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Wise Old Thumper
My buns spend their time in the playouse, run and hutch as below (that extra pipe out of the hutch is for while we're there only: it goes to an open-topped pen):
I'm a bit worried if I board them, they'll get on each other's nerves and not be able to get away from each other. Even if they do spend loads of time sitting together in the large-area places, invariably if they've decided to spend time in the hutch it's either one up, one down (it's a two-tiered thing) or one at either end of the mini-run bit. I don't want them to feel too confined Also, I'm not sure how they get them out for exercise but mine are not trained to be picked up and that worries me: Lopsy's a great escape artist abd his feet have a mind of their own :lol: Aboleth is OK once you've got her secure though, so I'd think she's normal in that respect.
Also, we're out most of the day, so the buns get seen effectively three times a day: morning, after work and before bed. So I'm not too worried about leaving them on their own for long periods.
Those of you who board your (outdoor) buns: are you home most of the day? I know some of you have had bad sitter experiences as wll, but I;m curous I think I would prefer it if mine were ill (OK, Lopsy's had more vet visits than I'd expect but two of those were while he was alone and probably sprout-related and the other was a hay-digging related incident with a grass seed, or Aboleth put it there so he would only have one eye too, I'm not sure :lol but they're generally alright.
I'd also worry if they were in boarding that they weren't getting the right food: they're forage-fed and we have tons of dried left over we can leave with our sitter for them, an if we're lucky we can get a sitter who needs to dispose of some brambles or hawthorn :lol: I've never fed Aboleth vegetables (except carrot peelings, celery cut-offs and the odd cucumber end if she's quick enough) and she does get very calcium-y wee when she has readigrass so I've tried to keep up with the forage over Winter, which worked this year, and I'm not sure boarders would be happy for me to take the two massive boxes of forage with me :lol: Of course, they're great with hay and they love pellets, but they only get half a scoop each per day bcause they get such forage variety.
So, this time, the first time we're away for an extended period and I can't rely on 'just a friend', I'm going to try a pet sitter. It's practically two weeks and we're in Austria so it's not a short trip back! I'm going to have them come twice a day: there's no need to let the buns in or out as they have access to their three areas 24/7, they just need food and water. Will also be useful for the plants that'll need watering (the indoor ones should be OK). Now I'm going to spend the rest of the morning ringing around!
Do you think I should also try my vet surgery to see if the nurses can pop in? And what about the vet school students?
I'm a bit worried if I board them, they'll get on each other's nerves and not be able to get away from each other. Even if they do spend loads of time sitting together in the large-area places, invariably if they've decided to spend time in the hutch it's either one up, one down (it's a two-tiered thing) or one at either end of the mini-run bit. I don't want them to feel too confined Also, I'm not sure how they get them out for exercise but mine are not trained to be picked up and that worries me: Lopsy's a great escape artist abd his feet have a mind of their own :lol: Aboleth is OK once you've got her secure though, so I'd think she's normal in that respect.
Also, we're out most of the day, so the buns get seen effectively three times a day: morning, after work and before bed. So I'm not too worried about leaving them on their own for long periods.
Those of you who board your (outdoor) buns: are you home most of the day? I know some of you have had bad sitter experiences as wll, but I;m curous I think I would prefer it if mine were ill (OK, Lopsy's had more vet visits than I'd expect but two of those were while he was alone and probably sprout-related and the other was a hay-digging related incident with a grass seed, or Aboleth put it there so he would only have one eye too, I'm not sure :lol but they're generally alright.
I'd also worry if they were in boarding that they weren't getting the right food: they're forage-fed and we have tons of dried left over we can leave with our sitter for them, an if we're lucky we can get a sitter who needs to dispose of some brambles or hawthorn :lol: I've never fed Aboleth vegetables (except carrot peelings, celery cut-offs and the odd cucumber end if she's quick enough) and she does get very calcium-y wee when she has readigrass so I've tried to keep up with the forage over Winter, which worked this year, and I'm not sure boarders would be happy for me to take the two massive boxes of forage with me :lol: Of course, they're great with hay and they love pellets, but they only get half a scoop each per day bcause they get such forage variety.
So, this time, the first time we're away for an extended period and I can't rely on 'just a friend', I'm going to try a pet sitter. It's practically two weeks and we're in Austria so it's not a short trip back! I'm going to have them come twice a day: there's no need to let the buns in or out as they have access to their three areas 24/7, they just need food and water. Will also be useful for the plants that'll need watering (the indoor ones should be OK). Now I'm going to spend the rest of the morning ringing around!
Do you think I should also try my vet surgery to see if the nurses can pop in? And what about the vet school students?