#Issue with vacation /feeding

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mighty pier
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My dream is to have a leopard gecko, but since I live in a block of flats already few problems showed up. Space in my room is not an issue anymore, most of the problems are solvable.
Only the last issue - what about vacations?

We often go on trips on vacations that last even two weeks, I'm fearing about longer ones in the future. I don't have any family members or friends nearby to check and feed the gecko. People on Internet sites also ask questions like that but everyone keeps saying that a gecko will survive two weeks without food, but I don't want to risk losing a scaly friend in the future if it won't be able to make it.

So here's the question: are there any feeders for geckos? Can they even eat from an automatic feeder, like a fish? We also have fishes which we feed like that when we're for example abroad or something. Or would I need to release some hopeless small bugs for the gecko to hunt, or is it not a good idea either? What should I do in that scenario?

mighty pier
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Issue with vacation /feeding

edgy yew
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Nta while it isn't ideal, if you got a adult gecko you could feed extra the day before leaving and the little one should be fine for two weeks however it isn't ideal.

Issue with automatic feeders are the bugs potentially getting stuck, dying and just making the inside generally icky. We also don't recommend leaving bugs in because even tho it is rare they can still potentially bite your gecko (this is very rare and a leo would gave to be sick to allow such)

But you don't want to risk bugs burrowing in the Substrate or getting together in something that might be hsrd to get them out of.

I understand you want a gecko, but this is a issue your going to really have to think about. They aren't short lived pets by any means, they expensive both setup wise, the cost of the animal itself and vet funds and do take up a good bit of room since thriving minimum enclosure is a 36x18x18. Also have to consider the future if your going to be somewhere that will allow a exotic. Because even tho most places say pet friendly, that doesn't necessarily mean exotic friendly.

mighty pier
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Thank you very much for the advice, I now have something to think through lol. Maybye I'll come up with some ideas since I plan to have this pet far in the future, that means a lot of time to consider things.

edgy yew
mighty pier
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Yeah, I'm pretty aware of that and very insecure about keeping pets... when I was a kid my parents bought me a small turtle, it died two weeks later and my parents blamed me for not feeding it, but i fed it right, forgot only once, was a little kid after all. When I checked how gecko enclosoure should look like I also looked up at the needs of the turtle I had. And it turned out it was my parents fault, and it was something that as a kid I couldn't notice. It's enclosure was plastic. Pure plastic, one plastic palm tree, open to cold and everything, no plants, no changed water. That was probably the reason the turtle died - because my parents didn't care much, and I was to young to realize xd- now I'm kinda insecure and scared when I really shouldn't be, not in that scale I feel it TwT that's why I was askin'.

edgy yew
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I totally understand, however as minors we also need to have our parents aware of their care. Like i mentioned these guys are not cheap at all, no pet is. Funds, and transportation for a vet needs to be thought out and accessible/agreed upon. :3

I know the fear of not being able to care for a animal, i unfortunately had gotten hermit crabs long before i was anywhere near ready and lost so many crabs because of my lack of understanding, and my parents inability to encourage research. ❤️

mighty pier
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I totally agree. When I had this turtle I was around six years old, with no phone, no way to check facts. It was my parents responsibility at that time to educate themselves and then me about the things the animal should have, if I was older, I could be also to blame