Feeding information scaled for a giant
A sitter used to standard rabbits will underestimate a Flemish Giant on every measure, so your written information must be explicit about quantities. State the hay expectation plainly: hay available constantly, topped up generously at each visit, because a giant eats a volume that empties a normal rack quickly. Give pellet and greens amounts as you actually feed them, at set times, and list the exact greens your giant knows. Note where hay and food are stored and how much spare stock is in the house — running out of hay mid-stay is a genuine emergency errand for a giant, not an inconvenience.
Include water arrangements: heavy bowls or bottles checked and refilled at every visit, since a large rabbit drinks correspondingly more.
Space, flooring and exercise instructions
Write down the non-negotiables of giant housing: the pen or room stays as set up, flooring remains solid and covered where your giant lies, and nothing with a wire base is substituted. Explain the daily exercise routine — how long out of the pen, in which safe area, and what rabbit-proofing must be in place first, including cables and door gaps a strong rabbit can exploit. A Flemish Giant can move furniture-light items and push barriers, so tell the sitter which doors stay shut and which barricades must be replaced exactly.
Note litter arrangements and cleaning frequency, and where supplies live, so the giant's space stays dry under a big rabbit's output.
Handling and health: what the sitter must know
Handling guidance matters more for this breed than almost any other. State clearly: support the chest and hindquarters fully for any lift, keep lifts rare and short, never lift by ears or scruff, and use the large carrier for any real distance, because a struggling giant can injure its spine and injure the handler. Describe normal behaviour for your individual rabbit — appetite, activity pattern, droppings — and the red flags that mean call you and the vet the same day: not eating, no droppings, laboured breathing, inability to rise, or a sudden change in movement.
Leave your vet's name, address and phone number, your own contact details, and written emergency wishes covering authorisation and payment if you cannot be reached.
Do a walkthrough, then hand it over in writing
Before the stay, walk the sitter through the space: feeding, hay storage, exercise area, litter routine, carrier, and one practice look at how your giant likes to be approached. Questions surface in person that never appear on paper. Then leave the full routine in writing in an agreed place, not as a memory of the tour.
KinsLe Care Pass is designed for exactly this handover, giving your sitter temporary clear access to your Flemish Giant's care routine and key details for the whole time you are away.