Bci 3 weeks alone

Can i leave my 3yo bci At home alone for 3 weeks with a very big water bowl?

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Originally Posted by Lucky01

Can i leave my 3yo bci At home alone for 3 weeks with a very big water bowl?

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maybe have someone stop by a few times to make sure temps are safe and bowl isn't knocked over...

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Maybe my granma could pur her hand in the viv only in extreme cases ( like water bowl flipping) but just that. imagine my 80yo granma dealing with a 6ft bci😂

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Originally Posted by Lucky01

Maybe my granma could pur her hand in the viv only in extreme cases ( like water bowl flipping) but just that. imagine my 80yo granma dealing with a 6ft bci[emoji23]

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yeah and monitor the temp from outside lol

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I would not. I remember reading in one of the forums - red tail boas maybe, before it died? - that he'd left his for one week and it had pooped and dumped its water bowl, so it lay in "poop soup" for a week and ended up dying from the resulting scale rot infection.

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Originally Posted by bcr229

I would not. I remember reading in one of the forums - red tail boas maybe, before it died? - that he'd left his for one week and it had pooped and dumped its water bowl, so it lay in "poop soup" for a week and ended up dying from the resulting scale rot infection.

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This is interesting, and completely possible, however unless there are spikes in climate or a complete bacterial infection in the water bowl, as mentioned in this example, I see very little worry in going on a trip.

3 weeks IS a long time but not when it comes to food.

If you have to take that amount of time and be away, I'd suggest dropping the temps and providing at least two water sources, maybe three. One of those sources should NOT be big enough for the snake to submerge in, only to drink from.

High temperatures are far more dangerous to snakes than lower temps at least to a certain extent. Snakes are able to adjust to cooler temps and can tolerate being slightly cooler for a certain amount of time. If you have a thermostat that is fail safe (will not fail on full power), you should have little to worry about if your vacation is during the summer months and is longer than a week.

We just came back after 9 days away and things were exactly the same as when we left. One snake shed and 2 of them dumped out.The 4th stayed in its hide and did nothing other than eliminate waste.

I shut the ambient room heater off and allowed the house to sit at 78 degrees. The AC would only come on at 79 or higher.

A quality thermostat is recommended in all instances. If you lose power for 2 weeks in the summer and your ambient temps exceed 95 degrees constantly then you may have an issue. Our summer trip temps in the home usually mimic the snake's natural environment and show little effect on the health for the snake.
Reptiles are typically great pets that need minimal supervision, if properly set up and monitored.


It is late for me tonight so excuse any grammatical errors and/or mistakes in my post.

With luck, it will be OK, but 3 weeks is kind of a long time without someone knowledgeable checking things (temps & water) to make sure.

And without some very real coaching, it's asking A LOT of your 80-yr old grandmother IF she has no experience or knowledge of snakes...what if she reaches in
(for the water bowl) & the snake bites & wraps her arm? It's not likely but far from impossible and she could be in real trouble. (I'm thinking more like a heart
attack than the snake actually trying to have her for dinner...) I wouldn't want that on my conscience...just not a good plan, especially since the snake will be
getting hungry during this time frame. And if you feed right before you leave, what if something makes it regurge? Would she be able to handle that? Again,
not likely, but I'd look for a more appropriate "snake sitter".

Ok, i will search some "snake sitter" close to my place. I wouldnt worry about going for a 1/2 week holiday but if i think about it 3 weeks is a long time to leave my snake at home alone

I’ve left my snakes for 15 days a few times ... all monitored with stats of course .. I simply put three or 4 bowls of water around each viv .. including one fairly large one.

Never had any issues tbh

That said , for three weeks I’d probably leave your snake /s at a local pet store .. many will just charge a nominal amount ..


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Originally Posted by Zincubus

I’ve left my snakes for 15 days a few times ... all monitored with stats of course .. I simply put three or 4 bowls of water around each viv .. including one fairly large one.

Never had any issues tbh

That said , for three weeks I’d probably leave your snake /s at a local pet store .. many will just charge a nominal amount ..


