Rates:
For reservations starting on or after Jan 1, 2024:
- Daily: $30/single and $5/extra rabbit in the same 4'x4' enclosure.
- Weekly (includes 1 night free): $180/single and $30/extra rabbit in the same 4'x4' enclosure.
Example scenarios:
- Boarding two single rabbits in two separate pens will be $60/day.
- Boarding a single rabbit for 8 nights will be 7*$30 = $210.
For stays longer than 90 days, additional discounts will apply. Our rate calculator below includes all advertised discounts.
If you would like to expand the size of your rabbits' boarding enclosure to 4'x8' (or up to 8'x8') for their stay, you can make a request on our boarding inquiry forms. We may be able to accommodate if the space permits. Rates start at $60/day and can be estimated using the calculator below.
Yes, use the following calculator to estimate the cost of your stay.
To keep accounting and our availability simple, no, we do not charge for partial days. Rates are calculated based on exact pick-up and drop-off dates (12am to 11:59pm). If you plan on picking up your rabbit after midnight with prior discussion, that would add an additional day to your boarding fee.
No, we do not require a deposit for client reservations at this time.
While we do not have any extra penalties for changes and cancellations at this time, let us know as early as possible if your plans change to confirm we have the space to accommodate and in consideration of other clients. We only have a limited number of boarding spaces available.
If you are changing or cancelling a reservation, make sure you receive a written response from us to confirm. Clients that repeatedly cancel without appropriate notice may be refused future service.
Refunds through Paypal and Venmo may incur a non-refundable service fee.
For most of the year, no, we do not have a minimum stay policy. However, major holidays such as July 4th, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's will require a 4-night minimum stay policy. If you request fewer nights and are accepted for a reservation, you will be charged for a 4-night stay.
New clients should request a reservation at least 2 weeks beforehand to allow time to complete required forms and provide documentation. For repeat clients, as long as we have space and see the request in time, we are generally accommodating of urgent boarding requests, but they should not be the norm. We do not ask for an additional emergency boarding fee at this time.
Note that last-minute requests during major holidays are incredibly unlikely to be fulfilled. We are often fully booked more than a month beforehand during popular time periods, but we can place you on a waiting list upon request in case a reservation is canceled. For example, we are usually fully booked for November and December holidays by the end of September.
Services:
We understand that not all rabbits may be neutered or litter-trained, and we can accept intact and non-litter-trained rabbits with prior notice in our boarding contracts. No extra fees will be charged at this time.
RHDV2 has been found to be spreading in Southern California since 2020. Deceased domestic rabbits in Santa Clara County have been found with the disease in Aug 2024. The most recently reported RHDV2 cases in California can be seen on the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) website here for domestic rabbits and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) here for wild rabbits.
All boarding requests will now require the rabbits be fully vaccinated against RHDV2 within 12 months of their arrival date for boarding.
Vaccinations should be completed at least 14 days before the rabbits' arrival if they have never been vaccinated before or if it has been more than 15 months since their last dose. Rabbits should have one of the following vaccinations within the appropriate timeline:
- the single-dose Filavac vaccine (minimum 10 weeks of age)
- the single-dose Eravac vaccine (minimum 30 days of age)
- the 2-dose Medgene RHDV2 vaccine (minimum 7 weeks of age) - Proof that both doses are completed before arrival is required if the rabbit is using Medgene vaccines for the first time regardless of previous vaccination status and veterinary opinion. Medgene has not published any research showing a single dose as a booster for the Filavac and Eravac vaccines provides sufficient immunity. The standard vaccination schedule for new Medgene vaccinations is two doses 3 weeks apart, with only a single dose required for annual boosters thereafter. The 2nd dose must be given between 17 and 42 days (6 weeks), and the series needs to be redone if not given in a timely manner. Clients that refuse to provide evidence of both doses with an appropriate timeline as requested will be refused service. For more information on the vaccine, see this informational video hosted by the San Diego House Rabbit Society.
Rabbits that are unable to be vaccinated appropriately with valid proof (e.g. vaccination certificate, visit invoices, medical history) before their planned arrival will have their reservations canceled and will not be accepted for boarding. We would advise finding a pet sitter that visits your household or an alternative boarding service such as a veterinary clinic instead. See our manually-compiled document for a list of veterinary clinics that may currently be offering RHDV2 vaccinations. Book veterinary appointments early if you are seeking boarding for an upcoming trip. No exceptions.
