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- 10/25/2017 at 5:50 PM
  TyrianGlory
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  I just got a rabbit about two and a half weeks ago, she’s already fitting in wonderfully and flopping frequently all over the house. However, I have seen her breathing heavily and am unsure of what’s normal. I counted the rise and fall of her chest roughly 70 times in a minute. She’s a dwarf and a baby, about two months, if that helps.
- 10/25/2017 at 9:28 PM
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  My buns are both Hollands, so I know the dwarf thing. It’s totally normal for them to have a fast heart rate. My vet jokes about Asriel and how his heart could probably beat faster than an airplane xD
- 10/26/2017 at 10:38 AM
  Mikey
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  Rapid breathing is usually a sign of overheating.
- 10/26/2017 at 2:52 PM
  joea64
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  How high do you have the thermostat set in your place? Domestic rabbits, being descended from European rabbits, do best with temps in the high 60’s F, in my experience. Nice handle, by the way – do you play Guild Wars/Guild Wars 2?
- 11/20/2017 at 10:27 PM
  TyrianGlory
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  My house is usually set in the mid to low 70s because, as Californians, we’re acclimated to the heat. And, unfortunately, I do not play any of the Guild Wars games but thanks for the handle compliment
- 11/21/2017 at 10:49 AM
  joea64
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  You might try setting the thermostat a few degrees lower. I live in Virginia, which gets very hot and humid in the summer; Panda and Fernando came to live with me in August so I set the air conditioning to under 70, which was more expensive (yay for “levelized” electric billing) but worth it for their safety and health. Right now, with temps much colder (it’s in the 30’s at night at this time) I keep the heat around 67 degrees F (my analog thermostat doesn’t show precise temperatures, but that’s about where the needle points to) and turn the A/C on briefly if the air needs to be cooled a little.
- 11/21/2017 at 12:22 PM
  Bam
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  The HRS says a rabbit’s breathing rate should be 30-60 breaths per minute. Since they don’t say, I’m guessing they mean an adult rabbit. http://rabbit.org/temperature-and-respiration-rates/
  
  Human babies breathe faster than older children and adults, so 70 doesnt seem alarmingly rapid, especially since she seems very active. Try and count her breaths at various times during the day. There could be a lot of variation.
- 11/21/2017 at 1:41 PM
  Mikey
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  To help with cooling, you can also add ceramic tiles, a fan, some ice in their water bowl, and an ice pack that is swapped out every few hours
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