Pelletts

About our Small Pet Boarding

Pelletts is run by Stefan, who is a fully qualified Rodent Health Advisor (RHA), registered with the British Association of Rodentologists, having completed training at the Cambridge Cavy Trust (CCT). Stefan also has experience as a volunteer home visitor for the RSPCA.

Accommodation:

We have nine spacious indoor apartments for your guinea pigs to stay in and each apartment has its own spacious hidey house.

The Burrow, The Brambles, Wigmore, High Place, Middle View, Nestle Down, Shady Pines, Hercules Place & Sunnydale are all 58cm wide and 120cm long and suitable for up to two guinea pigs.

We also have Cavy Cottage & Downton Abbey, which are 162cm long x 60cm wide & are suitable for up to three guinea pigs to stay in.

They are not in direct sunlight and we provide plenty of ventilation to ensure your guinea pigs have a comfortable stay.

A DAB radio with classical music is played during the day to help your guinea pigs relax.

We also offer boarding for Pygmy Hedgehogs, hamsters, gerbils and mice. They must be provided with their own secure cage, dry food and bedding. Unfortunately we are not able to board degus, rabbits, rats or chinchillas at this time.

Exercise:

Apartments are large enough to house, & exercise your Guinea Pigs.

Health & Hygiene:

All cages are cleaned with F10 Veterinary Disinfectant which is totally safe & poses no hazard to your animal. F10 provides high level disenfection against bacteria, fungi and most viruses. We only use plastic cages as these are more hygienic than the wooden ones.
We use newspaper, paper bedding, hay for bedding and ensure any wet/soiled paper is changed daily. We never use sawdust or wood shavings as these can give your guinea pigs respiratory problems.
Your guinea pig will never be given a water bottle that another guinea pig has used until it has been fully sterilized. We also ensure the bottles and spouts are cleaned daily.
Food bowls are cleaned daily and any food that is not eaten will be thrown away.

Small Pet Boarding Prices

Our daily rate for one of our standerd double apartments 120cm x 58cm which are suitable for a single guinea pig, pygmy hedgehog, or a bonded pair of Guinea Pigs is £12.50.

We charge the daily rate for the arrival and departure days regardless of pick up/drop off time, and we have a minimum booking period of 3 days. If you have specialist requirements please contact us to double check any additional fees which may be involved.

Our daily rate for Cavy Cottage which is suitable for up to three guinea pigs is £17.50

Hamsters, gerbils or mice boarded in their own cage are charged at £7 per day

*For boarding on Christmas day & bank holidays please check the website for surcharges.

We offer a 20% discount for long term boarders over 28 days. We will also remove the bank holiday surcharges and do free guinea pig nail clipping. For boarders over a month there will be an £11.20 surcharge, per animal, per extra 3 months for insurance purposes. Please email us directly for a quote

Other Services

Services: GroomingClaw Clipping

Other services available whilst your guinea pig is boarding with us:
•Guinea Pig Bath using an anti-parasitic shampoo (non-parasitic shampoo is available) & hair de-tangling/trimming £10
•Parasite check using a high power microscope £5
•Guinea Pig Nail Clipping £5
•Administering Medication £2 per day

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