Rabbits
Rabbits2007-11-24 22:14:44
Can rabbits live out side all winter?
Answers:Yes they can you should provide them with 3 x as much as straw, And if you have a shed/garage you should put them in there, I prefer to put my rabbits inside,
Good luck
~ RR
Do wild rabbits live outside all winter? Hmmm....
Well, they can, but if the temperature drops below freezing, you should bring them in. If you keep them outdoors, you must give them a place to shelter in out of the wind.
they can but give them plenty of food and in really cold weather cover the hutch with a tarp. and if it gets below freezing (32 degrees) DEFINANTLY take them inside!
I always added a heat lamp in the cage during the winter. Just in one corner and not over straw. If you have a place for him to burrow and nest put the lamp over that. The metal construction lamp shades that have the hole in the top to put in the bulb always works. The lamp can be set upside down on top of the cage and the light bulb is far enough away from the surface it won't catch on fire.
Yes but it's not ideal. It's better if they are in a warm shed, barn, or a garage that cars are not kept in. My mother-in-law used to breed rabbits and stopped when her shed burned down- even though they were large breeds that deal relatively well with cold weather she worried that keeping them over winter without a warm shed would be a cruel death sentence. They were in metal breeding cages with straw and nest boxes, and we live in Wisconsin.