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Do rabbits feel the cold?

anparkinson

anparkinson

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Our mini lop Mac spends the nights inside in a hutch in the conservatory (which cools to about 7 - 10 degrees in this cold weather) and has the run of the garden in the day with a hutch he can hop in and out of. The outside hutch has an insulated room and open area. In this cold snowy weather he never uses the room and sits either outside in the wind or in the open area of the hutch. We put a microwave heated pad in the open area but he pushes it in the corner and sits away from it.

Yesterday it was well below zero but the sun was shining and he chose to sit outside in the shade.
 
If you asked my rabbit, the answer is no :lol:

He's currently sat covered in snow. I've tried to make a cover but he hates it. I've tried to make him sit out of the snow, no chance. If you provide options, I wouldn't worry :) You will worry, I can almost guarantee, but you can't argue with a stubborn bun.
 
My four have a heated shed with 24/7 access to a run. Yesterday it was cold and windy and they all sat outside at different times. The wind blew their fur around but they seemed perfectly contented.

In the wild they have lovely warm deep burrows to go to so I guess as long as they have a warm dry draught proof area they are fine!
 
As others have said, options are the key and you're doing those! Mine have been foraging out in the snow today, sleeping on their relatively exposed windowsill, or bouncing about in another snowy area! They've a lovely snuggly carrier stuffed with hay and a snugglesafe heat pad but they tend to avoid it once they've eaten all the good hay :lol:
 
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