Chameleon bed time?

[mandaxx3x]

Do you have a set bed time for your chameleon? Calvin seems to like to be asleep by 6:30pm. Which makes sense, because I wake up and turn her light on generally between 6:30am and 7am. However, I'm not sure if this is a normal time for them.. I don't want to assume they're like human babies and need more sleep. She's still pretty little. She eats fine, and uses the bathroom fine. She is quite active during the day so I'm not too concerned about it. I just feel like 6:30 is early because it's still light out.. Any suggestions?

 

[Glen the Jackson's]

As long as she is getting 12 hours of UVB a day that's perfect. If she is going waking up at 6:30, then going to bed at 6:30pm is just fine.

 

[timw1]

Mine (7 month old) puts himself to bed at around 6:30 pm every night. He is in bed but does not go to sleep until 7:30 pm or so.

 

[mandaxx3x]

Mine (7 month old) puts himself to bed at around 6:30 pm every night. He is in bed but does not go to sleep until 7:30 pm or so.

Ours is about 2 or 2 1/2 months old. She likes to get comfy at the top of her habitat on top of some leaves and then she falls asleep.

 

[nightanole]

Mines on the sleeping stick by 5-6, lights out isnt until after 7:30.

 

[broderp]

My Sherman got screwed up by the time change. Lights on at 6:30 am, lights out 6:30 pm, or so it was. The clocks went forward, so but he still gets "tired" around the same time which is now 5:30 pm. He's also grumpy in the morning because it's 5:30 chameleon time.

It wouldn't be so bad, but he goes puts his pajamas on and goes to bed in broad daylight and tends to get up before his light come on. It's important to have the proper amount of UVB for the recommended 12 hours, but his normal sleeping spot is not getting him any UVB the last hour or so. This somewhat concerns me.

 

[Decadancin]

My Sherman got screwed up by the time change. Lights on at 6:30 am, lights out 6:30 pm, or so it was. The clocks went forward, so but he still gets "tired" around the same time which is now 5:30 pm. He's also grumpy in the morning because it's 5:30 chameleon time.

It wouldn't be so bad, but he goes puts his pajamas on and goes to bed in broad daylight and tends to get up before his light come on. It's important to have the proper amount of UVB for the recommended 12 hours, but his normal sleeping spot is not getting him any UVB the last hour or so. This somewhat concerns me.

12 hours is just a guide. If you are providing the correct lights, Sherman will be fine . My boy goes to bed when he wants. Sometimes around 3:30. The tube UVB is doing its job no matter where he is spending his time. That's why I prefer the tube style. He doesn't have to be directly under it to be effective.