ADVICE NEEDED!!
I'm planning for later this year.
We have 2 semi-ferals we feed every day. They have 2 shelters to sleep in right against our house. They also sometimes get food from a neighbor who we're friendly with, and we figured we could ask them to put out food for a few days while we're away.
PROBLEM! One of our kiddos is now semi-domesticated and has been accustomed to seeing us every day, taking his morning naps inside, and has been sleeping indoors every single night for the last 4 months, slowly getting more and more domesticated. But he's extremely xenophobic and always does his business outside, so popping him over to a friend's house or leaving him inside our house may be unwise.
Do you think he'd be okay on his own for a few days to a week, should we be absent? He'll have shelter and we'll try to arrange food. (Auto-feeders won't work--tons of animals around).
Is there anything special we can do to make him less sad by our absence? Should we perhaps put his blanket on the outdoor bench, under our awning?
I've never been in this situation before. If it was just one day or two I wouldn't care. But being a week away I'm so worried he'll be like "where are my humans????" and be sad, perhaps even leave. He grew up here, on/around our property, and because of COVID we've all been here since before his TNR 8 months ago.
Thanks all
I'm planning for later this year.
We have 2 semi-ferals we feed every day. They have 2 shelters to sleep in right against our house. They also sometimes get food from a neighbor who we're friendly with, and we figured we could ask them to put out food for a few days while we're away.
PROBLEM! One of our kiddos is now semi-domesticated and has been accustomed to seeing us every day, taking his morning naps inside, and has been sleeping indoors every single night for the last 4 months, slowly getting more and more domesticated. But he's extremely xenophobic and always does his business outside, so popping him over to a friend's house or leaving him inside our house may be unwise.
Do you think he'd be okay on his own for a few days to a week, should we be absent? He'll have shelter and we'll try to arrange food. (Auto-feeders won't work--tons of animals around).
Is there anything special we can do to make him less sad by our absence? Should we perhaps put his blanket on the outdoor bench, under our awning?
I've never been in this situation before. If it was just one day or two I wouldn't care. But being a week away I'm so worried he'll be like "where are my humans????" and be sad, perhaps even leave. He grew up here, on/around our property, and because of COVID we've all been here since before his TNR 8 months ago.
Thanks all
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