Pets Stay Happy

About our Small Pet Boarding

Hi, my name is Sarah and I manage Pets Stay Happy. I have a Foundation Degree in Animal Behavior and Welfare and many years of experience looking after a wide range of different pets both my own and other peoples.

Accommodation:

Chickens and ducks will stay in one of our hen houses size 9ft x 6ft, 9ft x9ft or 9ft 12ft. They all have a solid roof for shelter from the wind and rain, a chicken coop to roost at in at night, food bowls, fresh water, grit and plenty of space to move around during the day. Ducks will also have a small plastic pond to bath in.

Rabbits will stay in one of our pet sheds with approximately 6ft x 8ft of indoor space and 9ft x 8ft of outside space to hop around. There is a hutch for sleeping, a litter tray, food bowl, water bottle and a rack of fresh hay.

Guinea pigs stay in a 5ft long hutch, in one of the sheds. Each hutch has a sleeping area, food bowl and water bottle and plenty of fresh hay to eat and nest in.

We can also care for degus, rats, and chinchillas in our large cage or mice, gerbils and hamsters in their own cage brought from home. For tortoises we have a 3ft vivarium for nighttime and cold weather.

Exercise:

As rabbits like to be out at dawn and dusk each shed has a tunnel to allow rabbits constant access to the attached secure 8ft x 9ft run, to nibble grass or get some exercise whenever they wish.

Weather permitting, guinea pigs will spend much of the day in one of our 6ft long secure runs on grass. Our large garden allows these to be moved daily, so there is always fresh grass to eat. Each run has a cover to provide shade, a house to hide in, a tunnel and a water bottle.

In warm weather tortoises will be put out into our 9ft x 14ft secure tortoise enclosure to bask in the sunshine and nibble some weeds. There is also a house to hide under.

Chinchillas and degus have a 16inch metal Tic Tac wheel in their cage to have a run when they wish. Other small pets will be given time out of their cage as appropriate and in line with owners wishes.

Health & Hygiene:

Hutches and houses are cleaned between stays and smartened up daily. All food bowls and water bottles are washed and filled daily.

If your pet becomes ill during their stay I will contact you and take them to our local vet.

Small Pet Boarding Prices

2024 Prices:
Charges are per day or part of a day per accommodation

Up to 4 Hens / Ducks £9 a day
From the same family sharing our medium hen house.

5-6 Hens / Ducks £10 a day
From the same family sharing our large hen house.

Rabbits £9 a day
Single or bonded pair of rabbits sharing one of our rabbit houses with attached run.

Guinea pigs £8 a day
1 to 4 bonded guinea pigs sharing one of our hutches and runs.

Tortoises £8 a day
Staying in our run during the day and our vivarium at night.

Mice, Gerbils and Hamsters £4.50 a day
1 to 4 staying in their own cage brought from home.

Degus, Rats and Chinchillas £6 a day
1-4 staying in our large cage.

There is a minimum £25 charge per stay and additional charges over Easter, Christmas and New Year.

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