Anxious still-new rabbit owner...
We're going to get a shed for the bunnies but we've some prep to do first that may not be finished until next year, so we're stuck with hutches for the winter.
We've put insulation sheets on either side of the hutches (the polystyrene stuff they use in houses) and wooden paneling over the back (an old piece of shed). We'll be getting some more insulation sheets for the roofs in the next couple of days.
The hutches are facing each other: each has a tarpaulin over it, then we've got another tarpaulin that goes over them both, with a fair gap at the bottom, as a sort of tent cover to stop the rain and wind getting in. Given the temperature dropped further yesterday, I'll be packing in more straw today. And we're going to make cardboard boxes to fit inside the enclosed part of the hutches. I'm unsure about using snuggle safes because we have an enthusiastic chewer/digger, and the other chews on occasion also :/
Will this be enough? I went outside at 8am - I'm assuming cool fur doesn't necessarily mean they're cold unless accompanied by a change in mood?
We're going to get a shed for the bunnies but we've some prep to do first that may not be finished until next year, so we're stuck with hutches for the winter.
We've put insulation sheets on either side of the hutches (the polystyrene stuff they use in houses) and wooden paneling over the back (an old piece of shed). We'll be getting some more insulation sheets for the roofs in the next couple of days.
The hutches are facing each other: each has a tarpaulin over it, then we've got another tarpaulin that goes over them both, with a fair gap at the bottom, as a sort of tent cover to stop the rain and wind getting in. Given the temperature dropped further yesterday, I'll be packing in more straw today. And we're going to make cardboard boxes to fit inside the enclosed part of the hutches. I'm unsure about using snuggle safes because we have an enthusiastic chewer/digger, and the other chews on occasion also :/
Will this be enough? I went outside at 8am - I'm assuming cool fur doesn't necessarily mean they're cold unless accompanied by a change in mood?