Well it's officially here. The long dreaded heat. I remember back when I used to look forward to going off to the hills to escape it. Now I am so worried about our rabbits, that I can't bare to leave them for a day. A few tips to remember. Check their water levels often. I also have an entire row of my freezer just for frozen water bottles. It is kind of a pain to switch them out nonstop but they sure seem to enjoy it. I am also testing out something I had read, tiles. I found some 5 inch ceremic tiles at Lowes for .60 and keep thinking about them. I think I am going to get some today. You keep them in the freezer as well. I like the idea of being able to clean them off easier than water bottles and you could stack tons of them compared to bottles as well. So I will let you know how that works out for us.
The next great thing about his heat... is the bugs. Hooray. Flies everywhere. Which means flystrips. And if your me and have a curious fluffy young dog... it means disaster. I can tell you this... the stuff in the flystrips stinks something awful and I am on a weeks worth of bathing and it's still not gone.
Besides flies, pay attention to your rabbits. I noticed a doe was jumping all over, not in a happy binky kind of way. So I went and observed her. Took a minute, then I realized, Earwigs. I really can't stand those things. I have also had spiders startle our rabbits as well. Hoping to move everyone out so we can do a good spraying soon.
One last thing to be careful with in this heat are your nestboxes. It is their instinct to make them fluffy and cozy. Just as your babies can die from the cold in the winter, they can also over heat in their nest box in the summer. If you notice yours have tons of fur, you may want to remove some to be on the safe side and check the babies often to make sure they are't too hot.
I couldn't resist a few photos of our cute babies. We are loving this group. Looks like we have 3 does and one buck. Of course Trouble Maker couldn't sit still for the photo shoot. She's actually one of my favs from this litter too, but she refuses to show off for anyone. Our sable was our surprise baby out of Boo and she is one of the sweetest babies we have raised. Gotta enjoy them all this week because we know what phase is in store.... The uglies.
The next great thing about his heat... is the bugs. Hooray. Flies everywhere. Which means flystrips. And if your me and have a curious fluffy young dog... it means disaster. I can tell you this... the stuff in the flystrips stinks something awful and I am on a weeks worth of bathing and it's still not gone.
Besides flies, pay attention to your rabbits. I noticed a doe was jumping all over, not in a happy binky kind of way. So I went and observed her. Took a minute, then I realized, Earwigs. I really can't stand those things. I have also had spiders startle our rabbits as well. Hoping to move everyone out so we can do a good spraying soon.
One last thing to be careful with in this heat are your nestboxes. It is their instinct to make them fluffy and cozy. Just as your babies can die from the cold in the winter, they can also over heat in their nest box in the summer. If you notice yours have tons of fur, you may want to remove some to be on the safe side and check the babies often to make sure they are't too hot.
I couldn't resist a few photos of our cute babies. We are loving this group. Looks like we have 3 does and one buck. Of course Trouble Maker couldn't sit still for the photo shoot. She's actually one of my favs from this litter too, but she refuses to show off for anyone. Our sable was our surprise baby out of Boo and she is one of the sweetest babies we have raised. Gotta enjoy them all this week because we know what phase is in store.... The uglies.
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