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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Bunnysitting Questions

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    • Knabbel Did It
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        I have two wonderful young ladies sharing bunny and house-sitting time for us next month while we go on vacation for about a week.  I’m wondering what is a reasonable amount of money to pay them each day?  Having someone love and feed Scooter Beans for us is really priceless in my opinion, but I have to come up with something.  I’ve never had anyone house-sit for us before because I’ve never needed to, so this is a first for us.  Any suggestions?  Thanks.


      • littlemissflip
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          I have a few people that I house/pet-sit for occasionally, and they pay me $25/day. (This is for houses with dogs, who require walking and letting outside, etc.) I have no idea if that’s a “typical” rate…

          We’ve had neighbors and friends cat/bunny-sit for us, and usually we just thank them with gifts (wine, treats, gift certificates, etc.), but they just stop by and feed the pets (as opposed to staying at our place), and/or we return the favor and pet-sit for them when they need it.


        • Kokaneeandkahlua
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            hmmmm tough question!! When I’ve had friends/family sit, I either sit for them in return or bring gifts back for them. My own petsitter I’ve paid 12 dollars or so a visit; depending; when I had her come three times a day for meds it was close to 40/day I think and about 12 for just food/water and cleaning daily. I looked after two buns for someone as a job and was paid 300$ for two weeks to come every four days (though I went everyday because I was SO not comfortable coming that infrequently)
            So it would depend if they were hired or are friends helping-can you return the favor and just bring a gift that’s unexpected? What are they doing, how often do they come and how much time do they spend? How much driving is involved for them, and how much is gasoline where you live? Are they professionals trying to make a living? Do they have pet first aid? Do you come home to find a happy bunny and no cleanign to do? All things to consider.


          • Knabbel Did It
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              These two young ladies are both still living at home, one is saving for college out of state next fall, and works part-time, the other I’m pretty sure is going to the community college here next year and also works part-time. They are both very wonderful people and will take good care of SB. I’m asking that they stay at the house so that SB’s schedule isn’t completely messed up. He acts as though he’s starving in the morning (although I know he isn’t) but he also NEVER uses the litter box in his nighttime bungalow, he just waits till the morning when he can use the one in the corner of the room. I’m asking them to spend plenty of time petting him and hanging out with him, supervising his free time in the living room, kitchen and hall areas for a few hours each day because thats what he’s used to. Oh, and watering the flowers out front each morning, maybe 10 minutes tops.

              They both live pretty close to us, so any difference in milage would be practically zero. I want to pay them rather than give them gifts because they are both trying to get started on living on their own at some point in the near future. There are plenty of perks staying at our house, mainly the hot tub, so they are both happy to stay here, and I told them they could both stay at the same time if they just wanted to hang out with each other. I was thinking at least $25 per day, but maybe more since I want them to spend a lot of time with SB? I don’t know, I was never good at paying the babysitter when the kids were little because the sitter would always say, “Whatever you want to pay me is fine” and they would never tell me how much they charged…we didn’t go out much…


            • mia
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                Around here (SF Bay Area), 20-25 per rabbit per night housed at the sitters place is what I’ve seen. House sitting would be a little less as they are not taking up any room in the sitter’s place and they are taking advantage of your house’s amenities.


              • Isabelle
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                  You could search around locally for some professional pet sitters and see what their rates are, and base their rates and time spent with the animals to what you are asking.


                • RabbitPam
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                    I think $20 or $25 a day is plenty. My vet charges only $12 to board, so if you consider that as a baseline, it’s sensible to pay twice as much. Anything over that is just your way of contributing to your college fund. If you’re away on vacation that you’ve saved for, and you find that your expenses end up being less (Ha! If so, tell me where you went ) than you can consider a little extra bonus at the end if you can afford it, but not necessary.


                  • Kate Monster
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                      I used to house sit and dog sit for a friend of my family when they would go away for vacation every year. I lived at their house for about seven days and took care of their lab and they paid me between $100-$200 for the entire week.


                    • Knabbel Did It
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                        Thanks for all the replies – it helps me be sure I’m not over- or under-paying. Lovin’ the bunny : )

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