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Keeping Rabbits Cool
Keeping Rabbits Cool

Rabbit are at risk for heat stroke, and death, when temperatures go above 80 degrees fahrenheit. Here are tips for keeping bunny cool in hot weather: 

  • Put ice cubes in their water, and give them a cold snack, like refrigerated greens.
  • Make frozen herb cubes by putting cilantro or other veggies/herbs in ice tray before freezing.
  • Put a frozen water bottle on the edge of a ceramic tile. The tiles stay cool for quite awhile.
  • Ceramic tiles or marble are much cooler than other types of flooring. A square or two would be a good place for bunny to rest.
  • Mist your rabbits' ears and fur with water.
  • Drape wet towel over rabbit's cage with fan blowing on it (make sure fan cord is covered!)
  • If you don't have air conditioning, a swamp cooler can lower the temperature in a small area by about 10 degrees.
  • Make a rabbit air-conditioner: http://www.3bunnies.org/bunnyAC.htm
Helpful tips if you've lost power and can't use air conditioning or frozen water bottles:
  • Ceramic tiles or marble are much cooler than other types of flooring. A square or two would be a good place for bunny to rest.
  • Mist your rabbits' ears and fur with water.
  • Put buns into an empty bathtub.
  • Purchase a battery-powered fan
  • Take rabbits outside and let them dig under a bush - wet down the ground to cool it off; Make sure the environment is bunny safe and your rabbit is contained.
  • Let bun rest on The Chilly Pad (monitor your rabbit to ensure s/he doesn't chew on it) http://www.froggtoggs.com/#cooling/
 Webpages with more information: 

San Diego House Rabbit Society

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