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Geodesic Rabbit Dome Enclosure (Conduit Pipe) - Part 2

8/30/2015

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​We decided to convert our rabbitry that was all cages to a colony style. We chose a geodesic dome built out of conduit pipe (EMT pipe) due to its light weight, it is inexpensive, and not to mention pretty cool design that was invented by Buckminster Fuller. The size is 16'-4" diameter providing 190 sq ft of space as well as the option of going vertical if needed at 9'-6"high in the middle. It is located under some trees for shade and the parts exposed to the sun will have planters that will grow vines and other edibles on the outside for food production as well as shade. It will be covered with 1/2"x1/2" hardware cloth to keep out snakes and other predators and the top 10' will covered with a tarp to keep a large portion of it out of the rain.

Building a geodesic dome is very simple as long as you use a dome calculator although it is slightly technical. We went with a 16.2' diameter dome to make as minimal waste as possible with 10' conduit pipes. We also chose the 5/8 dome which means it is slightly more than a circle cut in half so that the side walls have more vertical edge to them to allow adults to walk around without hitting their heads.
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