LaylaLop
Well-Known Member
With summer approaching fast (in most areas, at least) it seems to be warming up. My apt is no exception. Yesterday and today have been in the low 80's and before that it was only in the 60's. I lack air conditioning so my southern-exposure apartment tends to heat up quickly. I'm also on the top floor and don't have a good window layout for cross breezes.
At night I open the windows and use box fans to pull in cooler night air and close up the blinds and my energy-efficient black out drapes during the day, but it still is hot in here! Last night got down to about 76 degrees but it's back up again.
Right now it's about 82 outside and 80 inside. I went to a local hardware store looking for a few pieces of granite/tile but they don't sell them in anything but cases and since I'm moving soon I didn't want to buy a bunch of stuff.
So far, Layla and Mumford seem fine with it. I've kept the sunlight out of their room and I have my laundry drying on a rack with the fan blowing past/into the bunny room at an angle. It's my ghetto swamp-cooler and I don't have to run the dryer..
Is a shady 80 (didn't mean to rhyme there) too hot for rabbits or are they fine? I've been giving them fresh veggies straight from the fridge, they have cool water, and have a place that's on laminate-type flooring accessible to lay on. I only have a leather couch to sit on, so I guess I'm a bit worse off...
Another question regarding overheating animals... a few years ago our old dog with breathing problems died of heat stroke in Alaska (yes, it's possible) and when we first noticed her slightly labored breathing we rushed her to the vet and they had me hose down her paw pads and ear-flaps with rubbing alcohol since it evaporates quickly and can help cool them down. Sadly, she did not survive since she was over 13 and had other health issues but I was wondering if anyone has ever used rubbing alcohol on a rabbit's ears if they suspect overheating? I know it could possibly damage their skin or if poured in their ear cause pain/burning, but if one were to rub it on with a cottonball could it help prevent heat stroke in a rabbit?
At night I open the windows and use box fans to pull in cooler night air and close up the blinds and my energy-efficient black out drapes during the day, but it still is hot in here! Last night got down to about 76 degrees but it's back up again.
Right now it's about 82 outside and 80 inside. I went to a local hardware store looking for a few pieces of granite/tile but they don't sell them in anything but cases and since I'm moving soon I didn't want to buy a bunch of stuff.
So far, Layla and Mumford seem fine with it. I've kept the sunlight out of their room and I have my laundry drying on a rack with the fan blowing past/into the bunny room at an angle. It's my ghetto swamp-cooler and I don't have to run the dryer..
Is a shady 80 (didn't mean to rhyme there) too hot for rabbits or are they fine? I've been giving them fresh veggies straight from the fridge, they have cool water, and have a place that's on laminate-type flooring accessible to lay on. I only have a leather couch to sit on, so I guess I'm a bit worse off...
Another question regarding overheating animals... a few years ago our old dog with breathing problems died of heat stroke in Alaska (yes, it's possible) and when we first noticed her slightly labored breathing we rushed her to the vet and they had me hose down her paw pads and ear-flaps with rubbing alcohol since it evaporates quickly and can help cool them down. Sadly, she did not survive since she was over 13 and had other health issues but I was wondering if anyone has ever used rubbing alcohol on a rabbit's ears if they suspect overheating? I know it could possibly damage their skin or if poured in their ear cause pain/burning, but if one were to rub it on with a cottonball could it help prevent heat stroke in a rabbit?