What to Cover on Your Rabbit Hutch at Night
During the night especially during winter provides a very cold environment for every living creature. If you are keeping your rabbit from its outdoor hutch then it is important that you need to provide your pet a comfortable covering or bed that can make its body to stay at a normal warm condition.
Most pet owners uses bed sheets as an extra covering of their outdoor rabbit hutch. A waxy waterproof cover is much preferred to be used on the outer-side while a woven cotton can be used on the underside. In addition to the coverings, ensure that the sleeping compartment of your rabbit has enough hays or straw which greatly contribute in making your pet stay warm.
There are many products that are available on the pet shop today that can be used for extra coverings and other accessories that they claim to benefit your pet. Actually most of these products especially the extra coverings aren't really necessary.
The wind is one major cause of inflicting coldness into your pet. By using covers into your rabbit's hutch, it can prevent the wind from penetrating the interior of the hutch. But what if a strong wind suddenly blows right into the hutch?
Chances are, the covering will be blown off or ripped apart exposing your poor pet. And if that happens during the night, you may find your rabbit frozen by the morning that you wake up.
Thus, do not rely on those protective covering accessories because they might not be durable enough to sustain climatic damages. The best possible way of protecting your rabbit is by having a well built outdoor rabbit hutch. Such outdoor rabbit hutch should be water-proof designed and it is off the ground. Another thing is that the hutch should have a sleeping compartment that offers complete privacy for your pet.
As for the strong wind, the best solution is to find a location surrounded by other structures or trees. If you have a garage then situating it on its side would be the perfect place. If you have trees around then you can situate your outdoor rabbit hutch at the bottom. Both the structure or trees can help minimize the wind from blowing directly into the hutch.
Some garage are designed to be well secured wherein they just have limited small windows making the inside a dark place. This can be easily fixed by installing an electric lighting. Just install a simple lighting system that won't cost you much electric bill at each end of the month. An alternative method is to perform some minor renovation where you have to add more windows.
Its actually a good idea to lift your outdoor rabbit hutch (with a help from friend or family member) and take it inside your garage especially during the winter season. You can just put it back when the climate goes back to normal. But most people actually turn their garages into bunny paradise and I am pretty sure that they are more happy there.
Thus, do not rely on those protective covering accessories because they might not be durable enough to sustain climatic damages. The best possible way of protecting your rabbit is by having a well built outdoor rabbit hutch. Such outdoor rabbit hutch should be water-proof designed and it is off the ground. Another thing is that the hutch should have a sleeping compartment that offers complete privacy for your pet.
As for the strong wind, the best solution is to find a location surrounded by other structures or trees. If you have a garage then situating it on its side would be the perfect place. If you have trees around then you can situate your outdoor rabbit hutch at the bottom. Both the structure or trees can help minimize the wind from blowing directly into the hutch.
How About Putting your Rabbit Hutch inside the Garage?
Some garage are designed to be well secured wherein they just have limited small windows making the inside a dark place. This can be easily fixed by installing an electric lighting. Just install a simple lighting system that won't cost you much electric bill at each end of the month. An alternative method is to perform some minor renovation where you have to add more windows.
Its actually a good idea to lift your outdoor rabbit hutch (with a help from friend or family member) and take it inside your garage especially during the winter season. You can just put it back when the climate goes back to normal. But most people actually turn their garages into bunny paradise and I am pretty sure that they are more happy there.
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