i'll try to see if i can actually get someone to come in everyday for a fee - but the amount of enemies we've made up and down our road, dont think anyone will want to even talk to us anymore! yeah my dad's a bit grumpy...no...realllly mean. so the plan is: big water change the day before i go, feed very lightly a week before i go and then just bag up the right amount of food and tell my mum and sister what to do. but if they feed them properly perhaps they will be ok without food for ten days....or is that really risking it. or perhaps at that point i could use that digital feeder.