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[~AlphaWolf~]

Does anyone have any tips for cooling down rabbits?
Blaze looks a bit hot,As I live in Australia and it just turned summer

[BlueHeart ❤]

Does anyone have any tips for cooling down rabbits?
Blaze looks a bit hot,As I live in Australia and it just turned summer

If you can find some sort of bottle that is safe to freeze water in, I find that works great. I freeze water in old plastic Juice containers for my little guy in the summer. He just loves leaning/sitting on them whenever he gets too hot.

I also sometimes throw a couple ice cubes into the water too just for the for the heck of it to keep his water a bit cooler.
Fans can help too...but if it's super hot and muggy I just find them end up blowing hot air. D:

[~AlphaWolf~]

Does anyone have any tips for cooling down rabbits?
Blaze looks a bit hot,As I live in Australia and it just turned summer

If you can find some sort of bottle that is safe to freeze water in, I find that works great. I freeze water in old plastic Juice containers for my little guy in the summer. He just loves leaning/sitting on them whenever he gets too hot.

I also sometimes throw a couple ice cubes into the water too just for the for the heck of it to keep his water a bit cooler.
Fans can help too...but if it's super hot and muggy I just find them end up blowing hot air. D:

Thanks!
Ill try the frozen water bottle trick

[ZORAGON]

Does anyone one know what I should feed my rabbit to help her gain some weight fast. My mini rex is nothing but fur and bones now. She only eats a little on her own and she's pooping a lot but she has lost way to much weight and I'm still afraid she might die from this. I heard pumpkin seeds where fating but is that the best thing to give her? I'm having to force feed her everyday but she will only take so much of me poking stuff in her mouth with a syringe. Any suggestions?

Aww, poor baby! =[ Have you contacted a vet about this? Since she's pooping a lot I wouldn't say she has GI Stasis, but I really think she needs to go see a vet if she isn't eating. Oats can help rabbits gain weight, but not in a very large quantity. Maybe this can help you out- http://www.mybunny.org/info/health.htm

But please take her to see a vet! Us members on CS are no medical experts!

I know members on CS are no medical experts...but since there are many experience rabbit breeders here I thought it wise to ask. But I think she's getting better if you want the full story see page 208. And there are not any vets here that really look at rabbits and plus I can't afford it I have 12 rabbits I treat them myself and have had good success.

[Bluebird22]

Alpha: your bunny is beautiful! <3

Sandheart: you have a nesting book in her cage right? She going to have her kits soo and that's why is is pulling her fir out, to make a nest

Blowing bubbles: do you have any other pets? If so make sure your doing /everything/ for them. And managing to do good in school also. Then start reading everything you can about rabbits. Things like what breed you want, how much everything will cost, what foods are good, vets in or near you area, stuff like that. Then show your parents all that and prove to them that you know stuff about them. Also, don't just "stop" reading stuff about rabbits. If you want your parents to know you won't loose interest in them you can't loose interest in reading about them. Hope I helped some. Good luck!

Alpha: when I take my rabbit to fair and he's hot I wet my hand with water then stroke he's ears starting at the base and going up. Be artful not to get water in his ears though. That and a frozen watter bottle works.

Zoragon: try to get your rabbits on a high calory dies. This might help. I didn't read the whole thing because I have to do math homework -_-

[Sorren Fey]

Does anyone one know what I should feed my rabbit to help her gain some weight fast. My mini rex is nothing but fur and bones now. She only eats a little on her own and she's pooping a lot but she has lost way to much weight and I'm still afraid she might die from this. I heard pumpkin seeds where fating but is that the best thing to give her? I'm having to force feed her everyday but she will only take so much of me poking stuff in her mouth with a syringe. Any suggestions?

Aww, poor baby! =[ Have you contacted a vet about this? Since she's pooping a lot I wouldn't say she has GI Stasis, but I really think she needs to go see a vet if she isn't eating. Oats can help rabbits gain weight, but not in a very large quantity. Maybe this can help you out- http://www.mybunny.org/info/health.htm

But please take her to see a vet! Us members on CS are no medical experts!

I know members on CS are no medical experts...but since there are many experience rabbit breeders here I thought it wise to ask. But I think she's getting better if you want the full story see page 208. And there are not any vets here that really look at rabbits and plus I can't afford it I have 12 rabbits I treat them myself and have had good success.

Please do not ask for medical advice on CS. Getting wrong advice might kill your pet. Since you say that it doesn't eat on its own, you need to get it to a vet ASAP!




Also, another way to cool down your bunny a bit in summer is to put two or so tiles into its cage. They usually are cooler than the surrounding temperature and the bunny can lay down on them if it feels like it.

[Raella]

Off of what Sorren said:
What I do for my bunnies when it's 90-100+ outside is to put a (covered and sealed!) tub of solid ice right in their cage. Cools the little guys right down!

[Regy]

My 6 Rabbits And 5 Guinea Pigs live in the same cage.. Where i live in Australia it can get very hot. so my rabbits get frozen coke/lemonade bottles and Shallow Plant Dishes filled with water that they Lay in
during the day.

Got 2 new Rabbits and they are huge.. the 12week old Female is the size of my 5month old Dutch

[bruises]

Rabbits and guinea pigs really shouldn't share a cage. They have different dietary needs, they can risk passing on diseases to each other, not to mention the risk of physical injuries.

[Regy]

Rabbits and guinea pigs really shouldn't share a cage. They have different dietary needs, they can risk passing on diseases to each other, not to mention the risk of physical injuries.

Mine don't fight each other as they have been together from day one..
and the people i brought my rabbits have theirs together so they are use to each other..

So please don't you tell me i can't have them together..as i know my animals and what they need so i'm sorry but i'll do what my animals like better

i have had both rabbits & guinea pigs together for 18 years and my mother has breed rabbits and had them with guinea pigs for over 30 years and have not had one problem..

My rabbits and guinea pigs get Jack Rabbit, Rabbit & Guinea pig food and Fresh veggies every day..
So please don't treat me as if i don't know what i'm doing. as i do..