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I wouldn't...it would come home with mites, probably...also would potentially be exposed to diseases carried by other herps in store. I'd check with local vets, especially
exotic ones, but even vet techs at 'regular' vets may be into herps too. Anyway, many vet offices do boarding of regular pets, so an exotic vet would likely do the same
with herps.

is there any way you can hook up a camera for the viv? I was just thinking if you had a camera you could watch it over the net and let your gma know if something is wrong. You could buy the camera, and then return it back to amazon after the 3 weeks.

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That said , for three weeks I’d probably leave your snake /s at a local pet store .. many will just charge a nominal amount ..


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Unfortunately I don't think this is a good idea. I'd be way too worried about mites, diseases, etc...

And yeah, I wouldn't want to put my 80 year old grandparent in that position either, especially considering she's not experienced with snakes.

I hope you can find a trustworthy person who's got experience keeping snakes and can help you out.

Good luck

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Originally Posted by Craiga 01453

Unfortunately I don't think this is a good idea. I'd be way too worried about mites, diseases, etc...

And yeah, I wouldn't want to put my 80 year old grandparent in that position either, especially considering she's not experienced with snakes.

I hope you can find a trustworthy person who's got experience keeping snakes and can help you out.

Good luck

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How would mites be introduced or diseases for that matter ??

I did say that maybe best not leaving three weeks though ..


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How would mites be introduced or diseases for that matter ??

I did say that maybe best not leaving three weeks though ..


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Pet stores can often have mites. It's not unheard of for pet store animals to bring mites into a home, so bringing a presumably healthy animal into an environment where you can't be sure it's clean is unwise.
Also, I wouldn't trust the vast majority of pet store employees with my animals.

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How would mites be introduced or diseases for that matter ??

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That statement was made as a response to boarding at a pet store.

I'd rather someone come in to take care of my snake every 2-3 days if I had to be gone for an extended period.

Do you have any friends you would trust to check in? I trade pet sitting with my friend so neither of us have to pay anyone or trust random people with our collections. She has everything I have though parrots, snakes, tarantulas, rats etc, so we can trade off with each other. I would definitely want someone comfortable with the animals if they had to go in though, so maybe train a friend lol. I had to rehouse one of my friends tarantula the last time I watched them because of a weird mold outbreak in its container. Most random people wouldn’t want to deal, or even of noticed something wrong or try rehousing even if they were being paid. It’s definitely hard finding people sometimes!

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If there is no other option I’d put at least three bowls of water with one being as huge as possible .. the more bowls the more chance of one of them staying clean for the duration


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Biggest problem can be water. You can make a auto waterer with PVC/CPVC pipes. Or buy a bird auto waterer with a small cup. Snake can drink but doesn't have room to poop in it. Zip tie it or hot glue it so it stays put. If your thermostat loses power will it go back to the settings?

Some dog kennels will take snakes. But you need to bring the tub/tank.

WIFI cameras are cheap. I run one in the rat room just incase.

I've removed snakes that "got out" from their cages. One was "out" for a year, in a rental :O.

Best thing an cheapest would be a friend checking every three days or so. That would be good just to make sure the house was still there.

3 weeks for a 6' boa definitely should not be enough time for it to get hungry, my large and mature boas only eat every 4-6 weeks. That said, I would not feed the snake at least another 1-2 weeks before leaving. This will reduce the chances of defecation, and also if anything does happen (like extreme temps), you don't want food in their stomach. I went away for a week and had someone watch my snakes...came home to the room over 100F, and the only one that didn't make it or return to normal was the one the babysitter fed either twice or three times - idr - in my absence despite explicit directions not to feed any of them. No food should be digesting in their stomach when you leave, this is extremely important.

So, finding someone competent just to keep an eye on temps and water is also extremely important. They need to be able to at the very least change water, if not clean the cage if it gets messy. I also like the camera idea pitched by a few people! This will allow you to keep an eye on the people/person watching the snakes, because theft is not unheard of in the reptile world. But, it can also help give you guidance to the caregiver.

I wouldn't even waste a second thought about leaving for three weeks during summer (we leave them alone for two weeks several times a year) and I wouldn't do anything but change the water bowl (drinking-size only) right before I left. Adding water bowls or larger bowls will only accomplish one thing...create an opportunity for a problem.