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In February i'm going to be taking a trip with my boyfriend to visit his family in upstate New York. He lives in South Carolina, and I in Florida. He has two weeks off and is going to drive to New York. I'm going to fly up a week after he drives up, spend a week up there with the fam and then we are both going to drive home in his car (he hates flying).
I have no one to care for Cloud for the week i'll be away in NY. Scratch that... I have no one I can TRUST to take care of Cloud for that week. I have two options.
1) Matthew said he could drive Cloud up to New York with him (about a 16-19 hour trip) in a cat carrier and he would bring Cloud's cage and set it up at their house in his old room and care for Cloud for the week I wasn't there. Then I would care for Cloud the week we're both there and then we drive home with him.
2) I fly Cloud up with me in a hard sided cat carrier (costing me about $200, just for a ticket for him. He will be with the luggage, not even in the cabin.) Have him live in a pop up dog carrier for the week with his wheel, food, etc. and then drive home with him in the cat carrier again.
Which should I do, and which would be less stressful for Cloud. I've briefed Matthew on the basic care of hedgehogs, and he says he can handle it. (Its not that I don't trust HIM, I just don't trust ANYONE with my baby.)
I've told Matthew he needs to...
-keep the temp a solid 78* in the car, NO EXCEPTIONS
-keep Cloud warm at their house
-change the water daily, refill food daily
-clean the wheel daily
-spot clean the liners, daily
-change the liners every 3 days
-Play with Cloud for a minimum of an hour a day, and make sure to clean up any mess he makes before it stains the carpet (lol)
-keep the dog and cat away from him
-NO playing in the snow with Cloud! (He said he never even thought of it, but I just thought i'd tell him anyway)
any advice on how to keep Cloud happy would be appreciated. I have a lot of time to think about this, but i want to get everything set up well in advance.
I have no one to care for Cloud for the week i'll be away in NY. Scratch that... I have no one I can TRUST to take care of Cloud for that week. I have two options.
1) Matthew said he could drive Cloud up to New York with him (about a 16-19 hour trip) in a cat carrier and he would bring Cloud's cage and set it up at their house in his old room and care for Cloud for the week I wasn't there. Then I would care for Cloud the week we're both there and then we drive home with him.
2) I fly Cloud up with me in a hard sided cat carrier (costing me about $200, just for a ticket for him. He will be with the luggage, not even in the cabin.) Have him live in a pop up dog carrier for the week with his wheel, food, etc. and then drive home with him in the cat carrier again.
Which should I do, and which would be less stressful for Cloud. I've briefed Matthew on the basic care of hedgehogs, and he says he can handle it. (Its not that I don't trust HIM, I just don't trust ANYONE with my baby.)
I've told Matthew he needs to...
-keep the temp a solid 78* in the car, NO EXCEPTIONS
-keep Cloud warm at their house
-change the water daily, refill food daily
-clean the wheel daily
-spot clean the liners, daily
-change the liners every 3 days
-Play with Cloud for a minimum of an hour a day, and make sure to clean up any mess he makes before it stains the carpet (lol)
-keep the dog and cat away from him
-NO playing in the snow with Cloud! (He said he never even thought of it, but I just thought i'd tell him anyway)
any advice on how to keep Cloud happy would be appreciated. I have a lot of time to think about this, but i want to get everything set up well in advance.