Swayne8998
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Would you trust someone who has not had any experience with reptiles with your cham for 5 days?
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KarmaChameleon1337
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Personally, in MY opinion, I would not. I'd be too paranoid and would only trust my babies with good knowledge on them.
Elizadolots
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I think it depends on the chameleon, the amount of automation you have and how trustworthy you deem the person to be in general. 5 days is not very long.
An adult veiled or panther could easily withstand 5 days of even fairly bad treatment but a younger animal or one of the smaller breeds require more responsible care. If you have your lights on a timer and an automated mister, you reduce the responsibility to "just make sure everything is working, call me if something's not". An adult veiled or panther could go 5 days without being fed, but it's not that tricky to set up a couple of deli cups with crickets for easy feeding.
An adult veiled or panther could easily withstand 5 days of even fairly bad treatment but a younger animal or one of the smaller breeds require more responsible care. If you have your lights on a timer and an automated mister, you reduce the responsibility to "just make sure everything is working, call me if something's not". An adult veiled or panther could go 5 days without being fed, but it's not that tricky to set up a couple of deli cups with crickets for easy feeding.
ISA my Veiled
New Member
Honestly what my girlfriend and I do is write out a schedule some what and let them follow it and tell them not to do anything that isn't on the list. Give them the supplement info if they will need it those days and set it out like they are a moron lol sounds rough but it worked for us.
maxttu
New Member
If you work with this person and train them they should be fine. My petsitter had never had a reptile and I worked with her and now three years later she knows more than some of the members on this forums.
Lol. Can you loan her services out??
Swayne8998
Established Member
LOL 'case they run away form the roaches? xD
But yeah I made a schedule and got a neighbor who wants her kid to have a cool experience.
Elizadolots
New Member
Perfect! Kids are the best helpers you can get when it comes to feeding insects to a reptile.
pssh
Avid Member
I've left mine with non-reptile people that I trusted. My friend was terrified she would kill my first one, but she did just fine. I just made a very detailed schedule for her. It had each day with the amount of food and how often to mist. She over fed a little (she said it was just to be extra careful so he wouldnt starve!) but the chameleon probably enjoyed that a bit.
As long as you trust that they are a careful, responsible person, and you give them detailed instructions, I dont see why not.
As long as you trust that they are a careful, responsible person, and you give them detailed instructions, I dont see why not.
absolutbill
Chameleon Enthusiast
Just remember, when you got your first cham you didn't have any prior experience either I'm lucky in that I have a roommate who understands reptiles and their needs, but I also write him out an EXTREMELY detailed schedule covering everything, and so far so good.
I'm lucky in that I have a roommate who understands reptiles and their needs, but I also write him out an EXTREMELY detailed schedule covering everything, and so far so good.
patrickfraser
New Member
With a teacher like you, I am not at all surprised.If you work with this person and train them they should be fine. My petsitter had never had a reptile and I worked with her and now three years later she knows more than some of the members on this forums.
lysinlight87
New Member
I'm trusting mine to my best friend for 2 weeks, I asked her to house-sit (what I really meant was chameleon-sit lol) She wants to get her own veiled so it'll be good practice
