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I feed my dhl's in the morning afternoon and early evening(2 hrs before lights out). Can they be fed closer to lights out or should I stay at 2 hrs? The mainly eat ants.

I don't notice any difference,but the size of the bug might not be good.Sometimes if they are still active, I will turn on one of the lights that is not on a timer and add some ants.Fourth meal!I wouldn't throw in a few medium crickets that time, but some of the smaller ants they like I don't see an issue.I am rather new to the HL'scene, but this is my experience with what I see with mine.

"mainly ants", do you mean harvester ants?

Sounds like a good schedule you have already. That's what I do. It may not make much difference unless it's getting pretty chilly at night, but I try to feed all reptiles when they are still good and warm. Their digestion and metabolism is dependent on temperature.
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Yes, red harvester ants.