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How cold can it get?

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Graeme27Uk

Warren Scout
Just in anticipation of a cold cold winter, how cold can bunnies comfortably cope with outside?

They are sheltered in their hutches in the yard (which is fairly enclosed). They have 2 tarpaulins over them, about 2 layers of bubble-wrap on all sides and they have one of those silver padded covers.
They also have loads of hay and straw to burrow into and rearrange as they feel like (plus each other to snuggle up to).

Will that be enough or will I need to move them into the shed?
 
If you have a shed personally I would use it.
You could also provide them with a Snugglesafe heatpad.

Do keep a careful check on their water too as it will freeze very quickly.
 
Jack's-Jane said:
If you have a shed personally I would use it.
You could also provide them with a Snugglesafe heatpad.

Do keep a careful check on their water too as it will freeze very quickly.
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I can vouch for this, as can Spenser! I changed it before I went to bed at midnight, but it was frozen solid when I got up at 6am. He won't drink from a bottle, which makes things trickier. He doesn't drink much, but all the same it is a worry.
 
I guess wild rabbits still have to feed in winter so they must be pretty good at coping with the cold. Plus aren't bunnies from cold places naturally anyway?

Need snow-hare genes....



Mine seem to be eating and drinking fine and they don't seem too bothered. They just hunker down in the hay and snuggle up with each other. No water freezing issues as of yet.
 
I guess wild rabbits still have to feed in winter so they must be pretty good at coping with the cold. Plus aren't bunnies from cold places naturally anyway?

Need snow-hare genes....



Mine seem to be eating and drinking fine and they don't seem too bothered. They just hunker down in the hay and snuggle up with each other. No water freezing issues as of yet.
 
Stes moms buns look like they have puffer jackets on their coats are so ready for winter. they seem totally fine and its really really cold and snowy here :D, not sure how low the temps have got to tho, shes right out in the country so alot colder than cities get down to :wave:

last year my heating broke and Pearl who i was so worried about with her poorly heart actually seemed to gain energy the colder it was :shock:.. got down to about 10 degrees which really scared me having buns who didnt have winter coats.
 
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