Holding Rabbits

We wish it were not necessary to have these policies on holding rabbits, but we have had too many people back out, costing me time, feed, cage space, hassle, and sales.

We will hold rabbits for a 50% NON-REFUNDABLE deposit. If we choose to terminate the sale, they buyer will receive the deposit back. However, if the buyer chooses to terminate the sale, we will keep the deposit. In certain cases, we will refund a deposit so long as we resell the rabbits, but this is my option.

We will hold the rabbit for one week without a deposit. After one week, the buyer must have the deposit to us. If it is not to us in one week's time, the rabbit will again be available for others to purchase.

We will hold a rabbit for up to two months with a deposit, unless we specifically agree on a longer amount of time. After two months time, or the agreed upon amount of time, we will require an extra $5 for each two months that we hold the rabbit to cover the cost of feed and cage litter. Some leeway will be given to rabbits being shipped in the winter, as the airlines will only ship under certain weather conditions.

The buyer MUST remain in contact with us in order for us to continue holding a rabbit for them. If we are not contacted at least once every two weeks, either by telephone, email, or snail mail, we will assume that the buyer no longer wishes to purchase the rabbits and all deposits will be null. If the buyer is going to be away longer than that and cannot keep in contact, they must let us know.

Full payment of the rabbit, as well as payment for any charges for holding a rabbit past two months, before the buyer will receive the rabbit.

An online copy of the pedigree will be available before purchase or deposit for the buyer to evaluate. The hard copy will be given to the buyer upon the receipt of full payment.

Should something happen to the rabbit that the buyer has a deposit on, we will offer a replacement or a refund of the deposit (If more than one rabbit is being held, only the deposit for the particular rabbit will be refunded, not the entire deposit), buyer's choice.

Shipping Rabbits
We will ship rabbits. Buyer pays for all shipping costs including, but not limited to: airline fees, health certificate, shipping crate, and feed/water containers to be used during shipping. We will provide enough feed for the duration of shipping. All payments must be received before the rabbit is shipped. Please note that total shipping costs (not including the rabbit) often run around $150 to $250.

Payments
We accept personal checks, cash, money orders, and Paypal. Pedigrees may be held until a personal check clears.

Pedigrees, Registration Papers, Legs, etc.
All show and breeding quality rabbits come with full, three generation pedigrees unless otherwise noted. Pet rabbits do not come with pedigrees, but, upon request, do come with Birth Certificates which show age, name, gender, variety, breed, and the parent's information.

If the rabbit to be sold is registered, the buyer gets the registration papers, signed by either myself or my husband, depending on which of us is the actual owner.

If the rabbit has won any legs or flat ribbons, the buyer gets those. Also, comment cards, or a photocopy of the comment cards, are generally provided to the buyer.

Taking Rabbits Back
If the buyer can no longer keep any rabbit that we sold them, we will take it back and find it a good home. We will not, however, buy the rabbit back at either full or part of the original purchase price. If the buyer returns the rabbit, we ask that they also return the pedigree, registration papers (if applicable), legs (if applicable), and comment cards (if applicable). All awards (ribbons, rosettes, trophies, etc.) may be kept.

Please refer to our warranty page for taking rabbits back that are covered under our warranty. All sales are final. No purchases, rabbits or equipment, will be refunded or replaced except as defined in ou warranty.

Letting Others Use Our Bucks for Stud
We only loan out bucks for stud to breeders that we know, and whose stock we know. Even with those breeders, we always check the doe thouroughly for any signs of disease, and the owner of the doe should do the same to my buck. I am not responsible for checking the buck, though we always do, and if the breeder's doe contracts an illness, it is not my responsibility. It is the responsibility of the breeder to fully check my buck. We charge $35 to $45 for a stud fee, depending on the buck, or pick of litter, your choice. Money back or free rebreeding if no litter results. The doe's owner does not get the pedigree until a live litter is born. If only one baby is born, and the agreement was for pick of litter, the doe's owner gets the choice to let us take the baby or to pay the stud fee instead. The doe's owner gets a free rebreeding if the entire litter is lost due to reasons beyond the doe's owner's control (i.e. peanuts, max factor kits, etc.) within one week of the litter's birth.

Kits that we take as the fee for stud service by my buck will have our rabbitry prefix at the front of the names. Kits sired by our buck that the doe owner keeps may have the rabbitry prefix of the doe's owner at the front of the names.

Price Changes
Prices on rabbits that are not being held are subject to change. Once a rabbit is held, the set price will remain constant unless the buyer does not get the rabbit. Also, once a price is quoted to a potential buyer, the price will remain constant for two weeks. After that time, we may change the price.

Discounts
Due to abuse of our discount system, youth discounts are no longer offered.

Special thanks to Usagi No Tsukiyo who created these pages and they cannot be used without her permission.