From the following chart/site you can see that in the capital of Yemen, the sun is

up for about 12 hours in April....and if you check it the sun is up for

about 12 hours in October too....therefore if it lived there, the chameleon could

sleep for about 12 hours. However, since there is nothing to say that the

chameleon doesn't wake up as the sun is coming up or start to bed down before

the sun goes completely down. My veileds eyes are open within minutes/seconds

of the lights going on, and I have seen them bed down when the lights are nearing

the time to go off.

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/astronomy.html?n=672



Now...concerning how long my chameleons sleep...the lights are on for 14 hours

in the summer and 12 hours in the winter. This is partly because I live in a

northern area and the natural light varies from summer to winter...so its debatable

whether the natural light cycle in my area should be followed or the natural light

cycle in the chameleon's homeland should be followed. If I follow the natural

cycle in its homeland, then the lights may be off when its still light here and I don't

know if that will have a negative impact on the chameleon or not. I have several

different species from different areas, so to keep with the natural cycle in their

homeland I would have to keep them in separate rooms. As a result, a

compromise has been made. Its seems to work. My veiled chameleons and many

of the other species I keep live longer than the average life-span.



Hope this hasn't made it more frustrating for you!

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