25/10/2026
Watch out for your rabbits over Halloween 🎃 and the Fireworks 🎆 season!
Rabbits and other small pets are easily stressed by storms, bangs, whizzes and other loud noises!
Signs of stress (which may be tricky to observe in prey animals):
Stamping of feet
Staying motionless
Trying to escape
Not eating
To keep stress to a minimum, make any changes to their environment gradually over the next week.
✅ Please give them lots of extra hay to burrow into. Added hiding boxes can be appreciated.
✅ Bring their home into an un heated room or shed if possible.
✅ Turn their hutch to face a wall or fence if not and part cover with a large blanket or duvet, leaving space for ventilation.
✅ A bonded pair of rabbits will hugely comfort each other.
✅ If you have a house rabbit, draw the curtains early and play some background TV or radio.
✅ Don’t over fuss them but check in regularly
A frightened rabbit can experience stasis, where their gut function slows or even stops.
If your rabbit stops eating, is sitting “hunched up” or passing small/no droppings then it needs immediate
Veterinary attention.
