Ice pods

Do you guys leave your buns unattended with ice pods? Molly doesn't seem all that bothered by the heat (nothing keeps her down ) but Junior does not cope well with it at all. He lies down with his head bobbing up and down

I have an ice pod but because they're little delinquents I'm too scared to leave them with it overnight in case the eat it!!

Just made me wonder if anybody else leaves them in overnight?

Have you thought about just filling a big pop bottle with water and freezing it, then at least if he does chew it, your only gonna have a puddle in the morning rather then him eating the plastic and what's in it lol

I leave mine with them but they rarely bothered with them. I mainly use them to cool the air in the playhouse. They do seem to appreciate wet tea towels that have been frozen and laid out though.

fall3n-ang3l wrote:Have you thought about just filling a big pop bottle with water and freezing it, then at least if he does chew it, your only gonna have a puddle in the morning rather then him eating the plastic and what's in it lol

I did put one in the freezer before I went to bed last night Like you say, at least they are chemical free

marleyNfriends wrote:I leave mine with them but they rarely bothered with them. I mainly use them to cool the air in the playhouse. They do seem to appreciate wet tea towels that have been frozen and laid out though.

Ooh, frozen tea towels are a good idea!!

Put some ice cubes in their drinking water, or buy some marble tiles for them to lie on better still freeze the tile first. Pop bottles are a good idea. We leave our buns with ice-pods and it's sad they have stopped making them as the cooling mats that are now suppose to be replacing ice pods I've heard rabbits are nibbling the mats though, I'm not surprised  

Marble tiles!!! I meant to do that last year!! Thanks for the reminder

I wasn't aware they'd stood doing the ice pods

Thumper2001 wrote:Marble tiles!!! I meant to do that last year!! Thanks for the reminder

I wasn't aware they'd stood doing the ice pods

Yes I've been told so, and Pets at Home don't stock them anymore, you can get the odd one on Amazon or Ebay but they are a lot dearer.

I have made some ice cubes and put them in their water and they have a nice refreshing drink. When it has been there a few hours, I change it again.

Hugs
JO xx

I bought hector some marble and granite placemats from work on the cheap (one lot were sale, the others came in broken but only one in each back was broken so i got them for a couple of pounds) and he LOVES them

Oh the little sweetie, that is one happy little bun.

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JO xx

Frozen towels and tea towels are the biggest hit with my bunnies. Thank you for that tip. Really cool they said!   

Aw Hector!!! You are too cute!!

I leave mine with ice pods and have never had a problem - bit they arnt really chewers - I do like the idea of the tiles :-)

KatieB wrote:I leave mine with ice pods and have never had a problem - bit they arnt really chewers - I do like the idea of the tiles :-)

If you buy tiles just check the edges on them as sometimes they can be sharp and if they are just sandpaper them down.   

Cool - thanks maysie.... im off to B&Q this weekend to find some.

That is a good point Tuckerbunnies love, the edges of tiles can be very sharp.

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JO xx

i have never tried frozen towels , will have to try that one.

I freeze a tile and put it out, he loves tiles, frozen bottles, ice cubes in water, a bit of water on his ears when he is seems too hot and his favourite and best thing he loves are his little cool pads from vet uk, they are brilliant and dougal is on his all the time when it is hot, last year he was never off them. They are 7.99 on vet uk, cheaper than p@h etc but no shock there   . Although molly and junior may chew them, I have no idea, luckily dougal just grooms his and moves them around where he wants them without chewing them.