i once had a very young juvenile escape, only to find him 2 months later. i can only imagine what/if he ate during that time, but he survived, and after a few weeks of quarantine, he was fine. so i can attest that a juvenile can go 4 days without food. feeding everyday is very good, but it is not law. if you do not have someone who you can trust to feed them everyday, they will be fine. they won't die because they didn't eat every single day.(let the flaming begin...lol) in the wild, they eat when food opportunities arise, which may be every couple days or not for a week or two.