A rabbit should be visited every day while you travel, because it needs constant hay and fresh water, and changes in eating or droppings should be noticed quickly. A PetHome Israel sitter visits your home from 90 ₪, gives hay, greens and pellets as you instruct, cleans the litter area and sends a photo and video. Keep your rabbit at home, where its enclosure and routine are set.
What the sitter does
- Refills hay and fresh water.
- Gives greens and pellets in the amounts you set.
- Cleans the litter tray and spot-cleans the enclosure.
- Lets the rabbit out in a safe room, if you allow it.
- Checks eating, droppings and behaviour.
- Sends a photo and video.
Instructions to write
- Exact amounts and allowed greens.
- Whether the rabbit can roam, and which room.
- How to handle the rabbit, or not to.
- What is normal for your rabbit.
- Your vet, ideally one who treats rabbits.
Heat
Rabbits are sensitive to heat. Keep the enclosure out of direct sun and the room cool. In summer, leave instructions for air conditioning or fans, and tell the sitter what to do in a power cut.
Guinea pigs and other small pets
Guinea pigs need similar care, plus fresh vegetables rich in vitamin C as your vet advises. Hamsters, rats and mice need daily food and water and a secure cage.
Pricing
Visits from 90 ₪; bookings of 7 days or more get 10% off. The minimum order is 350 ₪.
Two rabbits or more
Bonded rabbits usually stay together; tell the sitter if any of them must be fed separately or watched for fights. The sitter checks that each rabbit is eating and moving normally, not just the more outgoing one.