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Heat

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I don't know if you know, but we can handle the cold much better than the heat, although we change fur twice a year (they are big seedlings, one in the summer and another in the winter ), the summer fur is usually shorter, less dense and lighter and in winter the fur is bigger, denser and darker .

But even so the summer fur despite protecting us from the heat, when it is really hot we need help and for us even a lot of heat is above 25º

As we sweat we have no difficulty in cool, so any extra help is alwayswelcome.

Putting ice in our water or giving cold food, although some humans do I do not advise, our stomach is very sensitive as well as our entire digestive system and eating or drinking very cold foods makes us sick , you know, like the Americans do they say when they drink slush that keeps their heads cold and in pain? Or in Europe when they say they have pain in the throat and stomach? To us also makes it so extreme cold can cause pain, slowing digestion and thus little poops or empactation and we do not want it.

So if you want to give fresh things, often change the water in the bowl, give us vegetables and fruit rich in water and "fresh", like cucumber, courgette or watermelon, but without being overdone.

Another option is a fan, or air conditioning, but be careful, as it cannot face us directly, or we run the risk of pneumonia , don't forget that we are very sensitive.

You can also find a cold base to lie on, it can be made of marble or granite or even tiles, it is better to be of an element that absorbs the heat, because when you lie down on it you will absorb our heat and thus stay cool.

Finally, a very simple trick is the ice bottle or ice plate, you know those ice plates that take you to picnics? These! can take it out of the freezer, wrap it in a towel or put it under our rug and leave it there to lie on top and cool down, the bottles are better for tricky bunnies who like to gnaw everything, because if they gnaw the bottle there’s no problem, which it's in there is water . For the bottles it is best to put them in an old sock and put them in the bunny's space, he'll lie down against it and so it doesn't burn on ice, it is very important nothing cold to be in contact with the bunnies' fur, that it will cause severe burns and hurt the bunnies a lot.

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