Hutches, runs, coops, tanks and vivariums
Rabbits, guinea pigs and the rest
Rabbits and guinea pigs fed and their hutches cleaned, chickens let out and shut in, fish and reptiles fed and tanks checked, hamsters and birds seen to. £12 a visit, and Elin, who keeps most of these herself, does the round.
The animals nobody offers to look after. Elin has kept rabbits, guinea pigs and chickens since she was ten and does the small-animal round herself: hay, pellets, greens, water bottles, a clean of the hutch, a check for flystrike in summer and that the rabbits are eating, which is the thing that matters.
Rabbits and guinea pigs get fresh hay, their pellets and greens as you leave them, bottles refilled, the hutch spot-cleaned every visit and fully cleaned on a longer stay, time in the run if that is the routine, and a proper look at each one: eating, droppings, eyes, bottom. In summer we check for flystrike every visit. Chickens are let out in the morning and shut in at dusk, fed, watered, eggs collected and the coop checked for anything that has tried to get in.
Fish, reptiles and birds are fed to your written instructions, with temperatures and filters checked and anything unusual photographed and sent to you. We will not handle a reptile unless you show us how at the first visit. If an animal is unwell we ring you first and your vet second, and we will take a rabbit to the vet ourselves if you ask us to.
What is included
- Hay, pellets, greens and water as you leave them
- Hutch spot-cleaned every visit, full clean on longer stays
- Chickens out at dawn, in at dusk, eggs collected
- Tanks and vivariums fed and temperatures checked
- Flystrike check every summer visit
- A photo and a note after every visit
What it costs
£12 a visit for one hutch, run, coop or tank, £16 for a menagerie. Chickens morning and evening £20 for the pair. Prices include VAT. The prices page has every visit and extra, and a planner that works out your trip.
Questions about small animals
Do you look after chickens?
Yes, morning and evening: let out and shut in, fed, watered, eggs collected and the coop checked. £20 for the pair of visits. If a fox has been, you hear that day.
What if my rabbit stops eating?
A rabbit that stops eating is an emergency and we treat it as one: we ring you, then your vet, and take it in ourselves if you want us to. Elin has done it twice. The vet's number is on the registration form for this reason.
Book a free first visit.
Up to forty-five minutes at your house: we meet the animals, go through the feeding, the medication and the house, photograph the charts and take a key. Message or ring, or use the form, and Carys replies within the day.