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Is it ok to keep a rabbit outside?
My girlfiend has a rabbit which we keep outside. She says that we should bring it in now it is colder. What do you think? It's been fine so far, plenty of hay and it's cleanout out every other day.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.We have two rabbits in a large hutch which is kept outside and have had no problems whatsoever. They are kept clean, dry and warm with plenty of sawdust and straw and toys to keep them occupied.
We bought a 'weather proof cover' on Ebay which is basically the same as a baby's buggy raincover - it has press studs along the top and two fasteners on the bottom corners and they are made to measure, they were advertised as four feet length but I emailed them the measurements of my hutch and they made one to fit and it was only �16 - well worth every penny as it stops me worrying about the rabbits in the cold weather.
Any one with experience of rabbits will tell you that during the autumn the rabbits develop a thick winter fur ready for the cold winter so it is not recommended that they be brought indoors as your home would be very warm and therefore when the rabbit goes back outside they would catch a cold/chill as they are going from extreme heat to extreme cold!
Hope your rabbit is as healthy and happy as mine are! xx
We bought a 'weather proof cover' on Ebay which is basically the same as a baby's buggy raincover - it has press studs along the top and two fasteners on the bottom corners and they are made to measure, they were advertised as four feet length but I emailed them the measurements of my hutch and they made one to fit and it was only �16 - well worth every penny as it stops me worrying about the rabbits in the cold weather.
Any one with experience of rabbits will tell you that during the autumn the rabbits develop a thick winter fur ready for the cold winter so it is not recommended that they be brought indoors as your home would be very warm and therefore when the rabbit goes back outside they would catch a cold/chill as they are going from extreme heat to extreme cold!
Hope your rabbit is as healthy and happy as mine are! xx