Ballinderry Boarding Small Animal Retreat

21/08/2024

🐰🐰 Netherlands Dwarf rabbits🐰🐰
Panther & Misty

What a wonderful couple these two have been, so well behaved, loving and affectionate, UNBELIEVABLY CUTE and we are missing them already 🥹.

Misty is definitely the boss of the two, love to see a strong female leader 😂😂. She’s actually a wee softy and once she’s done bossing everyone around, she just melts into you when she gets her head rubs!

Panther is happy to let his girl take the lead and is a super chilled out boy! As long as he gets a full body rub and butt scratch from me every day, he’s a happy boy!

What a wonderful pair of super cute bunnies!!

21/08/2024

✨✨✨5 star small animal boarding✨✨✨

Award winning, luxurious, contemporary small animal boarding retreat in Northern Ireland. Beautifully designed to create a relaxing, inviting space for your small animal to enjoy. We have indoor heated, insulated suites with connecting outdoor bunny enclosures, dedicated outdoor covered walk in suites with the largest rabbit hutch on the market. Enriching toys, tunnels, hides, Classic FM playing all day and most importantly, lots and lots of love an attention from us!

Check out Ballinderry Boarding Retreat’s post.

13/08/2024

✨ Vaccinations are soooo important✨✨

Every single bunny that boards with us MUST be fully vaccinated with the triple vaccine and must have received it at least 3 weeks before they stay with us to take full effect.

Keeping your bunny and everyone’s else safe & healthy!!! 🐰

Rabbit owners, here’s your reminder to make sure your buns are vaccinated 💉

Vaccinating your rabbits is a critical step in ensuring their health and longevity, preventing the spread of serious diseases, such as RVHD and Myxomatosis.

By taking this preventive measure, you are protecting your pets rabbits and contributing to the overall health of the rabbit community 🐇⛑

Remember, the only way to protect your rabbits is to vaccinate them every 12 months!

Find out more over on our website: https://rabbitwelfare.co.uk/vaccines/

12/08/2024

♥️♥️♥️♥️Tofe the guinea pig♥️♥️♥️♥️

We have loved having this stunning guinea pig boy in to board with us, he is so easy to spoil, loves his daily massages, dives head first into his hay mountain to search for his foraging and just generally being an awesome wee dude! 😊😊😊

11/08/2024

Look at this bunch of absolute beauty’s!!
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

We are having a wonderfully busy summer and wanted to introduce you to some of the super adorable floofs we have boarding with us!

Some of our guests make a very ‘delicious’ combination………

We have 3 x ‘Coco’s’
and
2 x ‘Marshmallows’ staying!!

Now if that isn’t the sweetest combo ever I just don’t know!! 😂

🐰Misty & Panther = Stunning husbun and wife Netherland Dwarf couple

♥️ Coco = Cutie pie Chinchilla, sweet & gentle.

🐰 Marshmallow & Minty = Our very 1st bunny customers ever last year when we just opened! Delighted to have them back again 😊.

🐹 Humphrey & Cary = 2 x dapper gentlemen guinea pigs back in for their 2nd stay ♥️

🐰Barney = handsome lionhead bunny boy back in to see us again 🥰

🐹 Tofe = Long haired guinea pig who loves swishing his beautiful mane and watching all from the top of his castle.

🦜 Coco = pretty Conure bird in for her first stay

🐰 Kinder & Milo = brother & sister bunnies, 1st ever stay and they have been fab ♥️

🐰 Marshmallow & Coco = 2 x brother bunnies that are regular guests with us and we love having them back to stay.

🐰 Oreo = Dainty little girl bunny, full of life

10/08/2024

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you make them feel”

This isn’t my ‘normal’ type of post but after seeing this, I just felt that I wanted to share my thoughts.

Seeing the way in which some people, women especially, can try to tear others down on social media, is just appalling 😔.

I have been following 𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐑𝐓𝐘 𝐃𝐎𝐋𝐋 by Taylor-Rae a while now and I absolutely LOVE everything that this fabulous girl represents. She lets us all in to share her life with us. That takes balls……she’s shows us the reality of life, good and bad, but dusts it with a bit of sparkle just for the craic.

I for one, really appreciate seeing her posts as it’s not all about ‘perfection’ and pretending to the world that all is amazing all the time that we see so much of online…….I am for one VERY guilty of doing that myself…….only showing you all the pictures and videos when all the animals are freshly cleaned out, everything tidy and animals looking cute…….as I’m sure all the other animal boarders will agree…..it is far from glamorous!!! I never show you pics of me with my hair scrapped back, no make up, in my dodgy ‘cleaning’ get up of old holely leggings and paint splashed 20 year old T-shirts……with hay in places it should never be and rabbit p**p stuck in between my toes…….lovely. Not to mention the hours of footage trying to a ‘cute’ picture of the pets to present to the world that they are like that all the time……cuz that’s not true either! And for the suites, cleaned down every single day…..but within a few hours…..pee and p**p everywhere 🙈…..but I don’t show you that 😂.

