We recently lost one of our rex rabbits. We have the rabbit cages under the shed's overhang. We thought it was long enough to keep most of the weather off the rabbits. We were wrong. Our little black otter rex buck got wet and ended up freezing to death. It was really sad because it wasn't even that bad of weather, just a light drizzle all day. But when a rabbit gets wet.....
So to keep our blue rex doe Sapphire from the same fate, we went and got a tarp to put over the tops of the cages, till we can make something more permanent for next year. My oldest son and I also built her a bedding/nesting box. We had a ton of fun making it and she loves it. If the weather looks like it's getting too cold for her, we have also rigged a heat lamp to rest above the cage next to hers so she can still get warm but won't over heat.
So to keep our blue rex doe Sapphire from the same fate, we went and got a tarp to put over the tops of the cages, till we can make something more permanent for next year. My oldest son and I also built her a bedding/nesting box. We had a ton of fun making it and she loves it. If the weather looks like it's getting too cold for her, we have also rigged a heat lamp to rest above the cage next to hers so she can still get warm but won't over heat.