Mackers
Wise Old Thumper
Discuss.............
I'm curious to learn where the widely held belief comes from that a difference in temperature is bad for our bunnies. I've held the same belief, but I'm starting to ask myself "why"? Is it because everyone says it, therefore it must be true, or is there scientific research to prove it?
I can understand how not having a winter coat means indoor buns cannot stay outside overnight but can it hurt for them to run around the garden/run for a few hours until they want to come back in? Where is the evidence that going from a warm to a cold environment, and back again, is bad for their respiratory systems? Surely wildies, who spend all day underground in a constant above freezing temperature, then venture out to feed overnight when it could be sub-zero, don't suffer as a result? Or do they??
Really interested to hear other views on this................
I'm curious to learn where the widely held belief comes from that a difference in temperature is bad for our bunnies. I've held the same belief, but I'm starting to ask myself "why"? Is it because everyone says it, therefore it must be true, or is there scientific research to prove it?
I can understand how not having a winter coat means indoor buns cannot stay outside overnight but can it hurt for them to run around the garden/run for a few hours until they want to come back in? Where is the evidence that going from a warm to a cold environment, and back again, is bad for their respiratory systems? Surely wildies, who spend all day underground in a constant above freezing temperature, then venture out to feed overnight when it could be sub-zero, don't suffer as a result? Or do they??
Really interested to hear other views on this................
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