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Stress on beardies

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Question
Hi I live in a situation with my family where I go back and forth between my
mom and dads over the week. Unfortunately I can't trust either parent to be
able to feed my dragon while I'm gone to the others house, and I was
wondering if it would be too stressful on my beardie to take him with me to
both houses (if I had an enclosure at each house) thanks

Answer
Hello Holly,

Well, I don't see why your dragon would not be able to adjust to traveling a little back & forth as long as the tanks were setup properly.  
At first, he may stress out a little bit until he gets used to it.  I think once he gets adjusted, he will enjoy a little bit of variety.  If you feel he would get better care with you then by all means, take him with you back & forth.  :-))
They do tend to adjust pretty well, as long as the ownership is pretty stable, which would be you.  

Tracie