Winter Rabbit Care
Discussion
My 2 live inside.
Next to a radiator and window so they can be warm and cool when required.
Very independent in the cage- dont like me rearranging anything.
When they come out in the living room they have a rug they run and bink on- and become just the cutest things known to man.
Anyway-
But i have seen these heat pads you can get for rabbits
Pets at home link
Might be worth it, or getting a few cheap foil blankets for the run?
Next to a radiator and window so they can be warm and cool when required.
Very independent in the cage- dont like me rearranging anything.
When they come out in the living room they have a rug they run and bink on- and become just the cutest things known to man.
Anyway-
But i have seen these heat pads you can get for rabbits
Pets at home link
Might be worth it, or getting a few cheap foil blankets for the run?
littlegreenfairy said:
What are all the bunnies getting for Christmas this year? Xx
They're getting a wooden log cabin thing, a large veg patch, and some nibbly sticks. Im going to wrap them in plain brown paper so they have something to open on Xmas morning.... i'm a bit sad like thatEdited by rj1986 on Sunday 23 December 21:28
I can't believe my phone auto corrected and put kisses on the end of that...
Any how, those sound like ace presents!! Our two have a bunch of fresh twigs wrapped in safe leaves, hessian string and carrot batons all in a paper bag. Oh and the little bunny will get a box so she can jump on to the dining table chairs without making the cardboard box collapse.
Any how, those sound like ace presents!! Our two have a bunch of fresh twigs wrapped in safe leaves, hessian string and carrot batons all in a paper bag. Oh and the little bunny will get a box so she can jump on to the dining table chairs without making the cardboard box collapse.
Mine has a reasonable sized hutch sheltered up against the side of the house. It is insulated with 50 mm of EPS on the outsides and bottom, and 75mm over the roof area. This links with a 10m2 run in our garden via a short tunnel.
Most of the time I just let him get on with it himself (if it is really cold or wet he goes and sleeps in his hutch, but most of the time he seams to prefer to stay outside. When it gets proper cold I lock him into his hutch at night. I have a thermometer in there, and it is so well insulated and draft proofed, that it doesn't drop much below about 8 degrees in there overnight with him locked in it.
When the snow has been bad, I have been known to bring him inside for a week or so while the worst of it passes. But when I do, I do think he gets too hot. He just flops out on the floor and doesn't move very much (thick winter coat).
All in all I feel that I molly-codle him too much, but he is by far the best rabbit I have every met (total legend and very funny) so I don't really care. I hate to think of him out there all on his own getting chilled to the bone.
Most of the time I just let him get on with it himself (if it is really cold or wet he goes and sleeps in his hutch, but most of the time he seams to prefer to stay outside. When it gets proper cold I lock him into his hutch at night. I have a thermometer in there, and it is so well insulated and draft proofed, that it doesn't drop much below about 8 degrees in there overnight with him locked in it.
When the snow has been bad, I have been known to bring him inside for a week or so while the worst of it passes. But when I do, I do think he gets too hot. He just flops out on the floor and doesn't move very much (thick winter coat).
All in all I feel that I molly-codle him too much, but he is by far the best rabbit I have every met (total legend and very funny) so I don't really care. I hate to think of him out there all on his own getting chilled to the bone.
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