Honey Water

It keeps freezing over here.  Our entire yard is covered in a sheet of slick ice.  It's been nearly impossible trying to keep the rabbits' water from freezing. 

And I've been trying to think of a way to prevent their water from freezing so quickly.

I know salt would, but it wouldn't taste good.  Sugar wouldn't do it either. 

Then I thought about honey.  Now, honey won't keep the water from freezing.  It won't even help to slow down the freezing process.  However, it would give my rabbits extra calories.

And seeing as to how cold it's been and still is outside, I figured they could use some extra calories! So I added a healthy amount of honey to my five gallon bucket of water and took it up to them.

The rabbits loved the honey flavor!  So, they actually drank more water than they usually would have.  And anything to help keep them hydrated is a good thing.

Not only will they get extra calories and stay hydrated, but honey itself has many wonderful aspects to it.   It has many medicinal purposes and helps prevent many illnesses.

I figured that adding honey was a win-win!  I still have to pop ice blocks out of their bowls everyday, but I'm just happy I've come up with something that will keep them healthy. 

I actually had a bunny, Ruby who had a cut on her lip.  After having the honey water it healed right up!  I was really worried about her too, because cuts in/around the mouth can cause the rabbit to stop eating, and eventually starving to death.

So once again, if you have rabbits that are outside, or even inside, I would suggest adding a little honey to their water.  I would not do it every day, but maybe every few days.  This way, you can help ward off any unwanted illnesses in your rabbit. :)