Real life vs. Formula

[Ohnobro]

Hi all!
So I have the opportunity at my new job to do a little traveling soon. Basically a hotel stay for a week or so in one place. Anywho, since Squirrel is still on her formula (she's about 2.5 months old I think) I would need someone to come feed her twice a day and put veggies in her bowl and water, etc etc. Or I could not go on the assignment. Our I could take her with me and keep the "do not disturb" sign on the door. My only babysitter is the neighbor who helped build her cage. But he goes to work around dawn so I would feel bad asking him to come to the house and do the whole formula thing before work, and then also whenever he gets home.
So here's my thinking, do I:
A) take her with me to a hotel...
B) make her "cookies" with the FV, and daily veggie portions, and ask the neighbor to come by twice a day for cookie/veg in the morning and formula at night.
If B, anyone have a good recipe? She's been stashing her "rat food" forti diet, and shredding her HHB's, so I'm concerned about her getting all her nutrients.277397

[Daisey007]

I'm not sure any of those are great choices. This is always a difficult situation when you take on a 'primary caregivers' role. I assume you intend to release this baby if it reaches maturity before the winter sets in, or do you plan to over winter her? Since feedings requires a learned technique, and as babies get older they tend to allow only one handler... I'd suggest that you postpone extended travel until you've seen the task of raising the baby through. I personally wouldn't trust someone else to bottle feed it, nor would I EVER trust a hotel maid to stay out (management always has the rights to enter), plus you may forget to put the sign out... I've learned that the world is FULL of idiots that 1) doesn't know how to follow directives such as "Do Not Disturb" and 2) don't know how to tend to their own business. All you need is for a maid to 'fail' to see your sign and either go in and scream because you have a "rat!" and then the exterminators or the authorities are contacted, OR she thinks it's cute and wants to pet it and then it escapes, OR she gets bitten and the animal is euthanized and sent to a lab for rabies testing. Follow Murphy's Law... "Anything that can go wrong, probably will."

PLUS... I would never leave that sweet baby a whole week!!

[HRT4SQRLS]

I would take her with me. People here always stay at LaQuinta hotels because they are pet friendly. That includes squirrel friendly. The desk guy told me they once had a LARGE snake stay. :eek They have never questioned it before. With that said, I would do it discretely. I would not advertise that I have a squirrel because of 'legal' issues with wildlife. I would obey traffic laws. You don't want to have to 'explain' about the squirrel. I would most definitely put the DO NOT DISTURB sign on the door.

If I had a good option for leaving the little one home, I would definitely do that BUT without it, I would travel with the squirrel. Just be careful. Don't talk about it and bring unnecessary attention.

Because of their unique position as a 'pet friendly' chain, their employees are pretty much used to seeing all types of animals. I am personally aware of squirrels, flyers, prairie dogs, raccoons and even an armadillo staying in LaQuinta Inns.

[Ohnobro]

Hmm well shoot I guess I'll have to make the decision on my own based on my good judgment. I know you guys are trying tho! So I appreciate all insights.
Yes we have to over winter her, as she isn't wilding up anytime soon, and by my calculations would be ready in December, and I'm soooo not putting her out in the wild in winter. The neighbor has handled her before, and a total stranger (to her) visited yesterday and she was wary but not aggressive. The neighbor has raised pinky rabbits and knows the syringe procedure, and I trust him. But yes even the thought of leaving her for any amount of time makes me sad. I would leave the do not disturb sign on the door, the whole time, just to be safe, if I went with that option. And oddly enough, our work usually uses la quinta! But no guarantee that'd be where I would go, it's up to them.
So all in all, leaving her is risky, taking her is risky. Ugh.
I guess option C could be just making enough Fox valley cookies for morning and night, then she wouldn't have to be handled at all? Any thoughts?
The only reason the hubby can't fulfill his squirrel daddy responsibilities, is because he's been gone fighting fire and doesn't have a return date quite yet. However, his home time looks like it will coincide with at least half of my travel assignment, so maybe only 3 days of neighbors and cookies will be needed. That would probably be ideal.