Pet sitters in high demand as owners travel abroad for break
Pet sitters in high demand as owners travel abroad for break
2025-01-23
Pet sitters are in high demand for the Lunar New Year break, as animal lovers head out of the country for vacation. A pet service platform says some pet sitters can make up to NT$118,000 during the holidays. With rates going from NT$400 to NT$600 per day, and some 10 assignments to be taken daily, there is plenty of opportunities to get an extra cash to splash in the New Year.
With more than a week off work for the Lunar New Year, many people are traveling abroad. For pet owners, finding a suitable nanny is essential.
Amy
Pet sitter
It’s NT$400 to NT$600 per visit. Each visit is about half an hour. The total price is around NT$500 regardless of how many pets there are, as long as all the tasks can be completed within half an hour. That means that during the Lunar New Year break, I can do about 8 to 10 assignments per day.
Ms. Shen
Pet owner
I read the reviews and interviewed the sitter. We also have security cameras and a building caretaker. I informed the caretaker of the hours the sitter would come. My front door has a digital lock, you can set which times people can access my house. When the sitter comes, the security cameras send me a notification over Line. Basically, all the technology gives us peace of mind about taking care of our cat.
Pet hotels are packed during the Lunar New Year, creating plenty of business opportunities for pet sitters. Rates start at NT$400 per half hour all the way up to NT$600. For sitters, the break is a great opportunity to make some extra cash for the holidays.
Candace Chen
Pet sitter platform
We took a look at the figures, and the biggest earners can make up to NT$118,000. Then there’s also some that make NT$80,000 to NT$90,000. There are a lot of assignments that can be had during the Lunar New Year and in January.
The lucrative occupation is attracting more and more people. The number of pet sitters grew from more than 4,000 in 2023, to more than 8,000 in 2024, both part-time and full-time. Plenty of job opportunities are cropping up amid Taiwan’s growing pet economy.
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春節連假出國多! "寵物保姆"竄紅 月收高達11.8萬
2025-01-23
今年春節連假長達9天，不少人計劃出國旅遊，也讓「寵物保姆」炙手可熱，因為寵物旅館爆滿、訂不到位，許多飼主轉找「寵物保姆」，不僅可以到府餵食照顧，還能溜毛孩，半小時要價400到600元，寵物保姆平台統計，一個保姆一天可以接10單，光是春節訂單就已經上千筆，有保姆光這個月，就收入11.8萬。
春節連假長達9天，不少飼主出國旅遊，無法照顧毛小孩，也讓「寵物保姆」竄紅。
[[寵物保姆 AMY]]
“我們大概400到600(元)一趟，一趟大概半個小時，然後就是不管是幾隻毛孩，如果半個小時內可以完成，就會是一次就是500塊左右這樣子。過年期間我大概一天，可能要跑8到10個單”
[[飼主 沈小姐]]
“我有看評價，面試保姆，加上有監視器，然後大樓有管理員，我其實會跟管理員講，保姆到訪時間，然後家裡有電子鎖，所以你也可以設定，他進出的時間，那保姆來的時候，你用監視器看，然後他LINE也會回報，基本上現在的科技養貓方法，是可以安心的”
春節連假，寵物旅館爆滿，意外衍生的毛孩商機，讓「寵物保姆」夯到爆，每半小時計價，400元起跳，最高到600元，不少毛孩保姆，靠著短期高收入，為自己大賺過年紅包。
[[寵物保姆平台業者 陳思璇]]
“那今年我們看到，我們做最好的保姆，1個人接案就可以做到11萬8000元，然後還有一些有做到8萬9萬的都有，在過年這個期間，1月這個期間接到很多的案子”
越來越多人加入毛孩保姆行列，2023年全台有4000多位寵物保姆，到了2024年成長到8000多位，兼差的、正職的通通有，就是看準短期高收入，也讓台灣掀起寵物新經濟。
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