It is too early in the season to ask this, but I wanted to get a head start. Long story short, I live in a remote area that gets hit by some pretty bad winter storms every year. The power usually goes out for a short time, maybe an hour or two, but last year there was a particularly tough storm that had our entire community down for 24-48 hours (longer for some areas). I rent and my building does not have a generator. Everything is electric and I do not have a fireplace, sadly.

I am trying to think of some DIY ideas to make sure Olaf has a way to keep warm in case we run into another long-term outage. I have the usual fleece blankets for him and since there are only two rooms in the apartment, I tend to turn up the heat the night before a storm and close all inside doors to compartmentalize the warmth for when it goes down.

I know bunnies are much better adapted to cold than they are heat, but do you think I should make a powerless heating pad for him just in case? The apartment got pretty darn cold last year in a very short amount of time. I didn’t have Olaf yet, but I was in bed in my winter coat waiting it out.

My idea is sewing a rectangular pouch out of fleece, like a pillowcase, and adding polyfill. When it’s very cold I’ll insert an activated handwarmer pack so he can lay on or lean against it. The open end will be closed with a zipper or velcro strip. Note: I will only offer this option to him when I am there to supervise so he doesn’t get into the pack or filler.

The only other DIYs I’ve seen used rice (no go for bunnies) and I wouldn’t have a microwave to use anyways without power. Am I crazy to even be thinking this way? I just want him to be safe and cozy.

Thank you!