cham advice {multiple choice}!

[martinbigmac]

hi, im going away for a few days next week,leave on monday afternoon,get back friday lunchtime , im unsure whether to ...

a-take my cham and viv round to a friends house{i really dont want to disrupt her if possible,and he has no lizard knowledge}}

b-feed her up before then , leave plenty of locusts in her viv,and fill up my dripper

c-take her to the pet shop to be looked after{again ,disrupting her!}

suggestions please and thanks !
regards !

 

[Jerambis]

Friends how is the way to go. Just give him a list of what he needs to do everyday... Turn dripper on, feed crickets, clean up poop, etc. If your friend does those basic things everything will be ok.

 

[Jeweledchameleons]

I would stock the cage up and leave her in her territory
it's less stress on her, than to have the crickets and grasshoppers in the cage.
she'll make it just fine nibbling on the locusts

Even the best friends are tempted to handle such exotic pets
you never know what'll happen...

 

[cbrenton]

D) Have your friend or someone you trust come by the house once a day to feed and refill dripper. (Stress free. I have had the same problem.)

 

[Scooter]

Have some one come by the house and take care of your cham. They can also check out to make sure everything is ok. Turn cham's lights on and off, open and close your windows, and shades.

Or hire a pet sitter to come in once or twice a day. Even when I'm out of town just overnight, I have a pet sitter come and stay with my pets. She feeds and walks the dogs, feeds the bunny and parrot, and with Butter, she sprays him morning and evening, sets his dripper, shakes some crickits in the cage, takes in my mail and pooper scoops before she leaves. Lots of peace of mind for a pretty fair price.

 

[stevereecy]

hi, im going away for a few days next week,leave on monday afternoon,get back friday lunchtime , im unsure whether to ...

a-take my cham and viv round to a friends house{i really dont want to disrupt her if possible,and he has no lizard knowledge}}

b-feed her up before then , leave plenty of locusts in her viv,and fill up my dripper

c-take her to the pet shop to be looked after{again ,disrupting her!}

suggestions please and thanks !
regards !

Four days is pushing it. I have no problems with a weekend, and I've taken a 3-day trip before. When I took the 3-day trip, I reduced the wattage on my basking bulb to slow dehydration.

 

[martinbigmac]

thank you all !

your advice is very much appreciated !
god, i love this forum !
regards , martinbigmac

 

[Sara270]

I posted on this forum to find people expienced w/ chams to watch my guy, and I met some great people and found someone experienced to watch Pablo.

That said, Pablo was a little stressed taking him in his enclosure for a car ride (~10-15 min car ride). I like the idea of having a friend or a trusted person experienced with chams come to your place, but this was not one of your choices.