Rabbit Rearing

4 week Care Program

This experience will help children learn about the Cycle of life as they have the opportunity to watch as a mother rabbit rears her young over the four week program. We deliver a mother rabbit with her new born babies in a hutch designed for easy viewing.

WHAT WE DO:

The mother Rabbit and her babies stay with you for four weeks. In this time you will see dramatic changes take place, from being totally dependent and hairless, to being fully furred and hopping around on their own.
We will bring all the accessories, food, bedding and cleaning equipment you will need for the 4 week period, at the end of the

program we return to collect the rabbits and accessories.

At the end of your program the Bunnies are able to be purchase for $40 each, check out our Online Pet Shop for more products and accessories.

 

WHAT WE BRING:

Mother Rabbit
Baby Rabbits-in nesting tray  
Water Bottle- in enclosure
Food Bowl- in enclosure
Bayle of Shavings- for enclosure
Bag of Hay- For Rabbits
Bucket of food- for Rabbits
Brush and Dust pan- for cleaning hutch

ENCLOSURE:

We bring a fully enclosed wire hutch with wheels for easy movement 1.2m long and 0.7m wide
The young bunnies live in the enclosure in their nesting tray (30cmX20cm) for the first 2-3 weeks

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SESSION NAME: RABBIT REARING
DURATION: This is a 4 Week program
Delivery – Monday, Pick up - Friday.
LOCATION: We bring the Mother Rabbit and babies to you!
PRICE: $550.00 for four weeks. Bunnies available for purchase after the program.

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SPECIFIC AIM OF THIS UNIT:

Investigate and explore aspects of the life cycle.
Report and observe changes that occur over time.

Please remember when you are planning your event we require:

1. Close access to set up area (no more than 30m distance from our vehicle)
2. Clear access from our vehicle to set up area (no obstacles, stairs, lifts, steep slopes, etc
3. For safety reasons we appreciate assistance in keeping curious onlookers at a safe distance until set up is complete.
4. Access to water for the animals.

FETE OR PUBLIC EVENTS...

All our sessions suit large events, from the Mobile farm and Pony Rides (1-4 available) to the more educational Bush Babies Display or Milking Demonstration, maybe even a specialized program for your specific requests!
For sessions over 3hours duration Rest times may apply, we appreciate your understanding as ½hr every 2 hrs is required for the well being of the animals.
If you would like to book a 5+ hour fete or long event online and would like a start time other than 10am please make your booking and enter your preferred session time in the comments box as we may be able to assist you with earlier or later start times.