Brr!

[MyBabyBunnies]

It's hard to believe that last Thursday (December2nd) it actually rained! We had no snow on the ground what so ever andwas warm enough to rain. Well it snowed non-stop for 2 days thisweekend and we hit the first really cold spell of our long Canadianwinter!

Take this morning for example, it was -8*F (-22*C) when I went out tofeed my bunnies at 8:00 AM. It's now -4*F (-20*C) with a high of -2*F(-19*C) and a low of -17*F (-27*C) tonight!

My poor boys, they have to stay outside in that. Sure theyhave insulated boxes with straw in them, lots of food, and I changethere water pretty much every hour when I'm home, but I feel so bad.They had frost on their whiskers this morning and looked so cold.Although they were both outside of their winter boxes stretching,yesterday they didn't move from inside, so I guess thats a good sign. Ifeel so bad, poor boys. Onthe plus side, a high of 30*F(-1*C) on Friday, so that should be good enough for me to bring theboys in for my own Christmas picture sitting.

 

[AnnaS]

its not that drastic in Toronto, but it snowed today as well.
It was -5 C in the morning.

 

[MyBabyBunnies]

Lucky you! I'm moving east.

Oh the good ol' Canadian plains, lol! I guess this is warm, in a monthwe'll have -40 (same in *C and *F) weather without windchill, lol.

 

[Stephanie]

We have snow on the ground, and it was -10C when I was out and about earlier Christmas shopping. Brrr!

I am digging the snow though, and hope we get some more of it. Especially for a white Christmas!

 

[Carolyn]

Be sure to give them some black oil sunflower seeds, Laura. They act a "hot food" for rabbits and keep them warm.



-Carolyn

 

[AnnaS]

that was me today going to work

 

[Bo B Bunny]

I've been told NOT to give them seeds! Why is that

Oh, and it was 60° F here in Indiana today

 

[MyBabyBunnies]

Inside bunnies don't need seeds. They are high in fat.

My boys live outside all year around (it can get down to below-50*C/-58*Fand often does) and they can use the extra fat andthe seeds provide that.

 

[Bo B Bunny]

Yeah, but I was told the seeds were dangerous forthem. :?bo eats little seeds from Casper throwingthem out..... and he might have gotten a couple of the black sunflowerseeds from GETTING INTO OUR WILD BIRD FOOD! :XLOL! he's sobad. I love him.

 

[*nepo*]

Poor you, I didn't knowbunnies could survive temperatures that cold. It only getsup to 60 F here in Florida I don't know how cold it was today. But I domiss snow. When I was in New York I used to eat it. Do you give theseeds with or without the shells to bunnies?

 

[Buck Jones]

Bo B Bunny wrote:

Yeah, but I was told the seeds were dangerous for them....

Other bird seed might, if fact, be dangerous. I have noknowledge of that, but black sunflower seed is often recommended insmall quantities to provide fat producing energy to combat coldtemperatures for outside rabbits.

As mentioned, it is a "hot" food, high in fats, and not recommended forsummer time fare. I do dispense a bit each morning to myoutside buns on top their regular feed, as well as some oats during thewinter.



Buck

 

[MyBabyBunnies]

Ok, well I thought yesterday was cold, but today's worse! :shock:

I woke up this morning to -26*F/-32*C weather. I'm hoping the papersare right! It's supposed to get back up around the freezing point so itwont be so cold.

 

[Stephanie]

Where in Alberta do you live?

We may be moving there next year......

 

[Cher]

I guess perchance I should be happy with ourweather compared to you Laura...every morning I wake up to a beautifulblanket of white snow on the ground only to melt by midmorningbythe drizzly rain. If there are two citiesI miss during the winter it is Toronto and Edmonton (weird I know, butI do love the cold) Not so much the grey after-mush though

If you want to winter-out your little ones *ahem ahem* I have some roomhere in beautiful BC and I am sure Jaden and Jezebel would adore thecompany of their eastern Canadian brothers...

LOL

Cher