Rabbits can actually "handle" temperatures into the 20s. But depending on your area you should be more concerned with the heat. They can only really tolerate temps up to 85 degrees. In the wild they use shady spots and burrows to combat heat, but in a hutch there is no such help. I have been told by breeders that you can put gallon jugs of frozen water into their hutch to help them to combat the heat. And if the cold is more severe you can use heating pads and the like to help keep them warm. But if you were hoping for a pet bunny, it is really just best to keep it indoors. People tend to have more distant relationships with animals that live outside so the bonding that would occur will not usually leading to an abandon bunny.

I've seen pictures of rabbits playing around in the snow at humane shelters..... so I'd think they'd be fine as long as it dosn't get below the 0's! It's the heat temperature that you should worry about, because they can die from heat strokes! Hope this info helps!!!

Rabbits are actually extremely hardy in cold weather. Most of my rabbits are outdoor. So long as you provide a box with straw, they handle the cold just fine. 2 years ago, tempuratures dropped into the NEGATIVE 20's, I totally stuffed my boxes with straw and an old towel or two. I even buddied up some females that got along well. I didn't lose a single rabbit or have any troubles. Heat is another issue. I had one rabbit die of heat exhuastion this year. He was a long haired rabbit and I think it was just a little much for him. I usually shave my long haired animals now. I completely shaved my english angora (REALLY FLUFFY RABBIT!!!) but I left his paws, tail, and cheeks long. He was so funny looking. 2 weeks later he's almost completely fluffed up again. Freezing water in 2 liter pop bottles is another good solution. Be sure to take the plastic off the bottles....ingestion can cause death. Make sure not to fill them up to full as water expands when frozen and the bottle will explode. If you're worried about your rabbit eating the bottle, removing the ice from the bottle is also safer.Simply keeping your outdoor rabbits in the shade is usually enough to keep bunny happy.

I had one rabbit who live outside all his life and he lived to 10 years old which is good for a rabbit... i just put some tarpoling over his hutch at night and in the winter do the same but put extra hay in. Now i have 2 rabbits and i still put extra hay in but they have there selfs to keep warm as they lay with each other. so aslong as you cover your rabbit it gives it extra warmth and also protects them in case foxes come into your garden looking for some food. Also if you have kept your rabbit out side over the summer he would have malted for his winter coat to grow. But if you've kept your rabbit indoors over the summer then he wouldnt of grown his fur coat so you cant put him out side, as he wouldnt of grown a thick enough coat to protect him. hope this helps.

My 4 rabbits live outside 24/7/365 and they have all survived and are healthy and hardy. we have pretty mild winters and same in the summer, usually not too bad. stays generally under 95* and over 25*. the main problem in the winter is the water bottles freezing, just change 'em a lot.

How would u feel if you were forced to sit in a cage with fur wen it was was really hot out? you prolly woldnt like to be out in the freezing cold either. I would never put my rabbit outside. Other animals can come a knocking to harass your bunny at night and scare them.

so can rabbits stay out or do they go into the shed at winter caz mine is bout a few months old

We have kept rabbits to at least 5°F but usually around 15°F. What we did was had them in a large barn for plenty of fresh air but no drafts. A lean-to on a garage or shed would work, too. Rabbits cant' get wet or drafts. They are very hardy when it comes to cold, much more for cold than heat. Make sure your rabbits face south if possible, towards the sun and away from cold north wind. You can drape plastic down the sides all the way to the ground to avoid updrafts (but make sure the rabbits can't chew the plastic. And make sure the rabbits still get fresh air. If they don't get air they may get respiratory problems or diseases. Water is the big problem with the cold. If you can do heated water that's great. If you can't make sure you offer water to the rabbits twice a day, especially when you first feed them in the morning. We used to have two sets of crocks and wold replace them with warmed up in the house crocks two times a day. And if you plan to keep rabbits outside for the winter, make sure that they have spent the summer outside so that they will have their summer shedding outside and force them to grow better, thicker coats for the winter. Also don't over feed your rabbits. Keep them in good flesh but don't add lots of fat to them. This is their time to pare down and get slim and healthy for the springtime.

i keep little Waltie outside under an overhang and just put a few blankets over the hutch. i'm getting him a box with straw now, but he's been fine without it. his water freezes, so i just change it once or twice a day. i am looking for a heated water bottle or crock though - it's a pain! he also lived outside in the summer so his coat is pretty thick and he's a lionhead so he should be snuggly warm anyway!

i have had rabbits for over 13 years now and mine always stayed outside. I've built a few new houses over the years, all of which had insulation and lots and lots of hay for them to burrow in and keep warm. Rabbits have a sensor in their ears that keep their bodies rather comfortable so i don't worry about them extensively. I live on the east coast of canada so we have cold winters (below 15C some days or colder). I also protect the run attached to the actual house with tarp or plywood if we are expecting a hurricane or a blizzard. They always are warm and happy to be outside they run to the cage when you walk out the door. There are 3 rabbits in the cage(12'x12') all separated however because of fighting and mating. I change their water twice a day in the winter because of freezing and i also change it twice or three times a day in the summer with ice cubes to keep them cool. As long as you keep their hay plentiful and fresh in the winter with lots of shelter from the wind and weather they will be fine. Also keep the rabbits run off the ground i built a deck style rabbit run for mine out of wood so they wouldn't hurt their paws on the cage bottom (not recommended to use cage bottoms). They are happy like always! Hope this helped:)