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Forum DIET & CARE How do you keep your bunny warm? Is it okay to give her a blanket?

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    • kristen58
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        I’ve had my bunny for about a year and a half.  Last winter, I cranked up the heat not caring about the bill, but this year, I’m trying to save some money by not using the heat quite as much.  My bunny has seemed fine so far, until I walked into the bedroom tonight, and she was huddled in the corner of her pen looking very cold.  (She lives in an x-pen on a rug, so she’s not on a cold floor….also it’s not that cold in here, probably about 68 degrees).  So, I gave her a little fleece blanket, not sure if she would just chew on it, but she arranged it and went to sleep on it. She seems quite content now.  My question is, is this okay for her to have, or should I worry about her eating it?  What do you to do keep your bunnies warm in the house?  I can’t think of anything else to give her except a ton of hay to burrow in, but she lives in my bedroom, and I try to keep the hay contained in the litter box.  I’m still fairly new to owning a rabbit, so advice is appreciated.  Thanks!  


      • MyPets101
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          The short answer is, Yes! It’s absolutely okay for them to have a blanket! My buns love to dig into it and go to sleep. It’s also a great way to keep them warm! Another good way is to get them a cat bed. Pipin just peed on his, but bun bun sleeps in it every night. My rabbits haven’t ever eaten their fleece, but if your bunny eats it, I would definitely take it away.


        • Bam
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            A fleece blanket is probably the best thing. If she eats a little bit of it it’s not as bad as if she ate something that has threads in it. If she seems comfy with the blanket it sounds like a good solution. But check daily so she isn’t devouring it.


          • DorothyTheMiniSatinBun
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              I have two small tunnels in the pen for Dorothy for when she gets cold, I think this would help keep your bun warm if you don’t want to use a blanket. She has a fleece blanket as well, but she never uses this, she prefers to dig at it haha. But my shelter houses all their buns with fleece blankets, so I think this is ok.


            • tobyluv
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                68 degrees F is plenty warm enough for a rabbit, but she may enjoy having a fleece blanket to snuggle in anyway. Just watch for chewing.


              • vanessa
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                  I agree with Tobyluv. Bunnies waaaaayyyyy prefer 68 compared with warner temps. My bunnies loooooved comming indoors. I had them outside for their first year or two. They had hot summers which they didnt’ like, and sub-freezing winters (down to 5 or 6 F.). If it got below 20, I gave them a heat lamo, but they never used it. They preferred just staying out of the wind. So I stopped giving them heat lamps. They grew crazy thick warm fur coats. They never used the heat lamps once. In my house, I set the overnight temp to 68. They are far more comfortable when the temps are in 50’s, 60’s, and low 70’s. Heck – outsode they used to dig in the snow. Not that I advocate cold temps or outside – Just saying that 68 is a good temp for a bunny room.
                  Huddled in a corner doesn’t necessarily mean cold.
                  They definitley like blankets/towels. I give mine towels. They snuggle in them, toss them around, rearrange them. My old towels become bunny towels. and I toss them in the wash every now and then.


                • Bam
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                    I agree 68 F is excellent for bunnies. I always have trouble converting =/ 68 F/ 20 degrees C is ideal for a bun, as Tobyluv and Vanessa say, it’s even plenty. But she might still like a blanket or two because it’s fun to dig in and rearrange, or just drag around. Bunnies often like that a lot.


                  • cptbtptp248
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                      A blanket ia a good idea. My rabbit like digging into it and go to sleep. It’s also a great way to keep them warm! I decorate its room with
                      my son’s pvz plush toys which have hairy body. It is probably a good thing, you can try it.


                    • Gina.Jenny
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                        I’m a real scrooge when it comes to electric bills, and our house is only heated to 16 C which is around 61 F throughout the winter, and all our buns are fine with that (though it would be too cool for a poorly bun). Buns adapt well if the temp drop is seasonal, by growing nice thick fur coats in response to the gradually falling temps, and then shed as the temp rises again in the spring. A big advantage of a cooler house, apart from small electric bills, is the buns can start going outside much sooner in the spring. When Gina was a solo bun, she had a nice cosy blanket, but her husbun thinks soft blankets are for peeing on, so she keeps warm by snuggling into him instead! A nice box of hay to snuggle into is also an option. Jenny likes to keep snug a little house at the base of a kitten tree, which is lined with fleece, so that’s another option

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