San Anselmo & Ross Valley Exotic Pet Sitter
The Ross Valley — San Anselmo, Ross, Fairfax, Sleepy Hollow — is one of the most family-oriented pockets of Marin, all leafy streets, creek-side homes, and a downtown San Anselmo that feels like a small town from another era. It is exactly the kind of place where a child’s first pet is a guinea pig or a pair of rabbits, where a household keeps a talkative parrot, or where someone has spent real effort dialing in a reptile’s enclosure. And it is exactly the kind of place that has had nowhere to turn for exotic pet care while traveling — until now. Our team covers the Ross Valley from a base right here in Marin.
House of Guineas is San Francisco’s exotic pet care company, and our Marin specialist lives in Central Marin, a short drive from San Anselmo and the surrounding Ross Valley towns. Your pets stay home, on their routines, cared for by someone with genuine clinical training — and because we are local, reaching you costs a fraction of a bridge crossing.
Why Ross Valley Exotic Pet Owners Choose Our Team
- Local to Marin. No Golden Gate commute in your schedule or your bill. Our specialist reaches San Anselmo, Ross, and Fairfax quickly and can keep visit timing flexible.
- Veterinary background. Our founder, Alexandria, is an exotic veterinary assistant who previously volunteered with the House Rabbit Society administering subcutaneous RHDV2 vaccines. The whole team is trained under that clinical lens.
- Species specialization. Rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, ferrets, reptiles, and birds are our entire focus.
- Clinical-grade care. We can syringe-feed a stasis rabbit, weigh a guinea pig on a gram scale, verify a reptile’s UVB and humidity, and spot early illness in a bird.
Exotic Species We Care For in the Ross Valley
- Small mammals — rabbits (including bonded pairs and trios), guinea pigs, chinchillas, ferrets, hamsters, rats
- Birds — parrots, cockatiels, conures, budgies, lovebirds, finches
- Reptiles — bearded dragons, leopard geckos, crested geckos, ball pythons and other non-venomous snakes, turtles and tortoises
If your species is not listed, call or text us — if we have not handled it, we will tell you honestly and point you to someone who has.
Ross Valley Areas We Serve
We cover the full valley: downtown San Anselmo and the Seminary and Sleepy Hollow neighborhoods, the town of Ross, Fairfax and the streets climbing toward the open space, and the pockets bordering Kentfield and San Rafael. Creek-side cottage or a home up a wooded hillside — we can reach you.
How It Works in the Ross Valley
We start with a free meet-and-greet at your home to learn feeding routines, enclosure setup, medication schedules, and your pet’s personality. Once you book, we schedule visits around your itinerary — usually twice daily — with photo and video updates and written notes on appetite, output, and behavior from every visit.
Pricing for Ross Valley Visits
- 30-minute visits start at $85
- 60-minute visits start at $115
- Routine twice-daily care runs $140–$190/day depending on visit length and number of pets
Because our specialist is based in Central Marin, San Anselmo and the Ross Valley fall in our no-surcharge to $15/visit range. Text us your address and dates and we will confirm your exact rate.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Ross Valley towns do you serve?
San Anselmo, Ross, Fairfax, and Sleepy Hollow, plus the neighborhoods bordering Kentfield and San Rafael. Our Central Marin base keeps the whole valley within an easy drive. If your street sits up a wooded hill or along the creek, that is no problem — text us your address and we will confirm.
We're a family that travels with kids — can you handle a busy household of pets?
Yes, and it is common in the Ross Valley. Whether it is a guinea pig herd, a rabbit pair, a fish tank that needs feeding, and a bird all at once, we build a single visit plan that covers every animal, keep each one on its own routine, and send photos so the kids can check in on their pets from the road.
How far in advance should I book?
For in-home visits, a week or two ahead is ideal so we can fit a meet-and-greet in before your trip, but we will always try to accommodate shorter notice — being based locally in Marin gives us more flexibility than a sitter coming from out of the area. Holidays and summer fill up fastest, so reach out as soon as you have dates.
Do you administer medications and injections?
Our specialists routinely handle oral syringe medications and topical treatments as part of standard care. Subcutaneous injections are handled by our founder, whose work with the House Rabbit Society includes administering RHDV2 vaccines. If your pet is on a complex protocol, share it at the meet-and-greet and we will tell you honestly what we can cover and match the schedule exactly.
Do you care for reptiles, including snakes, in the Ross Valley?
Yes. Marin is not under San Francisco's snake restrictions, so we care for ball pythons and other non-venomous snakes here, along with bearded dragons, leopard and crested geckos, and turtles and tortoises. We manage heat gradients, UVB, humidity, and feeding intervals to your exact setup.
Ready to lock in coverage for your next trip? Call or text us at 415-484-6493 and we will get a meet-and-greet on the calendar. You can also read more about our in-home exotic pet care service, explore the rest of our Marin County coverage, or browse the full FAQ page. New guinea pig or rabbit parents in the Ross Valley will want our guinea pig care guide and rabbit care guide.