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Cats shipped to Australia must travel in special quarantine crates under strict quarantine conditions. Prior to arrival, the cat must be chipped, vaccinated and tested by an authorised vet. Upon arrival, if it is coming from anywhere other than New Zealand, it must stay in quarantine for at least 30 days or longer if the correct procedures were not carried out before shipment. You should have the shipment handled by an international pet transport company.
http://www.daff.gov.au/aqis/cat-dogs Bringing cats and dogs to Australia
EDIT:
Take no notice of anyone telling you that it somehow wrong of you to ship your pets to Australia. I've shipped cats and dogs between the USA and Australia on several occasions and they have always travelled quite happily and arrived in good condition.
The crates (one per adult animal) MUST be IATA approved for the shipment of cats/dogs. The water container must be present within the container with outside access for filling. Food containers must be present either within the container, if sealed, or attached to it for use in cases of delay. I've always used specialist shipping companies and the crate, food and water containers and bedding have always been provided by them. Send their own blanket but there should be additional bedding designed so that the top layer remains dry.
http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/cargo/live-animals/pets/Pages/index.aspx
http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/cargo/live-animals/Documents/Container-information-applicable-to-cats-and-dogs-CR1-LAR-2012.pdf Container design
Cats shipped to Australia must travel in special quarantine crates under strict quarantine conditions. Prior to arrival, the cat must be chipped, vaccinated and tested by an authorised vet. Upon arrival, if it is coming from anywhere other than New Zealand, it must stay in quarantine for at least 30 days or longer if the correct procedures were not carried out before shipment. You should have the shipment handled by an international pet transport company.
http://www.daff.gov.au/aqis/cat-dogs Bringing cats and dogs to Australia
EDIT:
Take no notice of anyone telling you that it somehow wrong of you to ship your pets to Australia. I've shipped cats and dogs between the USA and Australia on several occasions and they have always travelled quite happily and arrived in good condition.
The crates (one per adult animal) MUST be IATA approved for the shipment of cats/dogs. The water container must be present within the container with outside access for filling. Food containers must be present either within the container, if sealed, or attached to it for use in cases of delay. I've always used specialist shipping companies and the crate, food and water containers and bedding have always been provided by them. Send their own blanket but there should be additional bedding designed so that the top layer remains dry.
http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/cargo/live-animals/pets/Pages/index.aspx
http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/cargo/live-animals/Documents/Container-information-applicable-to-cats-and-dogs-CR1-LAR-2012.pdf Container design
What steps should I take to make sure my bunnies stay comfortable this winter?
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Unfortuantly I still do not have a proper hutch built for them, they are still living in a very large divided dog crate on the front porch. Today Kimchi escaped into Lantern's half of the kennel, and they didn't even fight (they're intact brothers)... shows how cold they were... they were even found snuggling through the bars this morning!
Anyway, since it is especially cold tonight (about 29F) and it can get down to around 16 F at coldest temperatures (not very cold to many, but to us, verrrry cold), I stuffed hay into their boxes, and made sure a thick load blanket was covering all sides of the crate... I also put a heat lamp in the front of it, which should hopefully keep it warm enough and keep their waterers from freezing.
I don't really want to make the heat lamp a long term thing unless I have to as I am already running on in the chicken shed for the baby chicks (expensive light!).
Is there anything I can do with their diet that will help them brave the low temperatures better? They are two holland lop cross bunnies, approx 2.5lbs each. Each day they get 1/8 cup of pellets and unimited hay to eat. Should I double the amount of pellets to help them gain some winter fat?
Thanks for reading...
The bunnies are full grown.
They cannot come inside, too messy (bedding spills out of the cage).
They are outdoor animals.
No room in the chicken coop... besides, the bunnies and the cage would be coated in chicken poop... ick.
Well, get over it, they're outdoor rabbits and are going live outdoors, just like all the happy wild rabbits in the woods.
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Your rabbits seem to be in good condition to me. I have two rabbits of my own who have lived outside for about 3 years now and they are still fine. In the Summer and Spring when it is hotter, give them plenty of water and plenty of grass and other vegetables etc. they do not eat as much in the Summer or Spring. When it is about Autumn and Winter, the weather would be colder so make sure you feed them more pellets than usual, still give them their daily intake of vegetables and grass etc. And if you are really worried about their diets etc. you could buy a few rabbit vitamins from the supermarket if you wish. They are basically flavoured yoghurt like treats which my rabbits don't really like much.
So yes, i suggest you should double the amount of pellets you give them. And since your rabbit hutch is still unfinished and does not have very good insulation, you could cover the hutch with a something water and windproof since they are living outside. However, my rabbits do not need it in the winter even though it gets freezing here in New Zealand sometimes in the winter such as dropping to about 4 degrees celsius in the mornings, they have a separate area in their hutch which acts like a bedroom for them.
Your rabbits seem to be in good condition to me. I have two rabbits of my own who have lived outside for about 3 years now and they are still fine. In the Summer and Spring when it is hotter, give them plenty of water and plenty of grass and other vegetables etc. they do not eat as much in the Summer or Spring. When it is about Autumn and Winter, the weather would be colder so make sure you feed them more pellets than usual, still give them their daily intake of vegetables and grass etc. And if you are really worried about their diets etc. you could buy a few rabbit vitamins from the supermarket if you wish. They are basically flavoured yoghurt like treats which my rabbits don't really like much.
So yes, i suggest you should double the amount of pellets you give them. And since your rabbit hutch is still unfinished and does not have very good insulation, you could cover the hutch with a something water and windproof since they are living outside. However, my rabbits do not need it in the winter even though it gets freezing here in New Zealand sometimes in the winter such as dropping to about 4 degrees celsius in the mornings, they have a separate area in their hutch which acts like a bedroom for them.
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