thunder and lightning

Rabbits Online Forum

Help Support Rabbits Online Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Joined
Nov 30, 2005
Messages
10,317
Reaction score
56
Location
, ,
FranGardner posted in nutrition and behavior that her dad will not let her bring her 2 rabbits in during a serious storm.
is their anything that can safely be given to rabbits for stress at a time like this ?
any other suggestions on how to help her?
 
I would suggest playing thunder storm noises to her when she is outside or eating, when she is calm and happy. Much in the same way you would socialise a puppy to different noises. If she is used to the noise when she is calm and enjoying herself she won't worry so much in a real storm. I did this when I first got my tri Rex Missy (and her sister at the time). They both freaked out at the sound of car alarms or engines revving etc. I took my laptop into the shed for a few nights and played sounds of car alarms to them, very quietly at first and getting louder as they got accustomed to it. They don't bat an eyelid if the car alarm goes off now. I would also get a heavy duty hutch cover to put on in the storms, just to keep her warm and dry and hide her from the lightning a little bit. And of course give her plenty to munch in a storm to keep her mind off it!


 
My rabbits always have radios playing every day so they are used to noise!! I would suggest the same as Jenson or if he reallly won't let her bring them in then I would make sure I had a tarpaulin to put over the hutches in really bad weather so they are sheltered and it helps to muffle the sound a bit as well.
 

Latest posts

Back
Top