My camera catches bugs - they look like ghostly white creatures. It also catches the fox, deer, raccoons, and opossums. If I look at the live feed I can see fishie eyes and sometimes frog eyes hopping. Until I got it I didn't know how active the place was a night! When we vacationed for two weeks last fall we had the little girl next door check in only two times a week - I bagged a very small amount for each day. Tell your dad they only get fed once while you're gone- mid week. They'll be perfectly fine.