I'm going on vacation for 7 days. Do I need anybody to feed and refill my geckos water bowl. My dad keeps fish so a family member is coming over to feed them everyday. Do I need them to feed and give my leopard gecko water. I will leave a bowl of mealworms in with him. Do I need to leave a carrot with the mealworms? If I leave the water bowl full, do I need my relatives to give him water? I do have a moist hide on the warm side with moss in it and it usually stays moist with water droplets for atleast 4 days. I will feed him hornworms before I leave to make sure he has extra water. I know he will poop, and would it be okay for the poop to remain in there for a week and I'll take the paper with the poop ot when I come back. I really don't want my relatives going in my gecko's cage.
I'm going on vacation for a week.
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Justin Adams
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Even if you fill the water bowl before you leave, it really isn't a good idea to assume it'll just stay full for an extended period of time. I've got to refill my geckos' water bowl every two days or so, and that's if he doesn't make a mess in it; It's always good to keep it filled regardless. I suppose leaving the poop in the cage would be "ok", though it would probably be more sanitary to have someone remove it when they see it and i don't recommend leaving it there for multiple consecutive days at all. may i ask why you don't want anyone to be in your gecko's enclosure? In my opinion it is much better to have someone watching over and caring for him/her while you're gone than to just leave him alone for an entire week.
Justin Adams
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It could, yes
So if I get a water resevoir bowl , I would be okay. I'all feed him everyday starting from today till the day I leave to fatten him up a bit. Can he go a week without food? There will be 1-2 poops when I come, so I'll clean it up. I don't want my relatives going in my geckos cage as I don't trust them. My grandma is against me having the gecko and she said before that she will release it. My cousin might come and they are small. One of them dropped my gecko when they were holding him, and what if they release by accident in my home. I will tell them to look into my geckos cage everyday to make sure he is okay and they will call me to tell how he is doing and if anything new happened.
Justin Adams
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As long as he is monitored he should be fine.
I will call my grandpa(who is coming over to feed my dad's fish) to peek in his cage to make sure he is alright and not looking bad. I'll have water reservoir bowl to take care of water. There won't be any fires or heating problems as he'll come in check the thermostat and thermometer. Can my gecko go a week without food?