I am so guilty of showing you perfectionism, it’s not a trait I’m proud of. I am in awe of Taylor Rae in how she conducts herself and the projects she is involved in, and absolutely disgusted to read the nasty comments she has had to endure.

So, let’s all be a bit more vulnerable and acknowledge that no one on this earth is perfect nor should we expect them to be.

I have had the pleasure of meeting Taylor Rae myself briefly and I can tell you…..in real life…..she’s wayyyy more beautiful in person…….inside & out.

I had the pleasure of also meeting her wonderful husband with his son whilst we were both waiting for a takeaway and we all got chatting and my goodness, two utter gentlemen. Respectful and kind who both obviously dote on Taylor Rae.

So can we all just take a second or so before we post online and think about how the words you use, can have such an effect on the person you aim it at.

“Kindness is a gift everyone can afford to give”

09/08/2024

🌿🌿Apple & Parsnip 🌿🌿

My goodness, arent these two beautiful ladies sooooo pretty? 😍. Two of the sweetest, most gentle, loving little lady bunnies we had the pleasure to look after while their bunmum enjoyed her holiday. Thank you so much for the wonderful review, it was our pleasure to care for Apple & Parsnip while you were away xx

Also……isn’t Apple the double of our picture in our boarding?! Supermodel bunny

08/08/2024

♥️♥️♥️Ruan♥️♥️♥️

Ruan was one of my very first bunny boarding guests last Summer when I just opened and to tell you I was excited for his return, was an understatement!!!!

This boy officially is the CUTEST!!!! And those ears??!!!!! Be still my beating heart!!!

This boy lets me kiss him all over his face and he just loves it 💋💋💋💋💋 the nosier the better!!!!! 😂😂

“Look at my cute little teef”
Ruan is the bestest boy the the cutest ever ears!!!! One up one down!!

07/08/2024

I just love this!! Animals are truly amazing souls 😍😍😍😍

06/08/2024

✨✨RaiSe uR hanT iF uR peTs loVe sTaying heRe & don’T wAnT tO Go hoMe✨✨

🙌 RAISE…..UR…… HAN…….T 🙌

I guess Misty wants to stay then??! 😂

Our new guest Misty the Netherland Dwarf bunny was perfect for this trend!!!

05/08/2024

✨✨✨ Gizmo & Nugget ✨✨✨

We had the pleasure of these two little dotes for the 1st time and we loved watching all their antics!

Gizmo is the boss, huge foodie and dives straight into the hay mountain and tries to snaffle up all the foraging as soon as it’s out of the jar, knocking poor Nugget out of the way in the process 🙈😂 but Nugget is a true gent and a gentle little guinea and lets him tear away 😂😂 knowing there’s always plenty left for him 😊

Thank you so much for your fabulous review Katie and can’t wait to have them back in to stay ♥️

04/08/2024

✨

✨LAST MINUTE BUNNY BOARDING✨

We have a nearly fully booked crazy busy summer but for some lucky bunnies out there, we have a last minute cancellation for 2 x of our luxurious suites!

⭐️Saturday 3rd Aug - Monday 12th August⭐️

Get in touch via WhatsApp, email or messenger to book 🐰

Denise xx

04/08/2024

They are fed up hearing it now 😂😂

03/08/2024

Our website is playing up folks but not to worry, our in house specialist IT dept have hopped on to see what’s up!

Booking link here and the website should work however but if you have any issues, please drop me a message!

Denise x

01/08/2024

✨LAST MINUTE BUNNY BOARDING✨

We have a nearly fully booked crazy busy summer but for some lucky bunnies out there, we have a last minute cancellation for 2 x of our luxurious suites!

⭐️Saturday 3rd Aug - Monday 12th August⭐️

Get in touch via WhatsApp, email or messenger to book 🐰

Denise xx

31/07/2024

♥️♥️♥️ Teddy ♥️♥️♥️

Look at this gorgeous guinea pig lady 😍

1st time stay with us and she was fabulous, such a friendly girl who comes running for a head rub when she sees me…..unless I have food in my hand, then I am promptly ignored whilst she eats everything in sight!

30/07/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Cookie ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Delighted to welcome back this stunning boy earlier in the month, he’s an absolute dote, his coat is like silk and he’s a an angel to care for. Cookie is our poster boy in our profile pic, isn’t he so handsome!!

