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make your own microwaveable heat pads

Heat pads filled with corn etc. are quite common and you can buy them cheaper than snugglesafes in the shop. They don't last as well I don't think though and obviously you'd need something bunny proof otherwise they're just going to chew it and eat the contents. I wouldn't recommend adding tasty herbs either :lol:
 
there just the same as reg bed warmers, so just get one rather than make one!

we have one and mum made an exttra cover for it, so its harder to chew but it was for the dog lol. but same theory!
 
You run the risk of your buns eating it all.

There are 2 problems with this:
1) as Tamsin points out it may be too tasty and quickly distroyed.
2) are all the herbs safe too eat and I would definitely have serious reservations about cloves (don't know about how it effects rabbits but I know that there are people who want to ban eugenol - a compound found in the essential oil - which is toxic in large doses. Although the cloves themselves have it in safe quantities for humans, if rabbits are affected it would be in lower quantities and then symptoms could include diahorrea and convulsions)
 
Could always make a bag to fit inside a flat metal tin (small biscuit tin or something?), make a fabric cover for the tin and have that? I'd test that the metal doesn't get too hot but it'd be chewproof enough!
 
I have one filled with cherry stones, but that's for me, not the buns!

What about waming up a couple of housebricks in the oven - that's what they used to do years ago and wrap them in cloth to get the bed warm?
 
I bought one of the handmade ones for Honey in a rabbit shape from a craft fair. I think it is really a good idea.
 
The RWF alert had these ideas for keeping buns warm a little while ago.

Inside the hutch, if you have not got a snugglesafe or just want to
add even more warmth try the following:

Heat any old house brick in the oven (NOT microwave!!!) at a very low
heat for a long time (say 100 degrees for an hour or 50 degrees for 2
hours). Take out of the oven carefully (it will be hot!). Wrap in a
teatowel or other rag to stop bun getting too hot!. Put in the hutch
in amongst the hay. You can use several per hutch. The bricks will
give out a gentle warmth for hours. Put next to a water bowl they
will stop the bowl freezing in all but Icelandic conditions.

This is basically what storage radiators were made of for ages – and
what wealthier people who could afford bricks used in the Tudor period
onwards!

Put a traditional hot water bottle full of hot water INSIDE a very
sturdy thick plastic container (large sandwich box or food storage
container is idea. Put in hutch. The storage container will stop the
bun nibbling the hot water bottle and letting the water out!

Use ceramic rather than metal water bowls at present as they are
slower conductors of heat and should freeze less quickly.

Lay a towel under the hay at base of the hutch as extra insulation.

Newspaper layers can also be made thicker. Newspaper is an excellent
insulator as it traps air between the pages.

Very cheap single or double duvets can be currently bought at a range
of supermarket stores (Tescos and Asda for example: singles for £6-7;
doubles £9-10 ).
They are cheap because the outsides are usually a sort of fibremix – a
bit like a loft insulation! However they are still 10.5 or 13 tog .
Put on top of hutch and flop over front if enough left; and if
necessary cover so they do not get wet (at present cold is much more
and issue than wet).
A board will do the trick nicely to cover the duvet and is better than
plastic. Do check in the daytime that the underside of the duvet and
hutch roof are not getting too damp. Take off during the day for a few
hours if this is happening

If you have the hutch inside a mesh roofed run, put some plastic
tarpaulin or a plastic sheet over the run roof just for now. Tarpaulin
can be purchased from various websites and DIY stores for about £8
upwards for a sheet of 9ft by 12ft.

Don’t forget: buns with health problems may need to come in if they
have a low weight at present. Once in they may need to stay in though
so do make the decision carefully. It may be worth bringing a bun in
if they are having low grade persistent health problems outdoors.

Finally: Two buns are better than one at keeping warm!!!!
 
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