Is this heating lamp hurting my bunnies eyes? And more questions.

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- 12/03/2016 at 8:29 AM
  I love bunnies!
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  Hi all! My bunnies live in my garage and it’s getting cold outside. The garage keeps it like 15 degrees f warmer but I want to make sure they stay warm at night. So I bought a headlamp. I didn’t have anywhere for it to hang from the top of the hutch, so I set it up so it was hanging on a scooter sideways, shining into the hutch. I don’t see them at night but when I come out , they don’t seem to be sitting by it, but I don’t want to take it out in case they really do need it. And sometimes they wil sit looking I right into the red light. So I have two questions, do they like the heat lamp, and is it bad for there eyes? I really would a appropriate any replies!
- 12/07/2016 at 1:30 AM
  LongEaredLions
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  I have never thought about using a heat lamp with a bunny. My guess is that they would not be looking into the light if it was painful, they generally have atleast a bit of sense.
  How cold is your garage? You may not need the lamp, you can use warm water bottles or a heating pad instead. If you you want to use the lamp, just make sure they have an area where they can get out of the light.
- 12/09/2016 at 5:31 PM
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  Thanks so much! It usually stays between in the winter, 30-50ish degrees in there. I just got a heating blower kinda thing. Small gray box that shoots out warm air!
- 12/09/2016 at 5:47 PM
  vanessa
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  They don’t need a heat lamp. If you heat the space, they wpn’t be able to acclimate or grow a thick coat. 50 is quite comfortable for them. And honestly – 30 is not bad. I kept my bunnies outside a few years ago. Their first winter I gave them heat lamps top eep the temp above freezing. They never sat by the lamps. The second winter I didn’t give them heat lamps at all, just kept them wind/rain free, and the temps got down to 5F. They ate twice as much food, and consumed a lot more water, grew thick coats, and were quite happy to sit outside in the snow. They had a hutch to go into to get out of the wind, but they did spend a fair amount of time digging in the snow. Rabbits do a lot better in cold weather than we do. Their bodies are designed to handle it. Just be sure to feed them more food, and keep an eye on their water.
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