2 weeks vacation

[qwerty53]

is it possible to leave them for 2 weeks? No water changes. Completely untouched. The oldest 4 years old the youngest 1.5 month old
I left for a week before they seemed perfectly fine.
I won't feed 10 days prior and handle them before I am gone so the defecation chance is low while absent.
My main concern is water change. I use tap water with reptisafe. Maybe I should put some germ killing stuff in water I heard about.
Any thought much obliged.

PS
Please no trivial advices like "find someone to look after them..."

Any thought much obliged

[Zincubus]

I've left all mine a few times over the years for 17 days each time - no worries .
I just fed them about 5 days before leaving and had a good clean of the vivs the day before we left and put an extra , larger water dish in each Viv , so they all had their normal water dish plus a larger second one and a few had three water dishes .. All the dishes were placed in the cool side ..

No issues at all .


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[qwerty53]

I've left all mine a few times over the years for 17 days each time - no worries .
I just fed them about 5 days before leaving and had a good clean of the vivs the day before we left and put an extra , larger water dish in each Viv , so they all had their normal water dish plus a larger second one and a few had three water dishes .. All the dishes were placed in the cool side ..

No issues at all .


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Thank you very much. This is a good idea. Now my main concern is they drink dirty water.... Dis you out any germ killing stuff in water

[hollowlaughter]

I wouldn't see any need unless your animals like to bask and poop in their water. In that case, maybe offer a secondary bowl like a supported deli cup.

[Gio]

No issue at all and really, their waste becomes benign fairly quickly if you are not constantly misting the cage. I've come back from over 14 days and had completely dried out poops and a happy, but hungry snake. The snakes that were more active when I was out of town were the carpet python and the boa constrictor and now the retic. The royal was probably the most content and least active when we were gone.

You could add a secondary water bowl if you want and fill it with ice right before you leave. It will melt quickly and become another source of water within a day.

Almost every snake is capable of long periods without our intervention.

You can certainly take a trip and relax.

I only get nervous about power outages or some type of heat malfunction. That can happen when you are at work or out for the night. Cold isn't the killer though at least not quickly, the heat malfunction is the serious issue. If you have a quality thermostat the concerns should be minimal.

I'd say a royal python is one of THE BEST pets to be able to leave for a week or two!

[DennisM]

I just returned from a 16 day trip. Everyone is fine. Today is cage cleaning day and tomorrow is feeding day. Like Gio, I have taken several such trips over the years without issue.

[qwerty53]

came back all good!!!
thanks