A couple helpful tips when e-mailing a breeder!

Oh what a lovely holiday today! We managed to get the bunnies that are up north settled in a little more and took a few photos of the black buck and his three month old sister the chestnut doe - what a pair of cuties! On a more serious note I wanted to go over some tips to use when e-mailing a breeder about what stock s/he has available.

First off use complete sentences and proper punctuation! If this is not present there's a few things that go through my mind, one is that it is a child e-mailing with/without parental consent or two the person that sent the e-mail just doesn't care. If you are really interested in a bunny you can take the time to use complete sentences and punctuation. Also with spell check so readily available there's no excuse to have common words spelt wrong.

List what you are interested in! List the age, gender, color, whether it's for show, brood or pet and what traits you may be desiring and which ones are already an issue for you so you want to steer clear of. This helps greatly to give the breeder an idea of what you want and they can get back to you with animals that fit your description.

If applicable say where you live. If you live far away from them and are planning on shipping it's a good thing to get that out in the open ASAP. Some breeders do not ship and others have a minimum shipping order. If you have other ideas on how to get the rabbits talk about that too, ie meeting somewhere or bringing to a show or driving to their house.

Say your budget. This can narrow down and make the process simpler by avoiding getting attached to bunnies that are out of your budget. If you can't afford any of their animals they can probably point you to another breeder that can help you out.

Those are just some things that are on the top of my head. It's so nice to get e-mails that are complete and outline exactly what they are looking for, after all there's no point wasting either of your time!

We'll post the two cuties tomorrow but until then enjoy the rest of the long weekend!
Shannon