General Care Discussion :: Do turtles ever really yawn?

[DavidY]

6am-10 pm? They are on too long.. they should only be on for 8 hours max.

I'm not sure about that. From what I've heard around the forums the average time people leave their lights on is 10-12 hours per day. That's how long I leave mine on.

Yea, but 6am to 10pm is like 16 hours. Seems awful long if you're trying to mimic normal daylight.

[Ferd]

well since when is there such thing as a normal turtle?

good point tho

[ellman605]

My lights go on when the sun rises and sets, i check it daily

[DavidY]

That's about as natural as it gets.

[Ferd]

well, unlike some lucky *&^*&%$s, i have to go to school and get lots of hmwk. i stay up till 10 doin it and the turts stay up with me. they dont go to sleep unless im already out cold. They are very procective of THEIR pet

[DavidY]

ha ha! School? What's that? Oh yea, prison for kids!

[marisa]

My turtles' lights were on about 10 hours a day during the shortest winter months. Now they're almost up to 12 hours a day. For the longest summer months they will be increased a bit more.

[DavidY]

You can buy special aquarium controllers that adjust the lights according to the sunrise/sunset of any given latitude/longitude of anywhere on the earth. It will even control a separate "moon" bulb to simulate the phases of the moon in that same location. Very useful when trying to get corals to spawn.

[Ferd]

Well, i dont even have a job so i could never afford that anytime soon. i guess that my turtes will stay up untill i pass out. They are my guardian angels in the form of Turtles!