Thank you for the insight!

When I said $5/day I was comparing to other pet sitters near by. The dog and cat sitters seem to charge much more but anybody doing small animals seem to go down to about $10/day. I haven't seen any advertisements in my city though. I'll try asking more local residents and consider making the fee depend on the animal as you do for cats and dogs. Rabbits for example are more work then say hamsters. But I'll see.

I figured they should supply it but I was 100% sure. Thanks!

Parasites is what I was mostly worried about, that and the sendai virus which has recently been hitting Ontario. :/ Going to their house does make much more sense.

And again, thank you so much!

I've pet sit for friends and neighbours (cats, dogs, hamsters and fish) and it was really great. It would be scary to have to deal with a dying animal, something I'll have to consider.

And I was thinking of making a questionnaire, even if I only kept it as a reminder for myself about what to ask. I'll have to work that out...

The big thing about small animals is that very few people research about them beyond picking up an outdated book, a pamphlet from a pet store or talking to a pet store employee. Some of the questions in regards to the vet would get me funny looks, "Hamsters can go to the vet?, Why? They're only $8" :/ But I'll of course ask anyways.