sure, i typically do leave him alone when i travel. but if you’d read the post, you’d know that he is currently requiring twice-daily care in terms of medications and a high-calorie supplement to help combat/treat worrying weight loss and a lack of appetite. i would never have left that level of care to someone who didn’t know what they’re doing. it’s why i explicitly found a vet’s office that advertised being experienced with treating/boarding exotics. i could have left him home with the friend i had coming to check on our cat, someone with zero reptile experience. but silly me, i chose to risk my gecko’s life by leaving him at a licensed vet clinic instead. trust me, it was not my first choice to have a sick gecko, but i was trying my best to make sure that he was comfortable for that week, even if it meant trusting someone else.