Alfred became a house rabbit well over a year ago, and enjoys snoozing in front the fire in the evenings..
Last week when it got really cold, he woke me up (he sleeps in the kitchen which in underneath my bedroom) having a thumping back feet tantrum, I went downstairs, and he felt really cold. (at the time I still had the heating on auto so it went off at 10, and came back on at 6:30am). So put the heating on for an hour, and went back to bed.
The next day I put the heating onto 24 hours a day, and left it on low, (knowing rabbits aren't good with heat - despite him liking lying by the fire!) then the same thing happened again... So I turned it up slightly..
Since then he is has been happy as larry! And no more tantrums at 3am!
I keep telling him, he would be far colder if he had to live outside!
Spoilt beastie, seems to have adapted quite well to being a house rabbit!
And before anyone asks, he has a lovely thick bed to lie on with lots of hay to snuggle into, and a large cushion on the floor of his pen, so he doesn't have to sleep on cold kitchen tiles!
He did have a cardboard box, but seems to like fighting with that as oppose to sleeping in it..
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Last week when it got really cold, he woke me up (he sleeps in the kitchen which in underneath my bedroom) having a thumping back feet tantrum, I went downstairs, and he felt really cold. (at the time I still had the heating on auto so it went off at 10, and came back on at 6:30am). So put the heating on for an hour, and went back to bed.
The next day I put the heating onto 24 hours a day, and left it on low, (knowing rabbits aren't good with heat - despite him liking lying by the fire!) then the same thing happened again... So I turned it up slightly..
Since then he is has been happy as larry! And no more tantrums at 3am!
I keep telling him, he would be far colder if he had to live outside!
Spoilt beastie, seems to have adapted quite well to being a house rabbit!
And before anyone asks, he has a lovely thick bed to lie on with lots of hay to snuggle into, and a large cushion on the floor of his pen, so he doesn't have to sleep on cold kitchen tiles!
He did have a cardboard box, but seems to like fighting with that as oppose to sleeping in it..
Ax