Our party prep is not just a few hours. Prepping for a booked-party takes days sometimes weeks and always months of preparation for our rabbits.
Our rabbits are cared for daily. They are trained as often as we have time to between full-time jobs, family events, and farm chores. Training commands takes weeks and lots of consistency over their lifetime. Potty-training is a daily practice and bonding or socializing rabbits to live together is a lifetime of work - per rabbit and per group. We make sure that our bunnies have fresh grooming and clipped toe nails at least monthly and again 2-3 days before each booked-party. We also check all of our rabbits over and make sure they are in good health for a party and check their attitudes.
The party supplies, kennels and enclosure are cleaned and sanitized after every party and then stored until needed. Then before the next party they need to be wiped down, brushed off or hosed down from the dust and dirt that accumulates - no matter how we store them.
Loading the car: takes about an hour and some parties or events we have to take two vehicles - with the price of gas these days...EEEK.
For all of our regular one hour parties we always have at least two people to set-up, take-down, monitor rabbits and help guests.
There is always a lot more going on behind the scenes than what the client sees, but we enjoy every minute of it - to bring our clients a fun and unique experience and keep our bunnies happy and healthy.