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Has your bunny ever gotten sick from a cold or hot draft?

When I first got my rabbit and did research on it, I read that it they're inside rabbits, keep them away from cold or hot drafts. So...I'm moving, and I'll have a considerably small bedroom, and the only place for her is by a window in that room. There may be one other place for her in another room, but I'd prefer her to be in my room.

Are rabbits really that sensitive to drafts? Has your rabbit gotten sick from one? And would it maybe be okay if I put a blanket over her cage?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    HI, what you have to watch very closely with a window location is that the sun does not get in and heat rabbit up to over 80* F....heat kills more rabbits than cold. I have not had one harmed by draft. I had some that really hated fans on them, and also had some that laid right on top of A/C vents(very drafty!) I do not have any in cages. What a great solution might be is if you can ditch the cage, and rabbit proof part of your room, so bunny is not subject to climate changes in one tiny place. Most rabbit cages are way too small for them. Have a look in here:

    http://homepage.mac.com/mattocks/morfz/rabrefs.htm...

    maybe you can find a better set up for you and her? (Neat Idea Cubes are fast, cheap, and adaptable to odd spaces, they are very good for small rooms, as you can build them with like, long connector tunnels and such) anyway, have a care for temp inside that cage ...I would get a cheap thermometer and put it out of the sun, but in a spot that represents true temp in the cage, and remember the magic"80" degrees...(and for old or sick rabbits, that might be too hot, too)

  • 1 decade ago

    yes, a blanket will help....i had a mini rex once...she was indoors for the first 12 weeks and one nice day i decided to put her outside for some grass and sunshine...the next day she was paralyzed and we had to put her down...apparently there were ferral rabbits in the paddock across the road and she caught an airborn disease.....they are very sensitive so be very careful....goodluck..

  • hawk
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    I definitely are growing to be to be warm yet to no longer the extreme of having ill. i do no longer pass to mattress with a great number of warmth on through fact your physique transformations for the duration of the nighttime and motives ailment. I definitely have been sleep and the warmth did wake me up so I turn the warmth down and use greater covers.

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