Billy & Rosie went to a bunny boarding place recently. I had done a previsit in the summer and she seemed very nice, the hutches were all 5ft and 6ft of a good quality and all situated in a "lean to" extension type thing to her house so undercover. She had fans going at the time of inspection (as it was hot when I visited), there was a radio, it was clean, the roof let in loads of light and either end were bolted stable type doors. She said they could have the run of the floor area as and when. Having searched high and low for a boarder I booked them in. She asked for vacination proof as well - all good.
When me and my b/f dropped them off alarm bells rang when she said they didn't need their litter tray, hay rack, water bottle, food as she would supply everything. FOOD :shock: I told her specifically what they ate and not to give them carrots. She also said if I didn't want them out of the hutch she would leave them in there (I was leaving them for 5 nights!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). Reluctantly I went home but was really worried.
Anyway when I picked them up (a) their litter tray wasn't in the hutch (b) she hadn't used my hay rack or water bottle (c) there was a huge bowl of rabbit MIX in their hutch and a few greens plus CARROT .... I had written down on a sheet that they have greens in the morning and 2 very small scoops (hot choc scoop!) of my excel light in the evening plus lots of hay - it was 2.30pm in the afternoon. I WAS LIVID.
I was really upset by this plus they were so quiet for days after coming home hiding under their hutch in their bedroom. I feel like a real bad person for leaving them there but she seemed very nice. I just think she thought she was doing the right thing and was a bit of a control freak. She even had the cheek to write out an advice sheet for me saying I should be feeding them X amount (a tub size) of pellets!!!!! They weren't poo'ing properly either :evil:
They are NEVER going there again. I feel like I am a bad mum
... oh yes and she had thrown away (she said it broke but it was new) my salt lick I had put on their cage and also thrown away my little pellet measurer (hot chocolate scoop thing) :evil: :evil:
When me and my b/f dropped them off alarm bells rang when she said they didn't need their litter tray, hay rack, water bottle, food as she would supply everything. FOOD :shock: I told her specifically what they ate and not to give them carrots. She also said if I didn't want them out of the hutch she would leave them in there (I was leaving them for 5 nights!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). Reluctantly I went home but was really worried.
Anyway when I picked them up (a) their litter tray wasn't in the hutch (b) she hadn't used my hay rack or water bottle (c) there was a huge bowl of rabbit MIX in their hutch and a few greens plus CARROT .... I had written down on a sheet that they have greens in the morning and 2 very small scoops (hot choc scoop!) of my excel light in the evening plus lots of hay - it was 2.30pm in the afternoon. I WAS LIVID.
I was really upset by this plus they were so quiet for days after coming home hiding under their hutch in their bedroom. I feel like a real bad person for leaving them there but she seemed very nice. I just think she thought she was doing the right thing and was a bit of a control freak. She even had the cheek to write out an advice sheet for me saying I should be feeding them X amount (a tub size) of pellets!!!!! They weren't poo'ing properly either :evil:
They are NEVER going there again. I feel like I am a bad mum
... oh yes and she had thrown away (she said it broke but it was new) my salt lick I had put on their cage and also thrown away my little pellet measurer (hot chocolate scoop thing) :evil: :evil: