1. BOTTLE COVER [OR OLD SOCK] KEEPS WATER BOTTLES FROM FREEZING.
2. LOTS OF NICE SOFT STRAW FOR A GOOD BED
3. HUTCH COVER [ MAKE SURE ITS NOT AIR TIGHT A BIT OF VENTILATION IS NEEDED]
4. A BLANKET OVER THE CAGE AND THEN WATER PROOF TARPALING.
5. RABBITS NEED TO BE PROTECTED FROM WIND AND RAIN.
6. MOVE HUTCH CLOSER TO THE HOUSE. [ IDEALY UP AGAINST THE HOUSE WALL OR A GARAGE]
7. G/PIGS ARE NOT ABLE TO COPE WITH THE VERY COLD WEATHER SO EITHER BRING THEM INSIDE OR INTO A SHED OR
   
8. GARAGE AND COVER AT NIGHT WITH A BLANKET.
9. A LITTLE EXTRA FOOD TO HELP YOUR PET LAY DOWN A LITTLE WINTER FAT. [ I SAID LITTLE]
10. CLEAN OUT WEE CORNER MORE OFTEN SO THERE IS NOT A BIG WET AREA.

I have found a fantastic way of protecting the rabbits here from the summer heat. Its an aluiminum greenhouse shading.

The company that provided it has given it to us for free and i thank them very much. This material has the potential to help your pet rabbits as well. The one i have cuts out up to 60% of the heat and glare getting to the rabbits in there cages. Its in meter lenthgs and ive just attatched it to batons of wood in sections so it can be stored away easily in the winter, this is atatched to a simple frame. I carnt beleive the difference it has made. I can now stop worring about the hot weather. The details and links to the simplecontrol people who supply it are as follows.

link to web site:

 

 

 ALTHOUGH IVE JUST DRAPED IT OVER THIS RUN IT COULD BE DONE MUCH BETTER,

The summer is just around the corner. Rabbits in the wild live underground and are not out in the heat of the day.

Protection is vital against the heat of the sun, many rabbits every year are dying from heat stroke. Hear are a few helpfull hints on

protecting your rabbits.

Heatstroke most commonly occurs when temperatures are 82° or above. High humidity (over 70%) can also increase the likelihood of heatstroke. Other risk factors include inadequate shade and ventilation, overcrowding, and other forms of stress.The signs of heat stroke are as follows.

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