Day night cycle

[hypnotixdmp]

I have a timer setup in my snake room for a light for day/night cycle, just wandering, I have all the snakes in my sig in there, but it mostly covers the boas. What would be an ideal time ratio for this? (on=? off=?)

[Daybreaker]

Does the room have a window? Usually I just crack the blinds a wee bit in the snake room so they get a day/night cycle naturally. So maybe 12 hrs daytime/12 night for your lamp?

[hypnotixdmp]

ok, thats what I have it set to, but I wanted to make sure it was good, and the ball pythons are by the Windows so they get it, I just wanted to make sure the boas have it too!!!

[Daybreaker]

I'm sure if some light gets into the room they can see it (unless you have their tubs/tanks covered 24/7). Just make sure your BPs aren't in direct constant sunlight from the window since that can really raise temps inside their cages.

Edit: Your signature says "patel" instead of "pastel" lol just FYI

[hypnotixdmp]

Lol oops, seems like the "s" didn't go through haha.

But no, there are blinds in the window and always kept down. I use a heater and window AC to keep the temp regulated at about 81-83 night/day, but the blinds make it a more dulled light but they are so close it's perfect, hard to explain, I will take a picture and show you when I get home!!!!

The boas are in tubs on the opposite side of the room on the same side, so the light doesn't really make it over there as much. I just have a little day light clipped about 2 1/2 - 3 ft above the tubs.


0.3 Normals (Coilette, Athena and Mary Jane)
1.0 Pastel (De Sol)
1.0 Spider (Zeus)
1.0 Mojave (Prometheus)

0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa (Stella)
0.1 BCI (Kiyoko)