Your New Dwarf Papillon 

What your bun should eat:

● A high quality pelleted rabbit food
○ I recommend Heinhold Show Rabbit Formula (available at CJ Feed in Paola, KS),
Purina Show Rabbit Formula (available at Merriam Feed in Merriam, KS), and
Oxbow (available online and at pet stores)
○ Dwarf Papillons should be fed around 1/2 cup of food every day
● Timothy hay, Brome hay, Grass hay or Orchard Grass, you can’t give them too much as
long as it stays clean and fresh.
● Treats in limited amounts
○ Fresh veggies and fruits
○ Dark leafy greens and herbs
○ Oats
○ Dandelions and clover flowers (from untreated yards)
● Always have fresh water available for the buns, a 2 cup dish or large bottle is plenty for a
Dwarf Papillon, all of my rabbits are trained to drink from a bottle (unless otherwise told)
● Make sure that their area is free from cords, and anything you don’t want chewed on.
● Make sure that their area is in a quiet area of the house, to keep the rabbit from too much
stress
Where your bun should live:
● Indoors
○ In a wire bottom cage at least 1 1/2 feet by 2 feet with a resting mat available
○ In a solid bottom cage at least 2 feet by 3 feet
■ You should use equine bedding pine pellets or carefresh bedding in a thick
layer over the entire cage, or in a designated litter box
● Outdoors
○ In a large wooden hutch, with an entirely enclosed shelter available at all times,
this should be large enough for the bun to turn around and lay out.
○ Provide plenty of shade and breeze, as well as frozen water bottles or a frozen
floor tile for summer heat
○ Provide plenty of unfrozen water and hay in the shelter for winter months
Health information:
● It is your decision whether to spay or neuter your rabbit, do some research, however I do
not recommend unless necessary for behavioral problems.
○ Rabbits also do not have heat cycles so they can be bred at any point from 3
months on.
● Keep my phone number! I am very knowledgeable and if you ever have a health problem,
contact me and I can do my best to help you avoid a vet bill.
 Sale Contract
These conditions apply with buying your new best friend from Sunnyside Farm:
● Rabbit(s) will be as healthy as possible when delivered to the new owner or transport
service.
● Owners of rabbit(s) showing signs of disease or ailment within 48 hours of purchase
should contact Christa with this information, and a course of treatment or plan of action
should be put in place. A replacement rabbit will only be issued if both parties agree and
the rabbit is shown to have had the ailment before release to the new owners.
● The rabbit(s) shall NEVER end up in a shelter. The new owners should return the rabbit
or find a new suitable home if they ever need to rehome the rabbit(s) for any reason.
Should the rabbit go to a new home, the owner should provide contact information for
Christa to the new owners, preferably in the form of this contract, as this offer still stands.
● This rabbit should not be used for breeding purposes, unless a pedigree is provided and
the rabbit is deemed show or breeding quality.
● Any and all materials provided with the rabbit are correct and if an issue should be found,
the new owners can contact Christa for more information.

Rabbit Name: _______________________________________

Rabbit Tattoo: ________________ Sex:__________________
Rabbit DOB: ________________________________________
Rabbit Color/Variety: ________________________________

Signed ​ Date of Sale:___________

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Christa Deines - Sunnyside Farm
913-596-0576
sunnysidefarmkansas@gmail.com
Sunnysidefarmkansas.weebly.com
(more information on rabbits, Sunnyside Farm
and a copy of this contract can be found on the website.)