Keeping warm

[JessicaK]

Well, fall is here :biggrin:

In the winter, I tend to keep my house around 65-68 degrees. Is that too cold? Should I do anything for the bunnies so they can stay warm?

 

[Imbrium]

bunnies are happiest at 61-72F (and do fine in slightly cooler temps), so they'll be just fine at those temperatures

 

[LakeCondo]

agreed

 

[ldoerr]

I always kept my rabbits outside year round. For parts of the year it would be in the 20s-30s for about a month at a time (or longer). My rabbits did just fine. The only thing that I did was when the weather was going to get into the 20s I would put extra hay in their cages. I also fed slightly more food in the winter. Shiny Things and Beauty are my first house rabbits so I will not be doing anything special for them.

 

[bethepoet]

I have house rabbits, but we don't have double glazing and in England it gets COLD. We'll be buying some big fleeces and draping them over the crates, plus they'll have their hidey houses with plenty of hay.

 

[mdith4him]

We live in an apartment and during the winter we almost never turn on the heat! We're fairly well insulated with apartments above and below and to the side, but it definitely gets chilly in our place. We bundle up with extra sweaters, but the buns do fine. It certainly gets colder than 65!

 

[Nancy McClelland]

We keep ours at 65 during the winter and 78 during the summer. Haven't heard any complaints from our primadonna's.