aww I'm sad to read this Veronica - Keeping 20 piggies and 7 rabbits has half killed me at times, but I couldn't decide who to rehome so it just never got done - and here they all still are :roll: Like you say, they are all little individuals
Tamsin's had some great ideas (as usual!) but what jumps out at me from reading this is your parents need to allow you to leave at least one run out overnight - maybe? If they are so concerned for your health, can you not play that angle and argue for it?
And the other thing that strikes me is you do TOOOO MUCH WORK!!! :shock: :no: Wow I think I really would have died by now if I was as thorough as you are (no chance :roll:
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You alone know if cleanliness is more important to you than keeping all your animals with you - Would you have sleepless nights if there was fluff under the hutches? Would it kill the rabbits to have less tidy surroundings? My 4 girls are in a shed, and it's a case of 3 big litter trays in the corners (they're cage bottoms from 2' guinea cages) and the floor gets swept once or twice a week - the main thing being the litter trays being clean and they are so easy to shovel out using a dustpan and brush 3 times a week. There are more cobwebs than you can imagine in their shed
and algae growing up the wall
and I have never disinfected or even washed the floor in over a year
But they are happy and very much alive as far as I can see
I do struggle with all the sacks and stuff I cart around these days too - but it's easier if you split things up into smaller amounts and do more walking to and fro with smaller bags etc, rather than heavy lifting.
I do hope you manage to keep them all as you'll be so sad to lose them I know
