My bunny stays in my room in a cage. My room has a broken heater right now and this morning the tempature in there was only 41 degrees. I put I blanket for him in his cage but his just ate it. Any ideas on how to keep him warm until the heater is fixed? Thanks!
2007-01-27 02:33:56 · 9 answers · asked by Monica H 4 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
One thing for both of you is to borrow or buy a room heater. That temp. is too cold for both of you. It will bring the temp. back up in the room. Make sure it's one with a tip over safety shut off feature. Put it in the center of the room away from everything. put a board on top of the cage that's bigger than the cage, then drape a blanket over it making sure the blanket is not near the sides of the cage. If you can get the cage up to a higher surface if will keep the really cold air at floor level away. Our first rabbit's cage was on the floor, our second one, her cage is smaller and we have it up higher. We've had a couple of power outages that left us without heat and we have exotics in addition to the rabbit and other animals that need heat. We use those heat wraps for your back (large type) and put them under their cages and it works. Also if you don't mind some clean up, put some straw in the cage, it's a great insulator and he will make his own nest. Our goat and sheep survive -0 temps in the winter using straw for bedding and my goat will kick the barn door open if you close it, he hates being closed in, so they get nearly full cold in their barn. We do use heat lamps. Hope you get your heat fixed real soon for the health of both of you.
2007-01-27 08:14:12 · answer #1 · answered by wolfinator25840 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Please keep your bunnies inside during the winter. Domestic rabbits are not bred to endure harsh temperatures, hot or cold. They do not have the same ability to cope with the elements as wild rabbits, such as jack rabbits or cottontails. Keeping your rabbits outdoors year-will dramatically reduce their life-span. I don't disagree that they may have more fun living outdoors (as long as they're not confined to a hutch 24/7), but just know that they will not live as long as they would living indoors. If you must keep them outdoors, follow the previous advice to wrap a tarp around the hutch, providing them shelter from the wind. But really, if it so cold that their water is freezing, it is much too cold for domestic rabbits.
2016-05-24 05:13:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several things you can do for your rabbits to keep them safe during the winter. We always give extra straw or timothy hay to our bunnies in the winter. This allows them to snuggle into the hay should the temperatures get really cold. Additionally, you can place nest boxes in all of your cage, as an extra place for the rabbits to snuggle into. This would be similar to a wild rabbit going into its den during extreme cold.
2007-01-27 02:46:04 · answer #3 · answered by landhermit 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I've found that when I have to have my bunnies in the cold, that the foot and hand warmer packets work wonders. You can get them at Walmart, just remember to wrap it up in a towel tightly enough that the bunny cant chew its way to it.
2007-01-27 02:40:37 · answer #4 · answered by sweetnytmare 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
41 degress is nopt cold to a bunny he will be fine without the heat.
2007-01-27 04:32:38 · answer #5 · answered by Olivia W 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
other then putting straw in there or buying a cheap electric heater that is about it
2007-01-27 02:42:08 · answer #6 · answered by glamour04111 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Move him to another room with heat?
2007-01-27 02:46:39 · answer #7 · answered by KathyS 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
put a hot water bottle in there
2007-01-27 02:41:24 · answer #8 · answered by Lucy Lou 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
hmmm thought u meant something else by reading just the title.. I hv several suggestions in that case..
2007-01-27 02:43:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