BREEDS
RABBITS
CAVIES
The name (which is registered with both the Australian National Cavy Council and the Canberra Rabbit Club) is a sort of pun. 'Reguli' is Latin, a diminutive of the plural of 'rex' and as I was breeding Mini Rex at the time I thought it appropriate: Little Rex or Little Kings. Later it was still appropriate I bred Rex cavies for many years and have kept a couple of Standard Rex as patting/show bunnies. Nowadays I just have a bunch of animals who merely think they are kings.
Besides the rabbits and guinea pigs, there are three cats in residence. These are a Hatshepsut, a Blue Abyssinian, Vico, a Blue Somali and Aditya, a Tawny Abyssinian. These were shown regularly in Canberra and at the annual Abyssinian Cat Club of Australasia’s show in Forestville, Sydney. They are now retired mainly because the two Abyssinians got fed up and Vico was badly handled by a clumsy steward and has gone right off showing which he used to enjoy.
Besides showing, I do displays in the region to promote the cavy and rabbit fancies. These are mainly at agricultural shows (Canberra and Yass and Bungendore), the Murrumbateman Field Days, Sutton Fair and the Gundaroo Festival (when the latter two are on and don't clash with the agricultural shows). I also did the Canberra Pet Expo before they started charging non-profit associations like the rabbit club too much money. I've also done one-offs at pre-schools, special schools and rural youth groups.
Please note: I do not export either cavies or rabbits overseas. Too difficult. Nor will I sell rabbits and cavies interstate if it entails air freighting them as it isn’t economical for the buyer given the high cost of shipping. Not to mention that the airport is about as far from where I live as possible and you have to get there before 5am! Plus there can be all sorts of hassles such as animals being sent from Canberra to Adelaide instead of Brisbane and finally getting there via Sydney because there isn't a direct flight. Too much stress on the animals in my view.