Anyone else's do this????

carolebe · May 30, 2013

It's pouring down with rain & my french lop insists on sitting out in it??? He has a playhouse so plenty of room & does go in there sometimes (he's shut away in there at night) but I seem to be constantly towelling him off! I've been to let him out this morning & as soon as his breakfast was gone he just sat in the rain! He was drenched when I went to check he was ok. I'm not overly concerned with it not being freezing (he wouldn't be out all day if it was freezing AND raining!!) but I don't understand why anyone would want to sit in the rain???

Mrs. Bunnykins · May 30, 2013

Hi :wave: you'll find that many bunnies love sitting in the rain!!!!:roll::roll: What are they like?!!!!

Estelle runs for cover and Frankie does occasionally!!! Frankie will hide under a large suspended play pipe, but of course the rain runs around the pipe and onto him.:lol::lol: He wil lnever learn..........................

Snowberry · May 30, 2013

My two will happily sit in the rain or snow but not the wind!

carolebe · May 30, 2013

Mrs. Bunnykins said:
Hi :wave: you'll find that many bunnies love sitting in the rain!!!!:roll::roll: What are they like?!!!!

Estelle runs for cover and Frankie does occasionally!!! Frankie will hide under a large suspended play pipe, but of course the rain runs around the pipe and onto him.:lol::lol: He wil lnever learn..........................

Thanks for the reply - I worry ridiculously sometimes & it would really bother me in winter as I'd be worrying he'd get hypothermia or something but just didn't want to do wrong by him by allowing him to do it! I figured if he's got shelter he'll use it but seemingly not! I'd hate to think he was shut in all day while I was at work purely because it was raining when I left... :wave:

Snowberry · May 30, 2013

carolebe said:
Thanks for the reply - I worry ridiculously sometimes & it would really bother me in winter as I'd be worrying he'd get hypothermia or something but just didn't want to do wrong by him by allowing him to do it! I figured if he's got shelter he'll use it but seemingly not! I'd hate to think he was shut in all day while I was at work purely because it was raining when I left... :wave:

Wild bunnies don't get hypothermia and they often sit in the rain!

I always think as long as they ave somewhere warmer and dry to go if they want then if they choose to sit out they must be ok!

Babsie · May 30, 2013

Snowberry said:
My two will happily sit in the rain or snow but not the wind!

Same here! The only time mine go into their hutch is when it is windy - rest of the time they sit in their run.

carolebe · May 30, 2013

Thanks everyone - I really am such a worrier

OwnedByRabbits · May 30, 2013

Tizzy is exactly the same, she has her hutch and a kennel but still she insists on sitting out :roll:

Mrsmcarey · May 30, 2013

Yeh Stu sits in the rain, yesterday I went out and towelled him off a bit as he was soaked, and he went straight out in it again :roll: so I gave up :lol: and stayed in the dry watching the stupid thing Binky in the rain

Delta · May 30, 2013

My bun doesn't even like getting her feet wet when it's been raining, let alone sit out in it. She's obviously a big wimp :lol: x

Willow_Warren · May 30, 2013

Floss will happily sit out in drizzle or light rain - heavy rain sees her retreating into the shed though!

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Anyone else's do this????

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Mrs. Bunnykins

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Snowberry

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carolebe

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Snowberry

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Babsie

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