Keeping Warm

[Hollie]

I don't want to get a heater for my bunnies, 1)because I can't afford one (it'll only be used a few months a year!)and 2) because I don't want the fire risk they pose, especially sinceI'm out of the house for most of the day.

So, I want to know if there's any alternative ways to keep the buns warm?

I was thinking of buying a big bale of straw for them to nestle into?They've already got hay down to eat which I know is also warming butthey won't sleep in it. They will eat straw too, won't they? Or nibbleon it at least?

I've noticed that some people have blankets in with their buns in thepics they've taken; are blankets a good idea? What type of material isgood?

I know it doesn't get as cold here as it does in some parts of theworld, but I'm feeling the cold and I know my girls are! Sometimes onan evening their little ears are freezing!

 

[Pipp]

Straw would be great.

Most bunnies can take the cold without much trouble (although I've gota couple of wimps -- my little guys -- that live by the heating ducts).

Here's a good thread:

http://rabbitsonline.net/view_topic.php?id=16155&forum_id=17

Hope this helps!



sas

 

[Hollie]

Cheers Pipp

 

[pinksalamander]

The lady in the pet store told me that straw ismuch more insulating than hay and woodshavings. Will loves his strawand i've caught him nestling down many times!

 

[marbleandloz]

Hello

You should definitely give them straw. You can actually get hutchcovers which keeps the warm in and they are also water proof they justeasily slide on and off or if you are worried about them getting wetyou could cover the hutch with a tarp.

lorna

 

[Hollie]

My babies are house-bunnies, so they won't getwet It's too hot to keep rabbits outdoors here in the summer - thetemps get up to almost 50C in the hottest months, and that's with about90% humidity too. It's really not pleasant! Right now the temps are (Ithink) somewhere between about 15-20C, which I know won't be cold tosome people but for here it's freezing!

 

[marbleandloz]

Towels are good, but you have to be carefulabout what materials you use don't use materials that are likely tofray. You should not worry to much, especially being if yours areindoors. Over here in englandmine are fine in thewinterout side with there staw!

 

[bluebird]

I wouldnt worry about your rabbits being toocold indoors.many people in the United states and Canada keep thererabbits outside all the time.bluebird