The feeding sheet: hay, pellets, greens, water
Feeding information is the heart of what a sitter needs for a Californian rabbit, and it should be written in amounts. State that hay is unlimited and the rack or pile must never sit empty, give the pellet measure per day for this individual rabbit rather than a handful-based guess, and list the greens it normally eats with a rough quantity. Californians are a larger, meatier breed type that can gain weight readily, so name any foods that are off limits and warn the sitter not to top up pellets because the rabbit begs. Describe the water setup — bowl, bottle, or both — and how often to refresh it.
Cleaning, exercise, and handling instructions
A sitter caring for a Californian rabbit needs the household routine written as plainly as the diet. Explain the litter tray schedule, how much of the enclosure gets spot-cleaned daily versus fully changed, and where supplies and disposal bags live. Set out the exercise rules: which room or pen is rabbit-proofed, how long floor time usually lasts, and what must be shut away first. Cover handling honestly — support the chest and hindquarters, never lift by the ears, and let this rabbit come to the sitter on the floor rather than being carried around. Add its personality notes: where it flops to rest, whether it enjoys grooming, and the body language that means it wants to be left alone.
Baseline health facts and the call-the-vet list
Give the sitter a baseline for this Californian rabbit so change is recognisable. Note its normal appetite, typical dropping size and quantity, usual activity pattern, and any ongoing issues you already manage, in plain language. Then list the thresholds for action: not eating hay, few or no droppings over several hours, hunched posture with teeth grinding, a wet or dirty rear, or any injury means contacting a veterinarian the same day rather than waiting for your return. Leave the vet's name, address, and number, an emergency alternative, and your own contact plus a backup person who can authorise care.
Home access and emergency practicalities
Information for a Californian rabbit's sitter extends beyond the rabbit to the house it lives in. Leave keys and access instructions, any alarm details, where the carrier is stored if a vet trip is needed, and how to catch and load the rabbit calmly in that carrier. Note the room temperature arrangements and anything seasonal, like keeping the enclosure out of a sun-struck window. Tell the sitter where cleaning supplies, spare hay, and bedding are kept so nothing runs out mid-stay. Confirm the visit schedule, how you want daily updates sent, and what to do if the sitter themselves cannot attend one day.
One briefing, kept where the sitter can find it
Scattered information fails sitters, so a Californian rabbit's whole briefing should live in one place the sitter actually opens. A feeding sheet on the fridge, vet numbers in a phone note, and handling advice in a text thread guarantees something gets missed at the moment it matters. Assemble feeding, cleaning, handling, baselines, and thresholds as a single handover and walk the sitter through it once in person before you leave. Keeping that complete briefing in KinsLe through Care Pass means the sitter caring for your Californian rabbit has every detail in hand for the whole stay, and you can update it for the next trip instead of rewriting it.