# Rabbit Summer Care UK — Quick answer

PETHEALTH+ (https://pethealth.org.uk/health/rabbit-summer-care-uk): Rabbit Summer Care UK — Quick answer. UK rabbits need shade all day, good airflow, and twice-daily rear checks in summer. Above 25°C, heat stress and flystrike risk rise sharply. Not eating for 12 hours remains an emergency — heat makes gut stasis more likely.

PETHEALTH+ (https://pethealth.org.uk/health/rabbit-summer-care-uk): Rabbit Summer Care UK — Hutch placement in heatwaves. According to the RWAF and RSPCA, rabbits need shade throughout the day in summer — the sun moves, so a hutch that was shaded in the morning may be in full sun by afternoon. During extreme heat, the RWAF recommends bringing rabbits indoors to a cool room where possible. - Reposition hutches as the sun moves - Never leave under direct sun or against heat-radiating walls - Increase ventilation without drafts directly on resting rabbits - Consider an indoor cool room during red weather warnings

PETHEALTH+ (https://pethealth.org.uk/health/rabbit-summer-care-uk): Rabbit Summer Care UK — Cooling methods. | Method | Notes | |--------|-------| | Frozen water bottle in fleece | Rabbit can lean against safely | | Ceramic tiles | Stay cool in shade | | Damp towel on hutch roof | Evaporative cooling — keep wiring safe | | Plenty of water | Bottles and bowls; check twice daily |

PETHEALTH+ (https://pethealth.org.uk/health/rabbit-summer-care-uk): Rabbit Summer Care UK — Heat stress signs. - Fast breathing, flared nostrils - Lying stretched out, reluctant to move - Hot ears - Not eating, fewer droppings — vet today

PETHEALTH+ (https://pethealth.org.uk/health/rabbit-summer-care-uk): Rabbit Summer Care UK — Flystrike prevention. Essential in summer — read Rabbit flystrike prevention UK.

Source: https://pethealth.org.uk/health/rabbit-summer-care-uk