Hutch huggers and heat pads?

Tyson as im sure some people may recall has been ill this summer but is looking good now.

Im concerned about the cold setting in, I have tried to bring him in over the winter before but he doesnt like it.

Last year we bundled the hutch with hay and always have a dust sheet to snuggle them down in.

I saw him snuggled with the girls tonight and need some advice on the bets products to keep them warm.

I was thinking of a hutch hugger with some of that silver encased roof insulation underneath to keep them warm (between the hugger and the hutch) and some kind of non toxic safe hot water bottle?

Ive seem the nasa hutch huggers with the fly screen, does anyone you this in conjunction with the hutch hugger?

Any advice greatfully received.

x

yeah Ive been wanting a bit advice on this same subject as I have loads of different hutches for the boys and need then insulated etc x

I have a hutch cover for the buns which has the silver thermal lining

I ordered it from a man on ebay who makes them to size as my hutch is joiner made and not regular size.

Back and both sides have thermal lining and front has night cover as well as rain cover both of which are detachable

Flopsy has gone through 4 winters with no problems at all, their hutch isnt stuffed with hay. They have a carpet put down upstairs for winter and i either put fleece blankets down on top or buy them a dog bed/mat to lay on.

They are snuggly warm enough with insulation

Its also very rare that the water bowl freezes up

Josie please can you post here is allowed or pm me with the ebay details?

Thanks

Karen1980 wrote:Josie please can you post here is allowed or pm me with the ebay details?

Thanks

Ive searched ebay and cant find him

There are quite a few on there but this guy was much much better as the insulation was on inside (not outside like some of them are) and full cover is rainproof. It also came in blue or green.

I'll keep searching as i may need a new one myself in a few years.

So sorry i couldnt find him

Not to worry honey, would he be in your old bid list by any chance just a thought?
x

Hmm not sure

I'm rubbish at anything like that but i'll get my son on the case

Son on the case. Verdict: eBay has not got any history on it. Sorry.

Daisy has a heat pad that we put in the microwave and the heat lasts for about 8 hours but that is in the house.

I got it from PAH

Thanks All, I have an ice pod for the summer that the buns didnt really use but am thinking they might use a heat pad in the winter if they are cold

ive found the bloke who does them on ebay,as i sent him a email a few months ago to ask him what the price would be for my cage but he has nothing listed at the moment.

ive got one of them heatpads for them,also got a vetbed and a refelctabed(sp?) its like a vetbed but it reflects the heat,so it gets nice and warm for them and iam going to do some other things too

I used to have a flectabed but the buns tore it to shreds. Plain old vetbed will improve the temperature for your bun. I also have both the cover and the silver insulation layer on the piggie hutch and they go through the winter with very little in the way of problems.

thats it "flectabed" lol they havent been too bad with it,i bought a cover for it and ive put it in the hooded bed,iam thinking of getting a few more of the vetbeds as they do love laying in it

I got daisy a vetbed, he thought it was rather amusing to remove all the threads and pee on it!

Im going to order a snuggle safe heat pad from amazon they are £14.44 with a cover worth a try for the bunnies x

Is this a vet bed
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PINK-VET-BED-pet-fleece-green-back-50cm-X-38cm-FREEPOST-/160639757128?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Dogs&hash=item2566e02b48

4390evans wrote:Is this a vet bed
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PINK-VET-BED-pet-fleece-green-back-50cm-X-38cm-FREEPOST-/160639757128?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Dogs&hash=item2566e02b48

yes it is,ive got the gold one which is supposed to be a little better got mine from amazon,my buns love it

Karen1980 wrote:Im going to order a snuggle safe heat pad from amazon they are £14.44 with a cover worth a try for the bunnies x

i agree,thats were i got mine from,so much cheaper than £26