Ninety and hundred degree temperatures, combined with the effect of the sun in heating the cages themselves are killers for bunnies. Young bunnies, older bunnies, and longer haired rabbits such as the Angora breeds, the American Fuzzy Lop, and the Jersey Wooly are even more sensitive to the sun. If you think about it, when the temperatures get up above 90 degrees, most people head for air conditioning or a swimming pool. Our bunnies can't do this. It's up to you to make summer more enjoyable for our pets.
Rabbits make wonderful house pets.
Unfortunately, not everyone is able to or choses to keep their bunnies in an air conditioned room. Once symptoms appear, you have to cool down the rabbit VERY quickly or he will die. In the early stages of heat stroke, the rabbit will stretch out and breath rapidly. As heat stroke progresses, they can start sweating around the nose, become lazy and unresponsive, and may eventually start turning blue around the nose. When the rabbit starts throwing back his head and breathing rapidly, he is very close to dying.