Keeping bunny warm

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Any tips on how to keep Duncan warm in the upcoming freezing weather? He has lots of hay and a ground sheet that I cover his hutch with - is there anything else I can do to keep him snug?

[FizzGiggs_Mommy]

first off Duncan is SO cute!

Keep a lot of hay in with him, be sure to check it oftern to make sure it is dry. Cover all of the open sides of his pn with a insulated plastic. and if his hutch is big enough you can put either a warming pad or a heat light in there with him (JUst make sure that he can not get to any of the wires because bunnies like to chew)

Here is a wonderful website I found about rabbit winter care.
Winter Care

[buttercup132]

good advice i cant say much more she pritty much covered it good job

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Thank you - the website is great!

[Corinna]

I used to put a heat lamp outside the cage for mine.. Now Wee One is so old when fall starts arriving and we hit 40 I bring him in. At age 15 years you can be a tad spoiled.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

15? That's amazing!

[Sweet Sixy]

My little guy is in an enclosed porch area, so it doesn't get quite as cold as outside. We keep his cage covered with a flannel quilt and he gets his own special little "woobie." Every winter we take one of my own sweatshirts and give it to him to snuggle in. He is always toasty warm. We're hoping this year at nearly 9 years old he'll do okay.

[bckrazy]

hrm... if I were you, I'd opt to bring him inside when it gets too cold. You can use a large wire dog crate as his house and allow him to exercise in an x-pen with a litter box in it. I would not want any of my pets to be outside in freezing weather, especially very sensitive Bunnies. That's IMHO

[jackie]

You can also fill a cardboard box with hay and just cut an small opening in the side for him to get in and out of. In my rabbit pen I have about 5 boxes, and my buns love zipping in and out of them.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Lots of great ideas - thanks guys.

Spent yesterday insulating the outside of his hutch, have a bottle snug on order so his water doesn't freeze and will be looking out a "woobie" of his very own

[FizzGiggs_Mommy]

so his water doesn't freeze

Please remember the bottle snugs just help to stop the water from freezing fast but the water will still freeze, just make sure you check it twice a day.

I have two sets of water bottles what I do is in the morning before work I give them a fresh one and at night (by then it is frozen) I switch it with one I have hadd in the house, then I bring the one in the house and let it thaw over night, fill it in the morning and switch it with the one outside.......

and make sure you only fill the water about half way because when water freezes it expands and if you have the bottle full it will cause your bottle to burst.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

I will do that - thank you.