rob190364 2,594 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 ....hard work keeping the stinkers comfortable! I'm putting mine out the run with a big bowl of water so they can stick their faces in it, and spraying them with water regularly (which they love!) but they're still struggling a bit. Proper boiling out there! I'm going to stick a washing up bowl full of water in I think so they can have a dip, and maybe put a few plastic bottles full of cold water in the hutch. Anyone else doing anything different to help them out in this heat? 1 Quote Link to post
john rust 45 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 It's been a right git this heat, I lost to of my pole cat kits at week end. I've just been giving them plenty of water and washing the kits down as often as I can. Quote Link to post
AirgunGuy 362 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 (edited) I've been spraying the hutch down with cold water to cool it down. Also got bowls of cold water in with them so they can cool themselves down. Changing the water bottles several times a day so they have cold water to drink. Had them out yesterday for a run in the garden and sprinkled them with water. They don't seem to be too stressed and are just lazing around in the hutch...keeping a constant eye on them though ;-) Edited July 9, 2013 by AirgunGuy Quote Link to post
Hot Meat 3,109 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 get some bricks or similar on top of hutches/cages or runs, an then lay something on top, i use thin ply it adds more shade an the space between the ply an the roof of run is a nice little air gap which helps keep this a bit cooler, i also hose down roofs an things to help and add cold bottles into there run, it is a pain in arse but its a small sacrafice to pay for keeping my workers comfy 4 Quote Link to post
Simoman 110 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Stick a couple of pop bottle in the freezer each evening and then put them in the hutches in the morning...... Quote Link to post
AirgunGuy 362 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Stick a couple of pop bottle in the freezer each evening and then put them in the hutches in the morning...... Sound advice mate...gonna give it a go ;-) 2 Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 frozen rabbit a bit like a rabbit ice pole Quote Link to post
sikastag_1 689 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 I've moved all hutches behind the shed and put roof sheets up for shade but as simo says I put big bottles of water in the freezer and put 1 in each hutch and in the court Quote Link to post
Malt 379 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Stick a couple of pop bottle in the freezer each evening and then put them in the hutches in the morning...... Done the same myself, they've got one in with them now as it goes! You can get these ice bags that freeze water into sticks. When I was using water bottles they were great for putting in them.. Quote Link to post
Alcatraz 16 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 Yeah i put a bowl of water in there they love sticking there faces in it.. I like the frozen bottle trick I will defo give that ago... Quote Link to post
rob190364 2,594 Posted July 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 nice one Simo, I've got bottles of cold water in there but didn't think to freeze them Quote Link to post
AirgunGuy 362 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 frozen rabbit a bit like a rabbit ice pole Haha ffs...you got a patent on that or can anybody use it??? ;-) Quote Link to post
Magwitch 687 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 frozen rabbit a bit like a rabbit ice pole Place the hutch in the shade and like what Paulus said.......... Quote Link to post
B.P.R 2,798 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 i dont have a problem with the heat regarding the ferts.... a poncho over the hutch keeps the place cool 3 Quote Link to post
whippet 99 2,613 Posted July 9, 2013 Report Share Posted July 9, 2013 ....hard work keeping the stinkers comfortable! I'm putting mine out the run with a big bowl of water so they can stick their faces in it, and spraying them with water regularly (which they love!) but they're still struggling a bit. Proper boiling out there! I'm going to stick a washing up bowl full of water in I think so they can have a dip, and maybe put a few plastic bottles full of cold water in the hutch. Anyone else doing anything different to help them out in this heat? I nearly lost one yesterday fell a sleep behind the litter tray ,....I watered it to bring it round Quote Link to post
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