Scale Everything Up for a Flemish Giant
A Flemish Giant can outweigh many terriers, and a week of his supplies looks nothing like a dwarf rabbit's overnight bag. Start with hay, and be generous to the point of embarrassment: a large bale section or two full bags of his usual type, because this breed eats and litters in volume and a sitter cannot easily source the same hay locally at short notice. Add his measured pellets in a sealed tub labelled with the daily amount, a week's worth of his normal leafy greens bought fresh in two batches rather than one wilting pile, and a small supply of the treats he already knows. Changing hay type or pellets for the week invites a gut that slows down exactly when you are not there to notice.
The Enclosure Kit: Bowls, Litter and a Hide He Fits In
Pack his own heavy ceramic water bowl, which a rabbit of his strength cannot tip, plus a spare bottle as backup, because a Flemish who empties or fouls his only water source on day one is in trouble by day two. Include a full sack of his usual litter, spare tray liners, a dustpan and brush, and pet-safe cleaning spray, since his litter tray will need complete changes, not just top-ups, across seven days. His hide must actually fit him: send the large hide or sturdy cardboard house he uses at home rather than assuming the sitter owns anything his size, and add familiar-smelling fleece or a worn item from his pen so the strange room smells partly like his territory.
Chews, Toys and Floor Protection
A bored giant rabbit in someone else's home can redecorate skirting boards in an afternoon. Pack willow sticks, untreated wood chews, cardboard tubes and his usual digging box or a substitute, and agree with the sitter where his exercise pen will stand and which cables need moving out of reach before he arrives. A washable mat or offcut of flooring under the pen protects the sitter's carpet from litter scatter and the occasional missed corner, which keeps the arrangement friendly enough to be offered again.
The Handling and Health Sheet
Write, in plain terms, that a Flemish Giant is never lifted by the scruff or ears, is moved only with one hand under the chest and the other fully supporting the hindquarters, and is honestly best herded into a carrier rather than carried at all, because a kick from those hind legs can injure both rabbit and handler. Note his vet's name and number, the emergency clinic, your phone number, and written consent for urgent treatment. Call out the breed-relevant watch points for the week: eating less, smaller droppings, reluctance to move, sore-looking hocks on his back feet, which his weight makes vulnerable on hard floors, and any fly interest around his rear end in warm weather.
Food for the Sitter, Instructions for the Week
Lay the week out day by day if your rabbit's routine varies: which greens on which days, when the tray gets a full change, and when the second greens shop is needed. Leave the sitter a little cash or a delivery arrangement for fresh greens rather than expecting them to fund your giant's appetite. A quick video call midweek lets you see the pen, the hay level and the rabbit himself, and catches a dwindling litter sack while it is still solvable.
Hand Over the List, Not Just the Bags
Seven days of giant-rabbit logistics is more than anyone remembers from a doorstep chat, so the list, the day-by-day routine and the hock and appetite warnings belong in one document your sitter can re-open. KinsLe's Care Pass gives them temporary, clear access to that whole brief, so nothing about your Flemish Giant's week depends on memory.