Sitting for a Flemish Giant is rabbit care at dog scale, and the written brief should say so from the first line. This breed commonly reaches weights that surprise people who have only handled dwarf rabbits, with an appetite, water intake, and litter output to match. A sitter briefed for an average rabbit will underfeed the hay, underestimate the cleaning, and may handle the animal unsafely, so write for the giant you actually own.
Quantities: hay, water, and food in giant terms
Give amounts in the containers the sitter will use: hay by the stuffed rack or armful, topped up morning and evening and never allowed to empty; water in the heavy crock or large bottle, refilled daily, with a note on how much your rabbit normally drinks so a drop is visible. State the pellet measure and greens volume honestly — a salad that would swamp a small breed is a snack here — and list any garden or house plants in exercise areas that must stay out of reach. Feeding times anchor the day, and for a breed prone to gaining, treats should be counted in the sheet rather than left to the sitter's generosity.
Space, litter, and sore-hock checks
Describe the living setup as the sitter will find it: the large pen or room arrangement, the dog-sized litter box and how often it is emptied — likely daily — and the exercise space where this rabbit stretches out and moves. Flemish Giants put considerable weight through their hocks, so ask the sitter to glance at the heels during calm moments and report redness or soreness, and to keep resting surfaces dry and padded as arranged. Heat deserves a written line too: a giant, dense-coated rabbit overheats readily, so shade, airflow, and the frozen bottle or cool tile routine you use in warm weather should be explained rather than assumed.
Handling and temperament: gentle, but never manhandled
Most Flemish Giants are famously docile — the gentle giant label is earned — but docile is not the same as easy to move. Instruct the sitter clearly: support the chest and the full weight of the hindquarters together, keep the rabbit close to the body and low, and never lift by the ears or scruff; a kicking rabbit of this size can injure its own back and the person holding it. Better still, say when handling is unnecessary: health checks and cuddles can happen at floor level, where this breed is generally happiest anyway. Note your individual's habits — favourite resting spot, response to visitors, thumping triggers — so the sitter reads behaviour accurately. A familiar blanket placed where it always goes helps keep that routine feeling ordinary.
The emergency paragraph
End with the rule that overrides size and calm temperament alike: a Flemish Giant who stops eating, produces no droppings, or sits hunched and tooth-grinding needs a veterinarian the same day, not a wait-until-tomorrow approach. Leave the vet's number, your contact details, and written permission to seek care. Sent via KinsLe's Care Pass, those giant-sized feeding amounts, lifting instructions, and warning signs sit in the sitter's pocket as temporary clear access for the whole trip.