He lurvessss his food (as if you couldn’t guess from the pics 😂) and his fav hang out spot is his outdooor area of his suite, watching the local birds come and go……it also gives him a better view of our house so he can see if I’m coming with more treats for him! 😂

25/07/2024

⭐️♥️⭐️BOARDING TOUR TIME⭐️♥️⭐️

Book online and check availability directly on our website

www.ballinderryboarding.co.uk

Join us for a tour of our award winning, luxury small animal boarding retreat here in Ballinderry Lower, Co Antrim, just 15 minutes from Belfast International Airport ✈️ and 7 minutes from Moira roundabout at the M1. Flexible drop off & collection times to allow you to save time and drop/collect on route to the airport ⭐️

A truly unique, luxurious, custom built, small animal boarding heaven for rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters & birds to enjoy their own little 5* holiday so you can really enjoy yours!

Enriching toys, sumptuous bedding, castles, runs and tunnels. Huge, spacious suites, plus our brand new Omlet run in our garden for lots of fresh grass nibble time and fun in the sun 🐰

Your pets are cared for in a loving, relaxing, rural, quiet setting, overlooking our extensive garden. Classical music playing, soft lighting, delicious nutritious food 🪴, photos and updates via the secure booking link and unrivalled care for your small animals during their stay 🌿🐰🐹🦜🌿

Lets us know what you think!!

25/07/2024

⭐️⭐️Humphrey Bogart & Cary Grant ⭐️⭐️

These 2 strikingly dashing gent guinea pigs made their debut appearance with us to enjoy a luxurious break to put their little feet up during a break in filming 😂 ♥️

Full of charm and old fashioned manners, these heartbreakers knew how to smooth wheek me into getting more treats and head rubs 😂😂😂

21/07/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Blossom & Snowball⭐️⭐️⭐️

Our regular boarders in to enjoy a little mini break ♥️. How gorgeous are these boys? ♥️

Blossom is the handsome lop with wonderful colours running through out. He’s the boss of the two and can take a day or so to de-compress when he arrives, once settled, his fav spot is outdoors and sitting watching the world go by ♥️

Snowball is the big fluffball, he’s a chilled out boy, loves his food and gets excited when I come in with his dinner ♥️

Both are lovely boys and we love seeing them come In xx

20/07/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️Blueberry & Oreo⭐️⭐️⭐️

Kicking off off our crazy summer are this handsome duo. These boys are full of fun and energy I wish I had a fraction of it!

Blueberry, a stunning velvet coated Rex boy bunny, with ears that can hear what’s going on in Belfast 😂, he misses nothing, and his partner Oreo, the mischievous scamp that defends the perimeter of their suite, making a perfect p**p defence barrier to ward off the nearby boys that dare look their way!

These boys are currently holding the Ballinderry Boarding record for the most amount of p**p produced by any pair of bunnies during their stay with us…..impressive.

I think they look pretty proud of themselves, don’t they? 😂😂

**p

17/07/2024

I am so deeply moved by your kind words, support, flowers and thoughtful gifts during this difficult time after the passing of my Mum.

My husband and daughters’ have worked tirelessly to ensure all of the wonderful animals staying with us have been truly spoiled on their holiday whilst also taking care of me. I would be completely lost without you and I love the 3 of you to the moon & back.

All of these beautiful animals that we have been blessed to have stay, have helped me so much on my healing journey, giving me a purpose, bringing me peace and companionship, comfort, routine, much needed fun and unconditional love ♥️

I know you all enjoy seeing the antics of our guests and we’ve had so many stay, my camera roll is now full so I will get lots of photos & updates in the coming days & weeks.

Thank you
Denise xx

04/07/2024

03/07/2024

It is with great sadness that we must inform you of the sudden death of an immediate family member this evening. 😔

Our Bookings will continue as normal and we will keep looking after your loved ones, while you are away.

We would, however, please ask for your patience, for our updates & photos of your pets stay, or any responses to booking requests or messages through our socials and website at this time.

We will get back to you as soon as possible and we will still be open for bookings.

We thank you for your understanding.

Ballinderry Boarding

03/07/2024

🥬⭐️⭐️ WE’RE BACK! ⭐️⭐️🥕

We’ve been a bit quiet on our socials lately as we’ve had some much needed down time and a switch off to prepare for the summer season ahead!

This week we have welcomed in some returning guests and welcomed some new faces which has been just wonderful! Lots of updates and pics of our gorgeous crew to follow!!!

🌿♥️🐰♥️🐹♥️🦜♥️🌿

01/07/2024

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