The health paperwork the new owner needs first
Start with the vaccination card, showing dates for myxomatosis and viral haemorrhagic disease cover, because the new owner's vet will set the next booster from those dates and may not be able to retrieve them quickly from another practice. Add neutering confirmation if your rabbit has been neutered — it affects housing decisions, especially if the new owner plans to bond your rabbit with a companion, and it is hard to prove later without the record.
Vet history matters more than a tidy summary. Give the name and phone number of your current practice and written permission, where the practice requires it, for records to be transferred. If your rabbit has had dental treatment, gut stasis episodes, or any ongoing monitoring, say so plainly in writing with dates. A rabbit whose molars need periodic checking is a very different commitment from one who has never seen a vet beyond boosters, and hiding that history only stores up a crisis for the new owner and a painful one for the rabbit.
Identity and ownership documents
If your rabbit is microchipped, the chip record must be transferred, not just mentioned. Start the registry transfer before or on handover day, using the new owner's name, address, and phone number, and give them a copy of the chip number and registry name so they can chase completion. Until the registry confirms the change, the record still points to you — which is a safety net for the first days, but not a substitute for finishing the transfer.
Put the rehoming itself in writing: both names, the date, a description of the rabbit, and a simple statement that ownership is passing over, signed by both sides. If there is an insurance policy, hand over the policy documents and let the new owner contact the insurer about whether it can transfer or must be replaced. Keep a copy of everything you hand over, at least until the chip transfer is confirmed.
The care knowledge that rarely gets written down
Paperwork tells the new owner what has happened; a care note tells them how this particular rabbit lives. Write down the exact current diet — hay type, the specific greens and pellets your rabbit is used to, quantities, and feeding times — because a sudden diet change is a common trigger for digestive upset in rabbits. Note housing: indoor or outdoor setup, litter tray habits, and the bedding your rabbit is used to.
Add the handling truth: whether your rabbit tolerates being picked up, how they prefer to be approached, what spooks them, and how they behave at the vet. Note bonded companions clearly — a bonded rabbit should be rehomed with their partner, and the documents and care notes should cover both animals as a pair, not one rabbit with a footnote.
A handover both sides can check
Go through the bundle together on the day rather than posting it later. The new owner should leave with the vaccination card, chip details, vet practice contact, care note, and the signed rehoming note, plus a few days' supply of the current hay and pellets so the diet transition is gradual. Agree a short window — the first week or two — when they can call you with questions about routines or history while the rabbit settles.
Done properly, a rehoming handover means the rabbit's care barely misses a beat even though their home has changed completely. KinsLe's Transferrable Profiles support exactly that kind of move, passing the rabbit's profile to the new owner with its history, records, and routines intact instead of scattering them across loose papers.