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It's freezing out there!..hope your rabbit isn't? ..some tips

Posted: 05 Jan 2017 17:41
by sdf76
It is freezing outside- please make sure your rabbit is warm enough if outside in a hutch, especially if it is a lone rabbit.

use thick clean whole newspapers on the hutch floor topped with hay or straw. and protect from draughts. ( If you don't have any old newspapers ask your neighbours if you can have theirs - will save them recycling them too)

Make sure the water in the rabbits water bottle is checked before you go to bed ( the coldest temperatures are usually at night) . wrap a thick sock or old towel round it to try to stop it freezing up,

add a few carrot pieces or extra leafy greens as these will provide a little moisture even if they do freeze.

Add an old duvet or old blankets to the roof and back of the hutch.

sue :)

Re: It's freezing out there!..hope your rabbit isn't? ..some tips

Posted: 21 Jan 2017 10:29
by sdf76
If anyone has any further hints or tips to keep outdoor rabbits warm please post on here?
sue :)

Re: It's freezing out there!..hope your rabbit isn't? ..some tips

Posted: 23 Jan 2017 18:08
by hazel.angelstar
I've got the microwave heat pads which go on in colder nights

Our hutches are in a hut which has insulated material on roof and upper walls. Old curtains which go over the hutches x

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Re: It's freezing out there!..hope your rabbit isn't? ..some tips

Posted: 24 Jan 2017 21:50
by sdf76
hazel.angelstar wrote:I've got the microwave heat pads which go on in colder nights

Our hutches are in a hut which has insulated material on roof and upper walls. Old curtains which go over the hutches x

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good advice hazel.angelstar :-bd
sue :)