Vacation?

[dannel]

Would a yearling EBT be fine on its own for 4 days while on vacation? The uv is on a timer and the CHE on a thermostat, water dish would be shallower than normal, and I'd plan on feeding on the Thursday that we'd leave. What do i do for feedings? I was thinking of an automatic fish feeder filled with freeze dried mealworms for Saturday, and i'd be home on Sunday night. Any suggestions/thoughts?

 

[wellington]

Yes he should be fine. Leave an over abundance of what ever kind of food you feed and will stay fresh the longest.

 

[Baoh]

Is the house/apartment still being heated? If so, I would turn off the CHE while you are gone.

 

[dannel]

We'd be going in the summer, so no; and the CHE would be on a thermostat.

 

[animalfreak]

Google pet sitters in your area I would help you but I live in Texas.

 

[yagyujubei]

he could go four days without food easily.Or you could dump some mealworms in there so he could hunt.

 

[Baoh]

We'd be going in the summer, so no; and the CHE would be on a thermostat.

Then there is no need for the CHE during your vacation.

 

[dannel]

he could go four days without food easily.Or you could dump some mealworms in there so he could hunt.

Thats what i thought, but wont they die before he hunts em?

 

[Tortus]

Meal worms would most likely dig into the substrate.

But anyway, I've yet to see a herp that can't go 4 days without food. If you leave all the lights and heat sources off they go into sort of a state of hibernation.

I had a bearded dragon loose in my house all winter once. When the weather got warmer, I found it sitting in the middle of the living room floor. It lived for 3 months in a cold house without any food or water and looked no worse for the wear.

Even if the house isn't cold I highly doubt 4 days without food will cause any harm. I would leave it dark so it stays inactive during that time. I read something about his once before I took a week long trip to Florida. About how reptiles can shut down in certain situations. I turned off all the lights to the herps and they were perfectly fine when I got back.

If you think about it, mother nature doesn't always give reptiles the perfect conditions. There could be a week long period of cold without any sunshine and they know how to adapt.