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    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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    Re: Bci 3 weeks alone

    Quote Originally Posted by Lucky01 View Post
    Can i leave my 3yo bci At home alone for 3 weeks with a very big water bowl?
    maybe have someone stop by a few times to make sure temps are safe and bowl isn't knocked over...

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    Re: Bci 3 weeks alone

    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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    Re: Bci 3 weeks alone

    Quote Originally Posted by Lucky01 View Post
    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
    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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    Re: Bci 3 weeks alone

    Quote Originally Posted by bcr229 View Post
    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.
    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.

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    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".
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    Re: Bci 3 weeks alone

    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
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    Re: Bci 3 weeks 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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    Re: Bci 3 weeks alone

    Quote Originally Posted by Zincubus View Post
    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
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