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I was reading the classifieds, and I keep seeing this post from the same guy saying that he MUST sell his because he's leaving to go out of town for two weeks. Do you guys never ever go out of town for a week or more? Hmmm...wonder if my pet sitter can handle taking care of chameleons.

Kristen

Yes, we do. I travel for work fairly often. But, this also means I can't have a big collection in the first place. I recruit and train some workaholic neighbor or eager kid to care for the critters. I cultivate curiosity and interest in several neighborhood friends, bring them treats, offer to care for anything they have in return (and if they are interested in chams they probably have their own zoo), and write up a very detailed care sheet (people have remarked on how long it is!) with my travel contact numbers, vet numbers, etc. I put out my better cham books too. I have all supplies out on the kitchen counter, all insects fed, cage clean, everything I can do to make the job easy. It usually takes me an entire day to get ready for a trip. Someone who would sell his animals just because he's going away for 2 weeks is not a very dedicated keeper IMHO.

Good to know! Thanks...I was thinking that we were gonna be in big trouble here. We have other animals anyway, so a pet sitter when we leave town is the norm anyway...and she always has a LONG list of instructions, so I guess the list will just double in length! hahaha

Thanks again!!!
Kristen