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Is it a good idea to use timers for light cycles, and if so what are good light hours for winter and summer for temperate newts (chinese)
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Chris
 
Interesting question Chris, i can't wait to see the answers people give!
 
I find it convenient to use timers. I try to synchronize the light cycle with outdoor light. Whenever I notice it's different from outdoors, I adjust the timer a bit.
 
I posted a message about this a while ago, giving a link to this:
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneYear.html

which allows you to calculate sunrise/ sunset times over one year, for a given latitude and longitude. Longitude doesn't really make any difference- if you use 0 degrees east, and 0 hours offset from Greenwich, you should get local time (near enough).

I personally change my timers once a month, to give a max of 16 hours light in summer, min of 8 hours in winter, which is roughly equivalent to what we get in the UK.

I have the times offset by a couple of hours, so the winter ones correspond better to when I'm actually there to feed them.
 
Cheers Caleb. I'll have to find out the lattitude/longitude for Paramesotriton habitat - anyone got a site to find data for areas of the world?
Chris
 
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