I'm in LA, and I have a few 5/6 month old Nosy Faly babies. I'm planning on selling them, but I want to make sure they go to a good home (I'm not really a breeder, so these are more like family members than a source of income). given your recent result I'd like to see pics of the setup...
turn all the lights on/off at the same time. reset your timers every couple months to match (withing a half hour or so) when the sun goes up/down where you live.
From my experience, The ZooMed basking bulbs are complete garbage. $8-12 each, and I've never had one last for more than 2 months. Do yourself, your chams, and your wallet favor.......go to the hardware store and buy yourself a couple boxes of regular household white incandescent bulbs. I use 38...
Ants also swarm very fast when they are threatened of find food. either way, in a matter of minutes it could easily become 26 vs. 10,000. Unless your chams are from Sparta, they wont stand a chance.