[tilybud]

raining ? its been raining all day here and i let my rabbits into their runs attached to their hutches after the school run. The runs both have a heavy duty polythene sheet over the top and down one side, so they're not getting rained on but the flags they are on are still wet from last night and it is very cold. They have access to their hutches so can go in if they like.
Do you think this is ok ?

 

[kate_7590]

My rabbits are out in all weathers. All I do is open their shed and they can choose to come out or not.

 

[Lil Miss]

my rabbits have 24/7 acces to their runs at all times, they are never shut off

 

[Guest]

As my buns are house rabbits mine don't go out from around September right through till April (if the day is particularly mild then they are allowed access to the garden for a short while) because the temp difference is too great.
But outside rabbits will have a think winter coat so should have access to a run 24/7 with access to a warm dry area

 

[Lopside]

Mine have free access to outside and they often get drizzled on or wet ears & feet, they seem to have a bit of common sense and avoid a downpour!

 

[gem88]

mine have permenant access to their run and i have tarpaulin over the top to at least stop it raining on them, i have laid hay on the floor to help with the damp and cold from the floor coz like yours it still gets damp xx

 

[Summersky]

We drop tarpaulin down over the top of the run and 3 sides to keep damp out, and have an underbed storage box full of hay in the run for them to sit in if they want. In our enclosures, we have also piled in mounds of straw to take the chill off the concrete. One of our buns loves burrowing in it - he is a half wildy.

As long as they can choose to go back into a cosy hutch, that is fine.

 

[Louiseandfriends]

Allow 24/7 access to runs! Rabbits are most active at about 4am, when you're asleep and they are cooped up.

Tarpaulin covers are good as well.

 

[Louiseandfriends]

Something like this is okay. Make sure they can't get under the gap under the hutch!