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Helping Ipswich pet parents enjoy a stress-free holiday by taking care of their best friends 🐾
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11/01/2024

Don't forget to kiss your favourite ginger today! 💋🧡

04/01/2024

Birds make excellent pets. Parrots, which include budgies and cockatiels, are some of the most commonly kept bird species. Their needs vary between species and there are many things to consider before bringing one home to be part of your family.

🐦 Cage size, construction material and location
Your cage should be much larger than you think. There should be enough room for your bird to move around without touching the sides of the cage.
Powder coated or stainless steel cages are best. Rust, flaking paint and ingredients like zinc and lead can cause major health issues with your bird.
Where will you house your bird? Will they be able to interact with your family on a daily basis? Will they be housed over carpet that can be difficult to remove 💩?

🐦 Diet
Each species of bird has different dietary requirements, but a good rule of thumb for most species is 70-80% pellets, 5-10% seed and the remainder fresh fruits and vegetables. Vastra, our Alexandrine (pictured) LOVES chilli, capsicum and most fruits, and gets a small amount of sunflower seeds a couple of times a week, on top of her regular pellet diet.

🐦 Enrichment
Social enrichment - having another bird friend, or making sure you allocate time to spend with your bird each day
Environmental enrichment - toys for chewing, shredding or foraging, native branches for climbing and foraging, changing the cage design, free range time
Physical enrichment - exercise by providing a bird play stand, free range time to fly and stretch their wings

🐦 Health Care
Birds need vet visits too! But not all vets are comfortable or competent with handling and treating birds. It's best to find a vet before you need one. Pet birds are great at hiding signs of illness so you may not notice they are sick until they are really sick!

🐦 Noise
The larger the bird, the louder their noise! Birds make lots of different noises to communicate fear, stress, hunger, happiness etc. Do your research!

🐦 Handling and Bites
There's bound to be some "teething" issues when you first get a bird, especially if they haven't had a lot of human experience. Bites will happen, and the bigger the bird, the bigger the bite! But even budgies can bite hard, so be careful with handling of all birds, especially if children are involved. The more time you spend with your bird, the more they will get used to you, and the less likely they are to bite. Unless you are not the chosen human - Lana is Vastra's chosen human and she will try to bite anyone else, even if they are offering a snack! 🤦‍♀️

Fellow bird owners, what other advice would you give to a potential new bird owner? Let them know in the comments!

04/01/2024

Rupert is one of the many animals D&L Pet Sitting looked after over the holidays.

His family requested once-daily visits while they were away. This included:
• giving Rupert his special daily treat
• feeding him wet food
• making sure he always had bikkies available
• scooping 💩
• cuddles and pats

We also watered the pot plants and made sure Rupert's food and toilet areas were kept clean and tidy.

If this is exactly what your cat needs for your next holiday, send us a message with the following info and we can organise a Meet'n'Greet:

🐈‍⬛ your pet/s details
📆 holiday dates
📍your suburb (we service all of Ipswich)
📧 your email address

04/01/2024

Just a labrador labradoing what a labrador labradoes.

(This photo was taken yesterday. Today I had to throw out what was left of the ball because Darcy's brother chewed it to pieces 🤦‍♀️)
If you want your pet featured on our socials, send us a message to book our pet sitting services. Make sure you include:

🐈‍⬛ your pet/s details
📆 holiday dates
📍your suburb
📧 your email address

29/12/2023

Happy Caturday from Loki 🖤🤍

26/12/2023

Some of the cuties we have been doing house visits for these holidays 💜🧡

🐈‍⬛ Rupert
🐈‍⬛ Cami
🐕 Zeus
🐕 Montie
🐟 Blackie and Goldie
🐈‍⬛ Kitty

To book your pets in for our pet sitting services, send us a DM that includes:

🐈‍⬛ your pet/s details
📆 holiday dates
📍your suburb
📧 your email address

24/12/2023

✨️ Happy Holidays ✨️

Wishing you all a safe and happy festive season. Thank you to everyone who has supported us and trusted us to look after their furry and feathery friends this year. We can't wait to do it all again in 2024!

💜🧡

22/12/2023

Daisy taking her role of Lawn Maintenance Supervisor veeery seriously.

Our cats are strictly indoor cats (IMO, as all cats should be), but Daisy wanted to see what Dino and I were up to outside, so she's got her harness on and she is L O V I N G it!

22/12/2023

Mira's presence is her present to her family this year. 🎁
Do you buy gifts for your pets for Christmas? Or do you have a special pet tradition for the holidays? I'd love to hear from you in the comments!

