Would my bunny be ok for 4 days alone?

[PinkBump2022]

I’m going away for 4 nights next week and I plan to bring my rabbit into the kitchen with her hutch and run, leave 4 food dishes and 4 water bottles full of water for her. She will also have hay to eat. She will be completely safe in the kitchen it’s cool in there for her and she has just as much room as she would outside. On the day I leave I plan to give her fresh veggies as I always do every day, then on the day I return to plan to give her them also. Will she be ok on her own for 4 days?

Please don’t take the risk. If she unexpectedly becomes ill there’s nobody to bring her to the vet/ take care of her, what if she accidentally spills the water, too many risks. I absolutely wouldn’t feel comfortable knowing I left her alone for so long.
Please don’t do this.

Could you not get a pet sitter to pop in every day to refresh water and food etc, or neighbour? Or take her to a small animal hotel. That seems a long time to leave the rabbit with no one checking on her, and water several days old is not ideal.

We always get a pet sitter to pop in every day for our 4 indoor Guinea pigs when we go away. Costs us £20 and gives us peace of mind. She gives them fresh veg and changes their water. There must be something like that where you
are? Ours is a dog Walker that does pet pop ins.

Erm no? You need to get someone in to feed and water her daily.

No, you can’t do that. You need to find someone to either come in to look on her or take her to a pet boarding place.

No! Unless you're taken into hospital type scenario, it sounds very cruel.

There are bound to be some boarding places if you can't get anyone to come into the house.

No no no

All the online advice I found said 2 days max on their own. Mine can't be left at all they have sore hocks that need attention

Just out of interest, is that £20 a day? Sounds like a lot. I’m in the position of looking for something similar for my cat. Have left the cat overnight before, but wouldn’t consider longer without having someone popping in every day. The likelihood is the rabbit would be fine, but I would worry the whole time.

No sorry, £20 for 4 days. 😊 I meant to put that!

No it’s too long

My rabbits don’t stop eating. I expect they would eat all the food in a day, and then would probably starve. They can die so easily. I wouldn’t leave for longer than 1 night.

I wouldn't leave any pet on its own for 4 days. How bizarre!

No, honestly don't do it.

Our bunny lived freely between our very secure yard & kitchen having taught himself to use the cat flap & you'd be surprised how high they can jump & what scrapes they can get into, especially if bored.

Our friends young teen DD used to pop in daily to check on him & our cats, top up food etc. we paid her £25 -35 depending on time & she was always very happy. She liked to hang out & keep our pets company & watch tv too

No absolutely not. Rabbits can go downhill very quickly and need looking after.

please get a pet sitter or a friend to come in a few times a day.

To my knowledge (I haven't kept rabbits since I was a teenager) rabbits will just eat and eat until the food is gone. Some sort of primal instinct to reap while the food is available in case of scarsity later. So there is a decent change they'll eat everything say 1, and have nothing days 2, 3, 4.

Someone needs to pop in each day, even if just for 3 minutes to make sure they're okay.

*chance..

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*Day

Is there a neighbour youngster that would pop in each day- my kids were happy getting a tenner for checking on neighbours cats for a week ( and I helped them do it!) I think bunnies eat all the food at once and are sick- I don’t think bunny would just eat one day’s supply and sensibly plan to leave the rest for the other days. Any neighbour/ teen/ kids would be happy to help I’m sure!

I'd be more worried at this time of year of something like flystrike, you only need for one fly to be in the house when you leave and to lay eggs on the bunny. By the time you got home it could be too late for treatment.

Of course you can't!

Especially because once a bun gets poorly, they go downhill so very quickly.

They also won't regulate the food like we would (obviously) so could overeat, get ill, have gut stasis, anything... and just be left there in pain for days. Or worse.

Really surprised a bunny owner would even consider this.

As well as the risk of her getting ill, four days with no stimulation is so unfair.

Please at least get someone to come in each day.

Look up bunny boarding or ask some cat / dog boarding places if they also have experience with small pets.

I found lovely ones by asking the vet practice for some recommendations.

You definitely can't do this, far too high a probability that they will eat the food on day one and have nothing left. Rabbits also go downhill fast if they get sick so they need regular checking.

Noooo, bunnies are such fragile animals! Anything could happen to her and nobody would know. Could a neighbour not pop in to check on her/top up her food? It would take them all of ten minutes (and of course you’d offer to pay in cash/chocolate/wine/a gift card for a meal out)

You shouldn't have a single rabbit. But I also wouldn't move it inside if it's used to being outside.
And I'd get someone in to check daily. My rabbits would have eaten all the food and drink all the water well before four days were up.

Yes, no stimulation as well as risk of eating it all, getting sick and starving rest of time.

my kids happily played with cats, gave them some fun. And a bunny would be even in more need of that Input