i have a dwarf rabbit and a rex. winter is coming everyday i worry about them why i put they out in there hutch at night.
2006-12-05 15:21:59 · 8 answers · asked by Murtuza R 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
The temperature shock of moving indoors now could kill them. If they have been living outside for a while, they should have grown a winter coat.
Instead, put their hutch somewhere where it is blocked from the wind. Make sure they have a box with just an entry hole that is relatively small so they can stay warm. Give them straw to use as a nesting material. You might also consider covering their cage with a blanket, tarp, etc. Just make sure it is still ventilated so that they can breathe.
Also, if it gets cold enough, their water will freeze which is a major concern. The water will freeze very quickly in the spout of a water bottle, so a bowl is best, but you may have to change the water as many as 10 times a day. Some rabbits will break through a thin layer of ice, but some simply won't. Remember to still spend time with them, even though it is cold outside for you.
2006-12-05 17:26:53 · answer #1 · answered by missyscove 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are indoors during the day and being put out at night, which your question seems to indicate, they will not cope well with the cold. If they must go out at night, put their hutch in a shed or out building so it's at least protected from the worst of the weather. Make sure it has lots of hay in the hutch to keep warm
Wild rabbits cope with the cold weather for two reason. They adapt to the cold by growing a thicker than normal coat and they have burrows filled with lots of other rabbits. Though they may pop out to eat and poop, most of the day is spent in a nice warm corner, snuggled up with other warm bodies.
2006-12-06 10:20:15 · answer #2 · answered by mbunnyau 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok. Rabbits that are used to being out side are fine to stay out side.. They get used to the cold and their fur will grow and get thicker, they will grow a winter coat. They need food and water at all times.. The need to be kept dry and out of drafts....You can give them straw for bedding and and a board to stand on so they will not stick to the bottom of the cage below 30 degrees.. Keep the cage clean at all times.. WE have had rabbits for many years and we still do and it get down to the single digits and all our rabbits are fine.
2006-12-05 15:35:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have reaised darwf rabbits for 7 years now and almost all mine are outside in the harsh winters of PA and I have not lost one single rabbit to the cold!
They live in and around a metal shed that used to be a chicken coop and they love to sit out in the snow and they love to dig holes to hide in!
2006-12-05 15:59:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi i wouldnt say low maintenance yet they're so gorgeous and mine is extremely outstanding ive had her a week and he or she has already had a visit to the vet by way of fact she had worms we in no way had to pay the vet the puppy shop we've been given her at paid the £50 invoice as we only had her a week. she has taken over our domicile along with her domicile and a hutch and all her hay nutrition and bits and products. she is 10 weeks so she will p.c. neutered and her 2 injections which will value £fifty 5 and 17for each and each vaccination they p.c. a super style of interest as she looks depressed while have been busy and he or she is in her hutch the hutch desires wiped clean another day and he or she has a muddle tray for potty training which i clean on a regular basis alongside with my floor as she throws the muddle everywhere base line is they're no longer likely low maintenance yet make super pets better of success
2016-10-14 03:00:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in Wisconsin and our rabbits did fine in above zero F weather with a bunch of hay in their house area that was blocked from the wind. We brought them in with below zero weather, but they still didn't seem that cold.
2006-12-05 15:51:05 · answer #6 · answered by D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if they're wet at all (even the slightest bit), the cold weather will give them neumonia and they WILL die. keep them dry and don't leave them out if it has snowed. I don't know how cold it gets but they should definetely be fine for 50 and above. if it gets to the 30s at least bring them i at night.
2006-12-05 15:26:20 · answer #7 · answered by thank you come again 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
move them indoors and partially cover their cage/hutch with something like cloth. they would freeze out there...
2006-12-05 16:42:37 · answer #8 · answered by why? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