Things You'll Need
- 2 rabbit water bottles
- Padding or thick cloth
- Heated water bottle
Instructions
Fill the rabbit's water bottle with lukewarm water from inside the house, leaving approximately 1 inch of air space inside the water bottle. Water expands when it freezes; completely filling the water bottle in the winter could cause it to crack if the water freezes.
Wrap the outdoor rabbit's water bottle in padding or thick cloth. The padding or thick cloth serves as an insulator for the water bottle.
Keep a supply of extra water bottles for the rabbit inside the house. If a water bottle freezes outside, bring it into the house to thaw. Replace the frozen water bottle with a replacement water bottle.
Buy a heated water bottle to keep your rabbit's water thawed throughout the winter. Some heated water bottles are thermostatically controlled to heat only in extremely cold temperatures. Using a heated water bottle requires access to a power source and the bottle is usually refillable from the top.