Start with hay, water, and the daily rhythm
A rabbit sitter sheet works best when it follows your rabbit's actual day rather than listing supplies. Open with the non-negotiable: unlimited hay available at all times, the hay type your rabbit eats, and where the spare bale or bag is stored. Follow with fresh water — whether your rabbit uses a bottle, a heavy bowl, or both — and when it should be rinsed and refilled. Then set out morning and evening tasks in order, because a sitter who has never lived with a rabbit does not know that a rabbit who skips breakfast is not simply being picky.
Food amounts written for this rabbit, not rabbits in general
Name the exact greens your rabbit already tolerates, the handful size you use, and which treats, if any, are allowed and how often. Write pellet amounts as you actually measure them at home, in your scoop or cup, so the sitter is not converting or estimating. List forbidden foods explicitly if your household keeps items like avocado, onion, or chocolate within reach. If your rabbit is on a gradual diet change, say which stage you have reached and tell the sitter not to advance it while you are away, even if the new food looks more appealing.
Litter, exercise, and safe handling
Describe the litter tray routine: what litter you use, how often droppings are removed, and where waste and fresh litter are kept. Note how much out-of-enclosure time your rabbit expects, which room is rabbit-proofed, and which cables, skirting boards, or houseplants must stay out of reach. Handling instructions matter more than sitters expect — explain that your rabbit is scooped up with one hand under the chest and the other supporting the hindquarters, is never lifted by the ears or scruff, and should be put down low and promptly if struggling hard, because a kicking rabbit can injure its own back.
The warning signs this sitter should act on
Give the sitter three concrete reasons to call you or a vet the same day: your rabbit has stopped eating or produces far fewer droppings than usual, sits hunched and grinds teeth loudly, or has a wet chin, fly eggs in the fur, or difficulty breathing. A rabbit's gut needs to keep moving, so waiting until morning to mention a full day without food is too long. Write your usual vet's number, the out-of-hours clinic you would use, and the location of a sturdy carrier lined and ready, so a worried sitter is dialing rather than searching cupboards.
Contacts, keys, and a short trial run
Close the sheet with your mobile number, a backup contact who knows rabbits, alarm or gate details, and what to do if the sitter cannot reach you. If possible, have the sitter do one feeding visit while you are still home, watch how they top up hay and approach your rabbit, and correct the small misunderstandings then. Keep the printed sheet beside the enclosure even when you also share it digitally, because phones die at inconvenient moments. When that same routine lives in KinsLe as a Care Pass, your sitter can open the temporary access you granted and follow your rabbit's feeding, litter, and handling notes step by step without you retyping them for every trip.