket. That keeps it off the table, out of the way, but easy to reach while I'm grooming. I have a little shelf that I purchased from Ikea that I will be hanging above the microwave cart, now known as the grooming station, to hold the paper towels, clorox wipes and my rabbitry management binder. This will keep these things off the table so that I don't have to clear it off every time I need to groom the rabbits. The shelf also has a hanging shelf basket which I will use for storage of the tattoo clamp and supplies I will need to purchase once my rabbits start breeding. Anybody want to get me a tattoo clamp for Christmas?
When you get your clamp get all the numbers and letter sets you think you'll need at once. I made the mistake of getting just a kit with one number set. When I wanted another number set and some letters, it was soooo hard to find the same brand that would fit my clamp. My clamp is 5/16" by the way and the perfect size.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip, I don't know that I would have thought of that. I would have just assumed they were a standard size. Good to know that ahead of time!
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