The normal body temperature of rabbits is generally between 38.5-39.5°C. Due to changes in ambient temperature during the day and night, the body temperature sometimes differs by 0.2-0.4°C. If it is not too low or too high, it is generally not a serious problem. The most accurate way to measure the rabbit's body temperature is the rectal temperature. The body temperature in other parts of the rabbit will be slightly different. If it is too low or too high, then we need to pay attention to it.

You can determine whether you have a fever by measuring the rectal temperature with a thermometer. If it is higher than 40°C, it is a fever. This method of judgment is the most accurate. In addition, you can also judge by touching the rabbit's ears, but this method is less accurate because the ears of rabbits will also become hot due to heat dissipation after exercise or when they are emotional.

The body temperature of rabbits is related to many factors. The heat dissipation pathways include heat dissipation through the surface skin, exhaled air, inhalation of cold air, and drinking cold water. Because rabbit skin lacks sweat glands and has thick villi on the body surface to form a thermal insulation layer, rabbit skin has poor heat dissipation ability, and respiratory heat dissipation is the main way to dissipate heat.