Saskia Hoogesteyn
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I have a pair of female rats, they are adorable, they live in a large 2-story critter nation and are very healthy. Me and my family are going out of town this Saturday (10 am) and coming back on Wednesday morning (9am), and I have no place to leave them but home. I am getting very anxious about leaving them alone, last time we left for a week and I left them with a rat sitter but she's not available this time and honestly, I don't think I could afford her cause I am not working right now due to the covid19.
Has anyone left their rats alone for several days? My worry is that they'll eat their food too fast, is there any type of food or feeder that will "dosage" their intake? I am leaving 2 different large water bottles, their bottle usually lasts for almost 2 weeks, and I am leaving them 2 of those, (one full, and the other one about halfway full, don't know why but I prefer it this way) just in case one might malfunction (they shouldn't but I'm being cautious). Their cage would be cleaned the day before we leave (I clean it once a week anyway, I don't think it would be a problem), and I am leaving a security camera recording their cage 24/7, so I can check on them daily, also, my sister would have a key to my house in case of an emergency, however, she would only come if there is an actual emergency, she doesn't live close by, she has kids and she is in quarantine due to the covid, I can't just ask her to come to check on them, it would be too much to ask of her, but she would come if there was an emergency.
So, the worry is the food issue, anyone has an idea? How can I dosage their food? I am getting nervous about them, I thought about taking them with me but we are renting an RV, and it has a no pet policy, I wouldn't want to end up paying a fine or something cause they find rat odor, hair or whatever and their travel cage is not as big, I believe they would better off at home.
Please, if anyone has any advice for leaving rats alone for a few days I would greatly appreciate it!! Any advice
Has anyone left their rats alone for several days? My worry is that they'll eat their food too fast, is there any type of food or feeder that will "dosage" their intake? I am leaving 2 different large water bottles, their bottle usually lasts for almost 2 weeks, and I am leaving them 2 of those, (one full, and the other one about halfway full, don't know why but I prefer it this way) just in case one might malfunction (they shouldn't but I'm being cautious). Their cage would be cleaned the day before we leave (I clean it once a week anyway, I don't think it would be a problem), and I am leaving a security camera recording their cage 24/7, so I can check on them daily, also, my sister would have a key to my house in case of an emergency, however, she would only come if there is an actual emergency, she doesn't live close by, she has kids and she is in quarantine due to the covid, I can't just ask her to come to check on them, it would be too much to ask of her, but she would come if there was an emergency.
So, the worry is the food issue, anyone has an idea? How can I dosage their food? I am getting nervous about them, I thought about taking them with me but we are renting an RV, and it has a no pet policy, I wouldn't want to end up paying a fine or something cause they find rat odor, hair or whatever and their travel cage is not as big, I believe they would better off at home.
Please, if anyone has any advice for leaving rats alone for a few days I would greatly appreciate it!! Any advice