What do we do now that the time has changed?

[Lindasjackson]

My lights were set on a timer back in June when I got my Jackson’s to come on at 7 am and go off at 7 pm. Now that the time has changed they of course went off at 6 pm tonight. Do I reprogram my timer so the lights are back to 7 am on and 7 pm off or do I leave them so they come on at 6 am and go off at 6 pm? I’m not sure what is good for my Cham.

 

[AnamCara]

I've always left mine the same. Hasn't seemed to matter much.

 

[Lindasjackson]

I've always left mine the same. Hasn't seemed to matter much.

Meaning you didn’t reprogram your timer to turn them on at 7am and off at 7 pm?

 

[AnamCara]

Meaning you didn’t reprogram your timer to turn them on at 7am and off at 7 pm?

Nope. I didn't reprogram. If I needed to adjust so I could feed them before work I would but I don't have too.

 

[Lindasjackson]

Ok great. Thank you

 

[Mountain Dragon]

Great question! Just about to make a thread about this or look in archives before I saw this

 

[HypercolorChameleons]

I think we humans over think this kinda of stuff it’s in our nature I guess. Like @AnamCara mentioned I was concerned more so about being able to feed before going to work. But my lights are on smart timers so they all adjusted to the time change. Lights still going on and off as usual.

 

[Beman]

I think this becomes more of a personal choice. For some they set them so that the cham is up prior to them leaving for work. For others that work from home this may not matter much. Some cages are in living rooms and some are in bedrooms. If in a living room it really does not matter when lights kick on and off. If in a bed room you may not want to wake up with the lights from the chams cage lol.

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

We set ours to standard time (6 am - 6 pm) and leave them there. Clocks change; the Sun and timers don't.
It's had no effect on the reptiles. They go by the Sun, and we have enough windows that we don't try to fool them.

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

Come to think of it though, now I'M having trouble adapting to the difference.
There are some things I do just before & after the midday mist, and I've been an hour late yesterday & today.

 

[HypercolorChameleons]

Come to think of it though, now I'M having trouble adapting to the difference.
There are some things I do just before & after the midday mist, and I've been an hour late yesterday & today.

Omg thanks for the reminder (misting). I need to change my mistking hourly time they are not smart timers . Doing now before leaving for work.

 

[AnamCara]

Good point hyper color -- if you change you're lights you probably want to change your misting timer as well.