Lights out!

[kratom]

Hey guys,

I got Ernesto 5 days ago. He's 4 months and a male veiled. He lives indoors. I know all about having 10-12 hours of light during daytime and another period of total darkness. I usually turn on the lights at 7am and turn them on at 7pm or 9am until 8pm during the weekend. When I turn off the lights, Ernesto's usually already asleep, but not today. I did it anyway. Even though I could've had them on one more hour before the 12 hours were completed. I noticed he seemed a little bit sad by the fact that it was going dark so early for him. So my question is: when should I turn off the lights? If I can, should I wait for him to be asleep or should I establish a strict routine so that he gets used to it? I need to choose between the roles of the serious father and the spoily grandma.

Thanks!

 

[ChamDE86]

Keep the same schedule as long as he's getting the 10-12 hours. Most just do 12 hours on and 12 off. He'll eventually develop a sleeping pattern and adapt. My cham usually goes to his bedding spot a couple of hours early.

 

[kratom]

He didn't go to his bedding spot today. I keep him in my study. After I turned off the light, as I was still going to be up for some time, I covered the terrarium so that my light wouldn't disturb him. Before leaving, I removed the blanket from the terrarium and he was sleeping while grabbing the terrarium's net.