help on Dressing the hutch now the weather is warmer??

Heya,

i have a lionhead rabbit called pebble, i got her in October, she was given to me by this kid cause she wanst interested in her and more! any way i have her now and she is the most spoilt bun in the world!

I was just wondering do i need to dress the hutch any different for the warmer weather?

at the moment i put newspaper down, sawdust then hay on top of that. They in her igloo thing i put shreaded paper init. I was also wondering when shall i start leaving the covers up at night time??

help will be much appriciated,
many thanks
Mai
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Ah I love lionheads!

I dont think it would make much different on how you dress the hutch. However I would consider the following:


-you dont have to layer the entire huitch with hay- just put enough for them to eat (and you can then buy some good quality hay for this)
- I would keep the hutch covered at night so that foxes don't see your rabbit (they are known to be able to break into hutches)- just make sure it is uncovered in the morning before it gets warm
- There is research evdence to suggest that sawdust/pine based products are not good for the rabbits' respiratory systems (they let off aromas that are too strong for rabbits). I currentley use carefresh, but this is expensive. Another cheaper option is something called bio-catolet or something like that (its cat litter made from paper and it is biodegrable and comes in a green bag- the bigger bags are more econmic- you can buy this from pets at home- it says on the bag in small writing "also suitable for small animals). These products are also more odour reducing than sawdust.

Oh ok thanks for that!

bunnyflowers said:

I- I would keep the hutch covered at night so that foxes don't see your rabbit (they are known to be able to break into hutches)- just make sure it is uncovered in the morning before it gets warm

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Well, the cover is seethrough, the hutch i have for her is a rabbit shack 48" woth under run and the cover made for the hutch is see through so you can still see in when its down. So i dont know waht to do.... hmm,





^ here she is

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Ah she is lovely but she doesnt look like a lionhead to me.

Be careful of foxes- i lost a rabbit by one as it learnt how to open the hutch- make sure that her hutch is secure.

Aww she is beautiful

bunnyflowers said:

Ah she is lovely but she doesnt look like a lionhead to me.

Be careful of foxes- i lost a rabbit by one as it learnt how to open the hutch- make sure that her hutch is secure.

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she is a lionhead, she here mane...it is rather small, behind her ears, you cant see it in the pic ill find a better one! Lol



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still not very clear lol!


Yea, the catch on the hutch is pretty stiff, i find it hard to open some mornings! :lol:


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i think she is a lion head cross with a netherland dwarf maybe, But I could be wrong x

hmm, i dunno shes quite big! :lol: I think she is a lion head crossed with somthing, (her mains to little to be a "pure" lionhead) but not sure what! Would be cool to find out! If any one fancies a challange in guessing wht she is crossed with, let me know and ill put more pics up if you want

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