Snuggle safe really safe?

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- 12/14/2015 at 6:46 AM
  Nicolle
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  I’m looking into getting a snuggle safe as my bun seems cold at night as it drops to under 10C In my house at night. I thought of getting a snuggle safe after seeing one in my local pet store.doing a bit of research I looked at reviews on Amazon and most are brilliant, but threre are quite a few where the snuggle safe has leaked and I’m worried it’s not worth the risk if I get a bad one. Thoughts? Am I best just turning the radiator next to his hutch on?
  
  http://www.amazon.co.uk/SnuggleSafe-Microwave-Wireless-Heatpad-Fleece/dp/B0014LJKUA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450096904&sr=8-1&keywords=snugglesafe
- 12/14/2015 at 8:43 AM
  Mimsy
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  I have 3 that I’ve had for over 10 years. I had one that I over heated in the microwave and that did make it leak and had to be thrown out.
  
  I’ve used them for after surgeries or very old/sick pets and never had anyone chew on them. For someone young and healthy I’m not sure if I’d trust them not to chew on it. the plastic is very hard, so it would not be easy to chew through, but a determined bunny I’m sure could.
- 12/14/2015 at 8:58 AM
  tobyluv
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  I’m not familiar with Snuggle Safe, but maybe you could use a fleece blanket for your bunny. You could make it even cozier for him if you put the fleece blanket inside of a box.
- 12/14/2015 at 9:15 AM
  Bam
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  If you elevate his cage a few inches off the ground f ex by putting stacks of old newspapers under it, and see to it that there is no draft in the room, I think a fleece blankie in a hidey-house would be sufficient. Bunnies generally handle cold very well, if it’s not moist or drafty. They grow thicker fur.
- 12/14/2015 at 11:00 AM
  Nicolle
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  Ok thanks guys. I think I will stick with non snuggle safe ways. He doesn’t really like sitting in blankets. I’ve put them in for him and he just chucks them around and digs them but never seems to get to a place he feels he wants to sit in it. He’s not big on hiding either. He always sits so he can see out the ‘window’ bit when he’s in the cage (I only put him in if I’m out or at night…) His cage doesn’t sit on the ground anyway I don’t think it’s drafty…
  He is a strange bunny!
  No doubt I am just over reacting and he will be fine with a bit of cold. I might just turn the radiator up a bit in extra chilli nights. He just seemed so cold when I came down this morning he came in the living room which is slightly warmer and sat huddled with his ears up (he’s a lop).
- 12/14/2015 at 2:24 PM
  Rookie
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  I have a lop and I had the same concerns…he would sit in the window on cold marble. ..I’d touch it and it would be freezing so I figured he too must feel it as cold.
  So I got him the memory foam bathroom mats and put them in the marble. He still lover it and I feel much better knowing he is not directly on the cold surface.
- 12/14/2015 at 2:42 PM
  Vienna Blue in France
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  I was coming home the other night and drove around what I call “rabbit island” (a roundabout inhabited by bunnies, they are safe there and noone bothers them!!). It was 4 deg at midnight and they were all out nibbling away, so i think its fine for them.
  
  Of course it’s all about thermic shock… if your rabbit (or cat or dog or even human being) is used to a heated house at 25 deg and suddenly gets put outside in zero temps, then you’re going to have a problem… but if it’s gentle descent into cold temp or increase into summer, they will adjust .
  Bam has already given me a “comfort window” of a 10 degree difference… so for the minute my bun is still coming and going from outside (8 deg) to indoors (18deg)….
- 12/14/2015 at 3:46 PM
  Bam
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  Vienna, I think you can let your bun decide herself really, since she can go in and out as she pleases and her body has adjusted to that. The 10 degree rule is more for moving a bun permanently (or seasonally) in or out.
  Nicolle, I think your bun will be fine, if he has blankies but doesn’t burrow into them he’s probably not freezing. You can give him a little extra food because he’ll need extra energy to keep warm and protein To grow thicker fur.
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