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Para Para - good idea about the smart plug - I'm going to try that. I'm wanting to change my timers because they keep failing, and somehow manage to undo the setup. My male only half brumates. His day/night cycle isn't off but he's in some weird limbo that I'd like to fix.

For Mandi/Mushu - I just wanted to say that Tegus aren't that hard to get to conform to your schedule. They start to get the routine of whatever's going on pretty quickly. Maybe your Tegu is like mine, and can't decide what it wants to do - brumate, or hang out with everybody. Either way - they respond to routine quickly and I wouldn't worry about him being awake at night. Mine did that when he was young too. He's getting the temps he needs, and one easy way to start getting the routine back is food. Don't cater to him at all at night. Getting him up and out during the day sounds like the right track to me. He'll soon come to expect it.

<blockquote data-quote="Debita" data-source="post: 177255" data-attributes="member: 9255">Para Para - good idea about the smart plug - I'm going to try that.&nbsp; I'm wanting to change my timers because they keep failing, and somehow manage to undo the setup.&nbsp; My male only half brumates.&nbsp; His day/night cycle isn't off but he's in some weird limbo that I'd like to fix.&nbsp; For Mandi/Mushu - I just wanted to say that Tegus aren't that hard to get to conform to your schedule.&nbsp; They start to get the routine of whatever's going on pretty quickly.&nbsp; Maybe your Tegu is like mine, and can't decide what it wants to do - brumate, or hang out with everybody.&nbsp; Either way - they respond to routine quickly and I wouldn't worry about him being awake at night. