Nichelle V.
Nichelle V.
Contact for Drop-In Visits
from $15 per visit
Highlights
Pet care experience
Extremely experienced animal lover
I started my animal care journey since I could walk. I was raised around aquariums, horses, dogs, cats, reptiles, frogs, raccoons, opossums, bobcats, birds, and ferrets. By 14 I had over 30 Bettas I was breeding and raising. Then I went to working at a pet store and a saddle shop. After that I became a zookeeper. I've worked with a lot of crazy animals so not a lot scares me. I've worked with wild cats like bobcats, pumas, Eurasian lynx, Canadian lynx, servals, and caracals. I've also worked with wolves, foxes, couatimundi, lemurs, prairie dogs, porcupines, bears, and gators. I've worked with saltwater tanks, I've bred snakes, I've also worked at a pet boarding kennel. I was the one they ask for when difficult cats and dogs were boarded. Dogs that had been abused, were fearful, or just plain good at bluffing, that was my pups to work with. Also foxes and wolves were my specialty. Because of my experience I also have an animal training skill set using target training and positive reinforcement. I also know how to administer medications, and I also know the signs of a lot of medical conditions or issues. I also allow the dog to let me know what they need by reading their body language and their personality. I recently been cleared for temporary pass to go onto Tinker Air Force base to tend to family pets.
Cat care experience
Nichelle also cares for cats. Learn about their cat-specific care experience.
Qualifications
Pets
Safety, trust & environment
At home my dogs much rather cuddle than play so they get a lot of love through the day, snuggles on the couch with me and my kids, and get to sleep in bed with my or my kids. They let me know when they need to go outside so I let them out and then they "knock" on the door they let me know they want to come in. I dust them off and wipe off their feet with baby wipes. Once a week they get a bath if needed. My chinchillas are crazy and get "chill time" which is their playtime in the living room plus dust baths! Mr Biggles and Jasper get to spend time with us when they feel social. All of my small animals get bedding completely changed once to twice a month, but they get spot cleaned once a week. and my aquarium gets a 25-50% water change every two weeks. For my clients that have small pets, reptiles, amphibians, and birds: I can change litter, bedding, feed, water, give them playtime and attention. Any needing medications I can also administer those. For cats: change the litter box, litter box train kittens, feed, water, administer medications, play with them if they want to play and cuddles. For dogs: feed, water, give them medications if needed, give them walks, let them play outside how you prefer, if they need potty training I can help with that, I can help with general behaviors to curb bad habits, socializing, and of course play with them and give them cuddles.
Ratings and reviews
Nichelle is very attentive and my puppy Sho seems to really like her! If you ever need someone to watch over your pets I recommend Nichelle!
Nichelle spoiled our kitty while we were out of town. She was super attentive and communicative! We will definitely be rebooking with her.
Thank you for taking care of my girls.
Nichelle was absolutely amazing. She went above and beyond providing care for my cat. And communicated with me the entire way through. I would 100% recommend her services
Nichelle is wonderful and very reliable. My family and I feel very comfortable when going on vacation with her taking care of our pets. Highly recommended.
Absolutely great!!
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Schedule
I need a flexible schedule so I can raise my two sons, when they are at school my schedule is open and also every other week they are with their dad so my schedule is wide open during that time. At home I have my own pets, I have two medium/large dogs named Sadie and Oshun, a South American short tailed opossum named Jasper, a bear hamster named Mr bigglesworth, and 4 chinchillas named Dorothy, Pablo,Lugnut,and Fluffbutt *HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS* October: I am a horror actor for Wicked Forest of Terror during the month of October from Thursday to Sunday 5:30pm-2:30 am (sometimes later) I am spoken for. I can do drop ins through the day. Overnights are extremely limited during this time and I apologize and appreciate the understanding. *THANKSGIVING* this year (2026) I do have my sons during this time so I will be out of town for Thanksgiving day and the day after. *CHRISTMAS* this year (2026) for Christmas this year during Christmas week, drop ins are available until the day of Christmas Eve, on Christmas Eve afternoon I will be headed out of town until the 26th. after that it hopefully everything will be back to schedule as usual. *NEW YEARS 2027 I have my sons for New years so no overnights for that week.