Honestly? I'm not sure, because they are out of area.
However, if I was doing the home visit for someone in our area I try to make it as informal and relaxed as possible.
I would come and sit and have a chat with you (really informal despite the paper work I have to fill in), probably admire Peppa and Georgie and find out more about them. Then we would go and see where he will live (you need it fully prepared for him to move in minus litter in the litter trays, food, etc, but you'll need all the baby gates in place, etc) and I would ask questions. things like 'Dumbo might be a chewer or digger, how would you feel if he shreds your carpet', so I can assess how aware you are about having a rabbit inside.
At that point then I would probably carry on chatting which often gives me even more info on the person and their rabbits. I would then end with asking you if you have any questions and the last thing I finish with is reiterating that if they need anything then don't hesitate to contact me because I'll be happy to help.
I would think they WON'T give you an answer. Depending on the situation I sometimes can give a guided answer but nothing formal because I am 'only a volunteer' (and your home visitor will be a volunteer too).
the way it works for us is that I go back to my supervisor and recuont the visit and give my recommendations for changes that need to be made and she will call and give her answer. From then on it moves pretty quick.
It's definitely not a test (I've already covered that part with you
), it is basically a fact finding mission to find out where he will live. Chances are though that you would actually know more about buns than the home visitor unless they are a rabbit specilist like me, which most areas don't have, most home visitors cover all the animals.
For me it takes me about 40 mins to do a home visit generally because I like to get to know people, have a chat, relax them, etc. Some home visitors will take just 10 or so minutes. The alloted time is 30mins maximum but I always go over (I just never tell people how long it should take
).
If there is a lot to change then the home visitor might want to come back after you have made the changes to just check they have all be done satisfactorily (that's not based on you being untrustworthy, that's based on some previous adopters being liars and saying they will do things and not doing them-thus putting the buns at risk).
The home visitor will have my contact details too so I may have had contact with them before they see you, or may have contact after. I will basically be a reference point for them.
You WILL be asked to get your buns vaccinated before you get Dumbo. That seems to be the only concern my end; that you won't keep him uptodate with his vaccinations, so you would probably need to have a chat with them about him.
If you wanted to talk to my centre to ask those questions or to find out more about Dumbo then it might be worth calling. That will show you are eager and interested. Might also help you feel a bit more settled about what will happen (I know that would make me feel more settled).
I have your adoption pack all ready to go and aim to post that tomorrow, so hopefully you shoudl get that on thursday.
On a good note I have my laptop back
(it came back todaay minus the lead *rolls eyes*, but right now is has enough battery so that I can e-mail you the forms). These forms are not ideal and I am in the process of redoing them but I'll send you the one I did for the people I train up that shows what to look for and where. the person coming to home visit you will probably have different forms, so don't be unnerved if they are different. They have basically given me free reign with the rabbit forms at the centre because I know so much. In fact, I'm going to go and e-mail you now.
