Your plans sound very well thought out to me. I think it might be a good idea in September to change her feeding schedule to the one that she will be on when you are out of town so that you can monitor how she does, and she can get used to the new food schedule.

For play time, since it is only 5 days, I think that your extra pen idea will be just fine. Make sure to set it up a few days in advance so you can let her play in it and see if she finds any creative ways to escape

Also, if you look at the menu under “bunny info” on this site, you will see a page for “bunny sitter guide” – it is a really good page to look over.

Good stuff your planning already! I agree, start changing her diet ahead of time, so that it’s not a big change all at once. She’ll be fine for a few days with less or no out time-maybe mad at you but fine The bunny sitter guide is fantastic-I make one everytime I leave town even though my ‘pet sitters’ (friends and family) have been looking after my crew since it was one bunny-I just like to get all my emergency vet info on there and all the regular stuff too!

That’s good advice ^ adjusting her feeding closer to the time when you go away. The pet sitter could place out 1/4 pellets, salad, hay, then scatter more pellets about perhaps. This would have her hunt for themover time, so she won’t chow down a whole 1/2 cup at once. Plus it’d keep her occupied. A pen added onto her existing cage should be ample room. You may need to make a top for it though.

I agree, it sounds like a good plan. I would not be comfortable having the bunny sitter let the bun out for paytime unless they were familiar with buns. She could get scared b/c it’s a stranger (not YOU!) and hide somewhere, she may choose that time to be impossible to get back in her condo, or she may figure out ways around the bunny-proofing and the sitter might not notice. I’d feel better knowing she were confined and safe. Adding onto the condo is a great idea. I agree to set it up at least a week or a couple weeks before so you know how she handles it and you have time to make any last minute adjustments that might be necessary. If you order from BinkyBunny or another bunny website, you might want to get some nbew toys or chew things to keep her occupied while you’re gone. You can instruct the sitter to give her one new toy a day…

I’m sorry, I don’t recall what kind of bunny she is… but for some reason I’m thinking rex? (I might be confusing you with another member tho! Wouldn’t be the first time!) 1/2 cup of pellets a day is a lot. You said she was free-fed before, so it’s good you’ve reduced them. Are you planning on cutting them back more? The general guideline is 1/4 cup per day per 5 pounds of rabbit, altho many people go less than that (1/8 cup or sometimes less) as that will increase hay consumption. Just wondering… That amount definitely caught my attention.

Absolutely do not have your bun go a friend’s house, especially if they have other pets. That will totally freak her out and she’ll think she’s been abandoned! Start gradually changing her diet, and feed times. I have the same problem when i go out of town with her play time. I don’t think she notices overly much, I mean I let her out when I am there, but it’s almost like she doesn’t expect the same amount of play time when i am not there. I think most rabbits are lower key then us, their owners!