just a quick question about heat bulbs and times... should i be turning off my basking bulb sooner now that it is the winter months?? I mean to make the day seem shorter to my monitor?
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jonnyt21
Jan 22, 2005 11:22 PM
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drzrider
Jan 23, 2005 08:07 AM
When it started cooling off outside, I started leaving my lights on 27/7 to keep the heat up. I am more worried about the heat than I am about the light since they have burrows to get in to be in the dark when they want. The funny thing is that Thrasher, Argus, sleeps with his head sticking out of the burrrows alot. Tripod, another Argus, disapeared into his burrow for over a week untill I increased the heat in his enclosure. Now Tripod is out every day and is alot more active.
This is just 1 guys observation, take it for what it is worth.
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Ed
There are chameleons, pythons, and monitors in my jungle room.
SHvar
Jan 23, 2005 09:13 PM
The idea is to place the cage in an area that the temps are as stable as possible so as to leave the lights and temps as stable as possible. They go underground to get away from the heat (not light), they simply close their eyes to sleep, they after all can sleep just fine with lights on 24/7. They hide to sleep, conserve moisture, cool off, or sometimes to warm up, and to escape stress, or simply to get privacy. Give them a 24/7 lighting in their cage and they can decide when night and day are, not you.
