Boarding Rabbits?

[CokeZero]

Any thoughts on boarding rabbits? I don't have the space for the currently as I want a small colony (10x10ish). I'd need some sort of electric to run a heated waterer but I wouldn't need any sort of care or feeding for them if I can find a place close enough. Is this a viable idea, and what would be a good offer as to price for something like this?

Edit: I seem to have not been clear enough. I'd like to get back into rabbits, I currently have none. I have extensive experience breeding, colony keeping and I did natural feeding. If I boarded (keeping my rabbits elsewhere in this sense) it would be at a rural property with no other existing livestock. No biosecurity issues other than wild rabbits/hares. In 100% going to lose money, that's not my goal. My goal is ethically raised meat and possibly show rabbits. This would be a doe only colony with bucks introduced only to breed and only specific does. Think boarding as in horse boarding. Keeping your animal elsewhere because you don't have space.

 

[tambayo]

Biosecurity risks, so i wouldn't. If you have rabbits of your own and especially if you depend on them for meatproduction or otherwise breed for show or such, you don't want to risk bringing in diseases. Animals from elsewhere regularly bring such risks. At shows there is more oversight on health and you can quarantine such animals on return, same with new breeding stock you buy.
You'd need 2 buildings if you want to board rabbits while minimizing risks.
I'd much rather board something i have experience with but don't have myself anymore.

 

[Robochelle]

Tambayo hit the nail on the head. It is an interesting niche that might have a market; you'd likely not make money and only hope to break even for years, though.

If you're serious about it, I'd suggest talking to dog boarding kennels. There would obviously be species differences, but their protocols might give you insight into how they handle biosecurity. It might also shed light onto other unforeseen problems and solutions.

Another consideration, would be humane societies and animal shelters: especially if you could volunteer in order to get real life experience on how to temporarily house multiple animals. Some of them might even deal with rabbits as well, leading to species specific insight.

 

[CokeZero]

Tambayo hit the nail on the head. It is an interesting niche that might have a market; you'd likely not make money and only hope to break even for years, though.

If you're serious about it, I'd suggest talking to dog boarding kennels. There would obviously be species differences, but their protocols might give you insight into how they handle biosecurity. It might also shed light onto other unforeseen problems and solutions.

Another consideration, would be humane societies and animal shelters: especially if you could volunteer in order to get real life experience on how to temporarily house multiple animals. Some of them might even deal with rabbits as well, leading to species specific insight.

Tambayo hit the nail on the head. It is an interesting niche that might have a market; you'd likely not make money and only hope to break even for years, though.

If you're serious about it, I'd suggest talking to dog boarding kennels. There would obviously be species differences, but their protocols might give you insight into how they handle biosecurity. It might also shed light onto other unforeseen problems and solutions.

Another consideration, would be humane societies and animal shelters: especially if you could volunteer in order to get real life experience on how to temporarily house multiple animals. Some of them might even deal with rabbits as well, leading to species specific insight.

Edit added!

 

[CokeZero]

Biosecurity risks, so i wouldn't. If you have rabbits of your own and especially if you depend on them for meatproduction or otherwise breed for show or such, you don't want to risk bringing in diseases. Animals from elsewhere regularly bring such risks. At shows there is more oversight on health and you can quarantine such animals on return, same with new breeding stock you buy.
You'd need 2 buildings if you want to board rabbits while minimizing risks.
I'd much rather board something i have experience with but don't have myself anymore.

Edit added for clarity!

 

[ladysown]

anything is possible. You'd need to find the right person willing to do the work. Can you find a place that will allow you to have rabbits and set up a small colony? Possibly.