Our story began in the summer of 2021, when the sweetest, yet most adventurous little bun named Rosalie came into our lives. Like most new bun parents, we had a lot to learn! Our initial setup for Rosalie included a hooded litter box without a raised floor – which Rosie used to teach us our first lesson in bun parenting by digging all the bedding out and shredding the pee pad.

We decided to search for a new litter box that would keep Rosie from digging. Our main concern with the hooded litter box, aside from Rosalie’s ‘bun-struction’, was the chance that she could get GI Stasis by ingesting bedding and shredded parts of the litter pad. We needed a litter box that had a floor to separate buns from bedding.

Finding a suitable litter box for Rosalie was challenging and many of the ones with raised grid-floors were too narrow and could cause sore hock. Eventually we found one, however it still was not as spacious or secure as the previous hooded one.

The size became more of an issue when Cosmo, bun number two, entered the picture. Rosalie’s litter box had barely enough room for her, and it was already one of the largest ones we could find!  

We knew finding a larger litter box online with similar features wouldn’t be easy, we just didn’t know it would be impossible… So, we decided to DIY it and created a 29” by 19” litter box from an under-bed tote, PVC, and pre-made plastic grids.