Night time question

questnjurny said:

My new boy seems to retire early for the night 7 last night, 6:30 tonight. Should I leave his lights on for a bit so they always go out at a consistant time (say if on a timer), or should I just turn them off when I find he's gone to bed? I just worry that it will get too cool, but I guess he knows what he's doing going to bed so early. It gets down to about 65-68F at night. I make sure the cage is dry before he goes to bed.

Mine seems to do it also; the lights on schedule is 6 am - 6pm
The best thing you should do is to emulate the actual sun light period.
Is your cham a veiled? A veiled can easily withstand that temp drop.

Also, should I leave the dripper on all night? Or turn it off? Its away from his "bed" so won't drip and splash him at all. Its easier if I leave it on as I've *finally* got it going at a drip rate I'm happy with, but can dump the water each evening if I should make it drip free at night.

I would say turn it off. At night, humidity rise significantly. water dripping might increase it even further. Plus, it's a bit messy and hectic to leave it on.

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