To take dds pet rodent with us in a no pets caravan holiday?

[Pissedoffneigh]

It's a well known British holiday site.
They do have pets on site but not in the nicer caravans.
It's a small pet rodent. Cage is secure and said rodent has never gotten out.

It might smell a bit but obviously can spray and air out the room.

So when we were kids we did take our Hamster to Butlins, if anyone had said anything the plan would be for him to stay in the boot of the Car as it was a big car and summer so not too cold at night.

Personally I would not bother but my parents were the sort who thought rules were for other people.

Jesus you lot calling op entitled and spesh, she asked a question asked for opinions. Back the fuck off if you cannot answer without being a twat.

I'm really confused about why you would even want to take a hamster away!
It's s bit cruel making it go in the car, my old hamster used to hate being put in his travel cage and going in the car
The hamster will be fine on it's own for a week you won't need a sitter. I used to just put extra tape/wire around the water bottle so it couldn't fall down and extra food.
It's a bit crazy the thought would enter your head to take a hamster on holiday, I'm not surprised at the responses on here!

Please don't
We had a holiday ruined by someone taking their pet to the 'no pets' holiday cottage we had hired.
The house looked immaculate but it soon became clear that a pet had been there as DH couldn't breathe. It was so bad that DH had to sleep the first night in the car whilst I spent a day cleaning and negotiating with the caretaker to get cleaning equipment. Even then it was uncomfortable with a wheezy DH as it needed a proper deep clean, washing upholstery & carpets.
We had to spend every day & evening out of the house only returning at night to sleep with all the windows open.
Fur and dander get everywhere even if you can see them.
We would have left and gone else where but the time of year, location & distance we had driven made that difficult so we tried to stick it out - the only thing I remember from that holiday was misery oh and worry the first day that we needed to find a hospital in the back of beyond.

Also i feel like this 100% will end up in DM they love posts like this!

Completely missing the point of the post but I had a pet skunk in fact I've had two they're just like a cat or a dog put the time in with them They lived in the house, they used litter trays One came on holiday with us stayed mostly in a big dog crate in the spare room due to the fact she like to dig up carpet.

*WhatWouldLeslieKnopeDo

Wouldn't it be quite stressful for the pet driving there and back, being in a new environment etc?*

Sorry, but all I can picture in my head now is a small hamster driving an open-top car ala Toad Of Toad Hall stylee wearing driving goggles and a scarf with a determined look on his face, desperately trying to get to the caravan site!!

The one we met was fabulous figgy! It had a lovely temperament.

In regards to those saying about the journey its only a very short journey and we were considering taking the whole cage.

Doesn't matter anyway now. I've just emailed pet sitters.

The DM can fuck off but I've no identifying stuff on my post anyway so if they really care about someone asking if they can take a hamster to a site which has dogs and animals on site then meh.

I get why you posted OP, and see that you've realised that the rule may be related to allergies. I can see you're a reasonable woman and won't take the rodent if site says no.
But just to say that I always book 'no pets' accom, and would be pretty perved if I discovered my accom has previously been occupied by a pet. I book 'no pets' because that's what I prefer (smell, hair, damage, allergies) and feel more comfortable in. Just as I always book 'non smoking' accom.
Why should your convenience trump my comfort (that I paid for)?

I wouldn't be perved, but I would be peeved!

Just to be clear:

Rodents very, very rarely cause allergies- in the rare cases they do it's almost always actually the hay. This is not the same as a dog leaving fur and dander on the sofa- it would all be contained in the cage anyway.

It's not going to cause any damage, and hopefully it's in a big enough cage that is cleaned well enough that it wouldn't smell.

I wouldn't let it out of the case in case the stress of a new environment causes it to make a run for it- not worth the risk of losing it, but I absolutely would take it.

I have in the past after asking for permission (also explaining that it needed medication and so I was concerned leaving it) and never had a problem. Holiday home owners generally recognise that it is very different to a dog or cat.

“Rodents very, very rarely cause allergies”

Interestingly, apart from guinea pigs, which do cause very severe allergic reactions in some people.

As I said Gazelda the reason I asked was because dogs are allowed everywhere but their newest caravans so I thought it was more based on damage control rather than allergies which I hadn't thought of. And the text said pets as the headline but then only mentioned dogs in the further text so again I was thinking damage related.

As it is they have said they don't accept any other pets other than dogs in any caravans even the ones that take dogs at all so pet sitter it is.

Rats can cause allergies I'm afraid, just not as common as dogs and cats but enough of an issue for it to be studied
Rat dander exists it's just finer than that from larger mammals and obviously as they are smaller there is less quantity, but just as easily breathed in and more airborne due to the fineness. The main issue for people allergic to rats is asthma.

It isn't going now anyway but it isn't a rat!

Rats can cause allergies

They can but it's very rare- not nearly the widespread problem that people here have made it out to be.