basilisk feeding??

[cudamaster13]

i will be going on vacation for ten days and im going to be putting 1-2 of the petsmart cricket containers as well as mealworms in my basilisk enclosure but i was wondering how long can basilisks go with out food??

 

[Vicious_Fish]

Healthy Basilisks can easily go a few weeks without food if they have to.

 

[cudamaster13]

Healthy Basilisks can easily go a few weeks without food if they have to.

so if she ate a ton of crickets and mealworms for maybe 4-5 days until they run out she should be fine til i get back?

 

[A. gigas]

yes. pics?

 

[cudamaster13]

heres a pic srry my cell makes the pics small

 

[Vicious_Fish]

so if she ate a ton of crickets and mealworms for maybe 4-5 days until they run out she should be fine til i get back?

As long as your lizard is healthy and has good weight then yes.

 

[coura]

Actually it would be a bigger hazzard for her to have roaming crickets in the enclosure then to have to spend a few days with no food.

 

[cudamaster13]

Actually it would be a bigger hazzard for her to have roaming crickets in the enclosure then to have to spend a few days with no food.

then how should i feed her should i just put a ton of mealworms in her foodbowl?

 

[armaggedonx]

Get a reliable neighbour/familly member to feed her? Also be able to turn lights etc on and off

 

[coura]

then how should i feed her should i just put a ton of mealworms in her foodbowl?

What normaly or during the vacation? With basilisks and water dragons in my experience the best way to feed them is by a pair of long twezzers or by a big food bowl with high walls so that the crickets cant escape. Young ones that are to shy, yes you release the crickets inside the cage but then you must make shure all are gone, stray crickets can litleraly eat chunks out of your lizard wille he sleeps.