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I am leaving town for Thanksgiving but will only be gone for a day. I dont have a timer on my light for Yoshi, (my male leo) cage. Should I just leave the light on the whole time or should I leave it off.

Depends on what time you are getting back. If I'm going to be gone until like 12am I leave it off since it's only one day and seince you have a uth. If you are going to get back around 9 ot 10pm then you could leave it on. Of course it would be easy to get a timer but since it's just for a day I'm sure he'll be ok without a light.
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Katie
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I highly recommend you buy a light timer/s for your leopard gecko, even though you said you don't have one.

I bought my two at HomeDepot for around $5$ each, and they work great. I don't have to turn them on, and I don't have to turn them off. It especially nice when I'm away for the night, etc, and they help me over come situations(like your having)... where I'm busy or gone for a couple days.

It was money well spent... I recommend you go out and buy one.
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Steven ,

and flock;
-1.1 Cockatiels(Buddy and Jake)
-1.1 Budgies(Chipy and Peaches)
-1.0 Orange cheeked waxbill

And slime/scales;
-1.0 Firebellied toad
-1.0 Japanese firebellied newt
-1.0 Leopard gecko
-4 leopard frog tadpoles

Fish, feeders and other wriggly things!

I found someone to take care of him while I'm gone, but thanks for your help. I will buy a timer soon.

next time just go to lowes, you can get a timer for less than 5 bucks, and use it all the time so your leo can get useto specific day light/night hours instead of when you can turn on your lamp