Leaving my Beardie for a few days unfed and unheated

[pinkrambo13]

So I have a potentially large problem... I am supposed to go to Florida and my roommate is leaving our college for Easter break. This means from this Friday morning to Monday morning nobody will be around to feed or turn on lights for my little buddy...

I have no idea what to do. I just found out that he wasn't able to take care of her. He was originally not going home. I want my buddy to be alive when I get back.

Please I need suggestions

Should I just leave the lights on in her tank for those 2 days? Should I over feed her today and tomorrow?

 

[lizardmom25]

How old is your beadie? Could you possibly get a timer for the lights? I paid less than $10 for mine, and they sell them lots of places, not just pet stores.

 

[pinkrambo13]

How old is your beadie? Could you possibly get a timer for the lights? I paid less than $10 for mine, and they sell them lots of places, not just pet stores.

My beardie is roughly 9 months I would think maybe older. I have had her for at least 6 month myself. Where would you get a timer? I don't have one and sadly am an unpaid intern at the moment so money is tight!!!

 

[kyleena29]

I have this one https://www.walmart.com/ip/Woods-Indoor-Digital-24-Hour-Lamp-Timer-Simple-Set-2-Conductor-50027-White/33874346?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227022678119&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=40876423352&wl4=pla-78767264552&wl5=1027758&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&wl12=33874346&wl13=&veh=sem I had actually got that one from amazon.

I also have this one because it was at walmart at the time https://www.walmart.com/ip/MyTouch-Smart-Indoor-Outdoor-Plug-In-Digital-Timer/49332640?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=0&adid=22222222227038407914&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=80429526409&wl4=pla-177668555809&wl5=1027758&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&wl12=49332640&wl13=&veh=sem

I don't know what you feed yours but you could put superworms or dubias in a bowl.

 

[Catzo]

This is not a large problem. Its hardly a problem! Super easy solution. You can get a lamp timer at walmart for 5 bucks. Literally 5 bucks.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/GoGreen-Power-Mechanical-24-Hour-Timer-White-36011/46097929

Any hardware store will also have them. Home depot, lowes, whatever. Any place that sells lightbulbs.

So you dont have money for the poor lizard but you have noney for spring break eh? I see how it is haha

 

[Tarbie]

Yeah, our Beardie (Tony) is 18 months old, and we regularly go away for 2 days or so with his basking lamp on a timer. Of course you'll need 2 timers if it's cold enough to require an additional heat source overnight, but they are pretty inexpensive.

Of course at 9 months old you have to worry a bit more about feeding and pooping etc. We're lucky in that Tony has reached an age where he doesn't need to eat every day, and he's fairly well trained in terms of where he will poop. He typically doesn't go in his vivarium and will hold out until we're back and let him out. But I don't suppose 2 or 3 days without food is a train smash as a once off.