Electric cost

[SSimsswiSS]

Good news. I was able to reduce my electric bill by 18% so far this fall/winter. By flipping the light cycle, and making my garage a darkroom. Lights start to come on after 6pm and all are off by 7:00am. Lights also heat thing up when its cold outside, so running heater(s) is only needed on the very coldest nights and low day time temps. Plus I get to see my chameleons much more in the short days of winter.

 

[nightanole]

Are you in 45 cents a kilowatt land?

I sort of saved money. Before the water bed would keep the room warm in the winter. Then it went away and i had to use a space heater. Now i have 300 watts in lights in the room instead of 100watts, so i dont need to run the space heater anymore.

8 cents a kilowatt hour here in ohio!

 

[cambech]

yes but it's freezing and we're currently buried in white death here in Ohio!

 

[kevbek]

so if im understanding this correctly.......your cham sleeps during our day, and is awake during our night? What are the benefits of making a dark room in order to do this?

 

[redsfandrew]

yes but it's freezing and we're currently buried in white death here in Ohio!

LOL!! why yes, yes we are. Up to our *** ears...

 

[nightanole]

LOL!! why yes, yes we are. Up to our *** ears...

About sums it up

 

[SSimsswiSS]

so if im understanding this correctly.......your cham sleeps during our day, and is awake during our night? What are the benefits of making a dark room in order to do this?

Yes, room is dark during daytime, and lights are on at night time.

Benefits:

-Lower electric rate.
-Able to keep room temps in high 70's - low 80's during light period - night time
-Able to have a night time drop to around 65 degree - daytime
-Don't have to run a heater 12 hours a day - which dries the air and humidity up.
-Able to maintain high humidity with the use of drippers and auto-misters, in the dry months of winter here.
-I work long hours (leave for work around 6:30am, home around 7:30pm), so able to maintain chameleon much better. Able to feed, clean, hydrate, before going to bed, and also wake up a little early and catch any maintenance needed before they start to hunker down for sleep.

Once the night time temps warm up here (usually by last week in April), everybody gets flipped back to go live outdoors and soak up the natural sunlight as the days grow longer.

 

[nick barta]

Yes, room is dark during daytime, and lights are on at night time.

Benefits:

-Lower electric rate.
-Able to keep room temps in high 70's - low 80's during light period - night time
-Able to have a night time drop to around 65 degree - daytime
-Don't have to run a heater 12 hours a day - which dries the air and humidity up.
-Able to maintain high humidity with the use of drippers and auto-misters, in the dry months of winter here.
-I work long hours (leave for work around 6:30am, home around 7:30pm), so able to maintain chameleon much better. Able to feed, clean, hydrate, before going to bed, and also wake up a little early and catch any maintenance needed before they start to hunker down for sleep.

Once the night time temps warm up here (usually by last week in April), everybody gets flipped back to go live outdoors and soak up the natural sunlight as the days grow longer.

You , my friend, think on different levels than I am capable of, me thinks.

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Yes, room is dark during daytime, and lights are on at night time.

Benefits:

-Lower electric rate.
-Able to keep room temps in high 70's - low 80's during light period - night time
-Able to have a night time drop to around 65 degree - daytime
-Don't have to run a heater 12 hours a day - which dries the air and humidity up.
-Able to maintain high humidity with the use of drippers and auto-misters, in the dry months of winter here.
-I work long hours (leave for work around 6:30am, home around 7:30pm), so able to maintain chameleon much better. Able to feed, clean, hydrate, before going to bed, and also wake up a little early and catch any maintenance needed before they start to hunker down for sleep.

Once the night time temps warm up here (usually by last week in April), everybody gets flipped back to go live outdoors and soak up the natural sunlight as the days grow longer.

That is flipping the schedule. Great job making that work out.

 

[Todnedo]

Are you timing your basking lamps? I started running mine off of a timer and saved a lot of electricity. 2 hours on 2-3 hours off.

 

[SSimsswiSS]

Are you timing your basking lamps? I started running mine off of a timer and saved a lot of electricity. 2 hours on 2-3 hours off.

No, but that's good to know.