Rapid breathing at night :{

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Gemmapookie

Wise Old Thumper

• Aug 4, 2011

• #1

On quite a few occasions now Max has started breathing quite rapidly (almost panting) at around 9 in the evening. It is always when we have had an especially hot day, so im suspecting it might be something to do with the air cooling down in the evenings? I have noticed Mimi and Charlotte both do it aswell, but only on one occasion each. Max does it alot
Any ideas???Hes always fine again by the next morning *touches wood*
Any ideas? :wave:

 

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ripminnie

Wise Old Thumper

• Aug 4, 2011

• #2

My Honey does this too :wave: not just in the evening though, it seems quite random :? She seems fine though

 

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Gemmapookie

Wise Old Thumper

• Aug 4, 2011

• #3

ripminnie said:

My Honey does this too :wave: not just in the evening though, it seems quite random :? She seems fine though

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Thanks its a relief to know that other buns do it aswell and are fine :wave:

 

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Sky-O

Wise Old Thumper

• Aug 4, 2011

• #4

I've found on the very hot days that often the temp increases inside at that time of night and it gets quite stuffy (I have a weather station inside so that I know the temps inside and outside). I tend to aim to cool mine down and invariably they stop their rapid breathing.

 

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Gemmapookie

Wise Old Thumper

• Aug 4, 2011

• #5

Sky-O said:

I've found on the very hot days that often the temp increases inside at that time of night and it gets quite stuffy (I have a weather station inside so that I know the temps inside and outside). I tend to aim to cool mine down and invariably they stop their rapid breathing.

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Yeh it does get more humid in the evenings here now you mention it. I leave the windows open to keep the air moving but then worry that the change in temp compared to during the day might affect them :?

 

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Sky-O

Wise Old Thumper

• Aug 4, 2011

• #6

I wouldn't worry about that too much to be honest, they just need air moving and to be kept cool. I have fans blowing at all my indoor bunnies (so they have a place where the fans are blowing, but also a place where they can get away from blowing fans) and then anything else to hep them keep cool depending on how they cope with the heat.

 

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Gemmapookie

Wise Old Thumper

• Aug 4, 2011

• #7

Thanks SkyO, fans are a fab idea I will get on the hunt for some :wave:

 

BeatrixPotter

Mama Doe

• Aug 4, 2011

• #8

Molly gets like that sometimes on a hot day. I set up a fan for her which she seems to love. I only have it on the lowest setting so its not too windy for her. She sits in front of it chilling out.

 

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Lolly's mum

Mama Doe

• Aug 4, 2011

• #9

barnes used to do it for no apparant reason, i just let him
be and he would be ok, it was known as having the "huffy puffy's"

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