20/12/2023

How Dino and I sleep knowing we've got a busy holiday season ahead of us and we need to be well-rested to look after so many of your beautiful pets! 🧡💜

13/12/2023

Sometimes you gotta look at life from a different perspective.

10/12/2023

The only long face around here this Monday is Harry the dachshund, whose hu-mum wrote us this lovely review after we took care of him and his fur-brothers recently 🧡💜
For more information on our pet sitting services, or to book for the end-of-year holidays, send us a DM that includes:

🐈‍⬛ your pet/s details
📆 holiday dates
📍your suburb
📧 your email address

07/12/2023

🎉 Happy 21st* Birthday to our favourite bearded, dog-wrestling, chicken-cuddling, tug-of-war-winning, cat dad, Dino! 🧡

Enjoy your day off doing nothing at all 😸
*may not be his actual age...

05/12/2023

Are we the right pet sitters for you?

If your dog or cat is mostly self sufficient and independent, and just needs a little bit of human interaction each day, then YES!

If your guinea pig requires boarding with someone who knows guinea pigs, then YES!

If your boisterous Labrador needs a daily afternoon walk while you're away to stop them chewing up the couch, then YES!

If you have a large number of animals that would cost you an arm, leg and kidney to put into boarding kennels and you'd rather them stay at home, then YES!

If any of these sound remotely like you, hit us up! Our DMs are always open.

29/11/2023

Who could resist Bert's puppy dog eyes? 👀

23/11/2023

Happy Fairy Bread Day! 🧁

Today is one of Dino's favourite days of the year because we get to eat fairy bread for dinner 😁

In all seriousness though, it is a legitimate "support" day, supporting impactful Australian charities. As of earlier this year, money raised from Fairy Bread Day events goes towards The Pyjama Foundation, to help children in foster care reach their full potential.

Peep our stories today for our Fairy Bread snackies! And we dare you to have Fairy Bread for dinner! (Or at least a slice for dessert!)

22/11/2023

Don't let that grumpy looking face fool you! Oscar is 100% a snugglebug! 🤍

16/11/2023

Happy Birthday to our ancient solar-powered lady, Saffy! 🐈‍⬛☀️

16/11/2023

Lana popped in for a quick visit this week to check on Samson the Handsome, his brother Wolfie (who never comes out of hiding 💔), and their newest family member, Wattle the woma python 🐍

13/11/2023

💉 World Diabetes Day - November 14th 💉

Daisy was diagnosed with diabetes two years ago.

She is on twice daily insulin injections and a special diet.

We are very comfortable offering pet sitting services for diabetic pets, so please send us a message so you can still enjoy your holidays 🏝

13/11/2023

Thank you for this lovely review Vanessa! We love Prezzie and the chookies! 🧡💜

07/11/2023

Dino has been on a whirlwind Canada and USA trip 🇨🇦🇺🇲 for the last nearly two weeks, and in true D&L style, he sought out as many animals as he could to pat and photograph.

Look how happy and carefree he looks (despite the fact that the donkey could easily chomp his hand off!) That's because he knows his pets are in excellent hands back at home with D&L Pet Sitting.

You too could feel this way if you have D&L Pet Sitting looking after your pets while you're on holidays! Slide into our DMs to book!

01/11/2023

Sometimes you just gotta treat yourself!

28/10/2023

Whisk(er)y business.

26/10/2023

Add D&L Pet Sitting to that list! 📃

We still have availability for the Christmas period, so send us a message to book in your FREE Meet'n'Greet and get those holiday dates to us ASAP!

23/10/2023

Good morning and Happy from Monty the mouse!

At D&L Pet Sitting, we cater to pets of all sizes. We offer boarding at our home in Bundamba for mice, rats, guinea pigs and small birds, and home visits for dogs, cats, reptiles, chickens and more!

We are fast booking up for the Christmas period, so send us a message to get us 🔒 locked 🔒 in to look after your pets.

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Does your cat prefer to play or cuddle? 🐈 Whatever their preference, you can be assured that D&L Pet Sitting will deliver! Our home visits are tailored to suit you and your fur-family. For more information, or to book for the end-of-year holidays, send us a DM that includes: 🐈‍⬛ your pet/s details 📆 holiday dates 📍your suburb 📧 your email address

Thank you to everyone who supported D&L Pet Sitting in 2022. We have absolutely LOVED getting to know all of your pets, and feel so privileged that we get to do so. We are looking forward to the coming year, and wish you all the best, and lots of holidays! 🏝