While we are able to help with most types of bunny medical care due to our extensive experience with special needs bunnies, we cannot accept any rabbits with actively contagious diseases needing medication including but not limited to mites, fleas, E. Cuniculi, and snuffles for the safety of our rabbits and other clients. We would advise finding a pet sitter that visits your household or an alternative boarding service such as a veterinary clinic instead. We do not have the ability to securely quarantine sick rabbits. If your veterinarian does not believe your rabbit is contagious to other nearby rabbits, provide a veterinarian's note to us saying otherwise.
Common medicating services we can provide include the following:
- medication or supplements by mouth, eye, or ear
- subcutaneous medication
- subcutaneous fluids
We can also assist, time permitting, with outpatient care including but not limited to nebulizing, abscess flushing, ear cleaning, butt baths, and sanitary shaves. We are unable to assist requests for bladder expression and intramuscular injections due to lack of experience. Ask with your details in your boarding inquiry to see if we can accommodate your request.
Charges for medicating services will start at $5/day. Fees are charged for the entire stay including drop-off and pick-up days and are not included in our standard boarding discounts.
Note that we are not medical professionals and will not diagnose or recommend medical treatments without the approval of your own veterinarian.
In the event of a medical emergency, additional charges may apply.
Upon request, we can lightly groom and trim rabbit nails for an additional $10 per rabbit during their stay. Please remind us by text if you would like to add a nail trim as a service for your rabbits during their stay, and it was not noted in the trip detail form filled out before drop-off.
If you would like us to trim your rabbit's nails without a boarding reservation, email us at boarding@ssbunny.com with the request. Nail trims without a reservation are $15 per rabbit. Note that rabbits must be up-to-date with their RHDV2 vaccination with proof for this service.
In general, we only provide a light groom with our nail trims - this includes quickly pulling out some large loose tufts of fur and cutting or shaving off mats we find on their rear end and feet. Exceptions may be made for special needs rabbit care.
If new molting is noticed, we will only remove easily accessible loose fur with our hands if the rabbit is amicable. Please inform us beforehand if you would like us to do a thorough brushing before pick-up if your rabbit is molting during their stay. Additional fees starting from $20 will apply, and cost may increase depending on the type and state of their fur.
For more thorough regular grooming and trimming, we would suggest contacting another service or a veterinarian's office.
We are happy to provide picture and video updates for boarded rabbits upon request for no additional fee. While we may occasionally send updates to owners without prompting, owners are recommended to contact us regularly to request more immediate updates. Note that owners often will not receive a quick response for updates until later in the day as we are usually busy and away from the rabbits.
Our preferred method of contact is by text, but we may also be easily reached through email, Instagram, and WhatsApp - communication preferences should be established in a trip detail form submitted before boarding arrival.
While we have experience with bonding rabbits, we do not provide any in-house bonding services due to the liability and excess time it takes for monitoring. If you have basic questions with the process, you are welcome to contact us for tips, but we would recommend reaching out to Shannon from Hoolibuns for 1:1 sessions, expert guidance, and boarding for bonding.
We do not generally provide services outside of our home, but if you have an urgent need with services for your rabbit such as grooming (nail trims, brushing, trimming) and medication (assist feeding, flushing abscesses, subcutaneous fluids, etc.) and you live nearby (about a 20-mile radius from 95117), we may consider assisting if our schedule works out. Basic rates would start at $40 a trip with services as an additional fee.
Note that we are not trained veterinary professionals - we only have significant amounts of hands-on experience taking care of rabbits, both healthy and special needs.
No, we do not travel to provide pet-sitting services for rabbits in their own home - we only do rabbit boarding at our location.
No, we do not generally provide transport to and from our location for clients. However, if you live nearby (about a 20-mile radius from 95117) and our schedule works out, we may consider assisting with transport for an additional fee (starting at $20 a trip depending on distance) if requested.
While we may have room for a cage or two with a small footprint (under 4 sq ft) if provided, we do not board any other animals such as cats, guinea pigs, or chinchillas for their safety due to our household cats. We have personal experience with parakeets, cockatiels, conures, and hamsters and have boarded a tortoise for a client before.
For other small animal boarding, we would recommend checking out the following businesses:
- Lara at Small Animal Sitters San Jose - San Jose; will watch guinea pigs, rats, mice, and hamsters
- RabbitEARS - Oakland; will watch guinea pigs, hamsters, mice, rats, and chinchillas
Bunny supplies for sale:
We have a few products available for resale that you may pick up from our boarding location at any time or use during your stay. Please email us at boarding@ssbunny.com if you are interested in purchasing products without a reservation.
- 1/2 of a Tunnel Haven - $10; they are cut in half to make them easier to use in a 4'x4' exercise pen.
- Dried willow wreaths - $4 each
- 13 gallon trash bag of hay (Timothy, orchard) - $8
- Small paper bag of timothy hay cubes - $5
Last updated: 2024 Dec 08