Any places I can rent a pet?
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Anonymous
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I have 3yo and 5yo boys and they are begging me for a pet. I do not want to commit to taking care of this pet forever. However, I would love to rent a pet for a few weeks.
Does this type of service exist? |
Anonymous
| Try fostering? |
Anonymous
| You can rent chickens for a bit. |
Anonymous
You could "rent" mine for free! Not really, because I don't know you, and he's old and having trouble with incontinence so probably not what you have in mind, but I know when he was younger I would have been happy to lend him to someone I knew. He's a great dog, but he's a lot of work, and if I hit a busy spell at work or go on vacation he'd love to be doted on by someone else's little boys for a change. What about fostering kittens in the spring? |
Anonymous
OP here. I should add that one of kids is allergic to dogs and I am allergic to cats. I would like a smaller animal - turtle, lizard, etc. |
Anonymous
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http://www.haywardrec.org/129/Sulphur-Creek-Nature-Center
This is in the East Bay near Oakland CA. I think it's the only place like it in the COUNTRY. Whenever we visit my family there, I always go rent a mouse or hamster for my kids. It's great fun! It's a method for fund raising for this wildlife rescue operation located in a gorgeous little park. It's a great idea but I have not seen the likes of it anywhere else.... good luck! Perhaps your kids could share a pet with someone who lives nearby. |
Anonymous
OP here. Chicks for 2 weeks may be perfect! Where can I rent chicks? |
Anonymous
Are you freaking kidding me??!! What is wrong with you?? |
Anonymous
I vaguely remember hearing last year that a farm let you borrow chicks for like 2 weeks. |
jsteele
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See this article: http://www.dcurbanmom.com/weblog/2014/09/11/hatching Plus the two earlier ones I wrote. |
Anonymous
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Friends recently rented 2 chickens for a month through this company:
Rent a coop They had fun although they were ready to give them back by the end! |
Anonymous
| You can't have chickens in Fairfax County unless you have an acre of land. Make sure to look up the rules before getting chickens. |
Anonymous
| In the country, my parents rented goats for a week to eat up the poison ivy (apparently they love the stuff). |
Anonymous
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you can dog sit through rover.com
i dog walk during the day and nights/weekends. i have a boarding client through that. i enjoy having him for boarding from time to time but i also enjoy not having the full time responsibility |
Anonymous
| There used to be a couple of moms who ran a pet rental service in NOVA but they stopped doing it a few months ago. |