It was a 36°C day and I decided that I would introduce the bunnies to a cool mat. I put it under the trampoline because I knew that Buttons liked laying under it. He quickly claimed it as his. Nova wasn’t allowed to enjoy it.

Minutes later I hear a strange clicking sound. I go to check the rabbits and Nova was in the process of chewing a hole in the mat. She hadn’t got through to the gel yet but she was very close to it.

By the time I lifted the trampoline up. Nova had released some gel. I removed the mat as soon as I could, but it leaked everywhere. And I mean everywhere… it was a clear liquid a bit thicker than water.

I tried to fold it up to stop it leaking and put it outside in the bin. I was now worried that Nova ingested some of the gel. Luckily, the cool mat was a pet-safe one and it’s gel was non-toxic. I kept an eye on Nova’s behaviour for the next few hours, but she was normal. She must not have ingested any, or it was definitely made of non-toxic, pet-safe materials.

No more cool mat.