Hey, guys! Really quick question. I've been called out of town and will have to leave my chins for 5 days. I have 2 options and I'm not sure which is best. Firstly, I can leave them where they are. I share an apartment w/ my dad so he can feed them and make sure they have water and such while I'm gone. OR, my sister live very close to me. She has offered to chin-sit for me and take care of them while I'm gone. However, in order for her to care for them, I'd have to transport them to her house before I leave.
My concern is that if I leave them at home with my father, they will not get any interaction or run around time. I know if I leave them home, they will be confined to their cage all day, every day while I am gone. My dad is not a pet person and does not enjoy interacting w/ animals. So I know he will feed them, but that is all. My sister, however, has ample experience caring for pets and attending to their needs. She also has children who are very good with small animals. At my sister's, they would not only get food, but would also get time to run around outside the cage (with appropriate supervision, of course) and they would get plenty of socialization and human interaction.
Given how routine oriented my chins are, which is the best option for them? Even though my sister and her family would provide interaction for them and space to run around outside the cage, would the change in environment be traumatic for them? 5 days seems like a very long time for my boys to go without interaction. I'm just not sure what to do.
Any advice!? It would be very much appreciated. I'm afraid I'm in a pinch. I leave in less than 24 hours so if it is better for me to take them to my sister's house, then I must do so in the next 12 hours.
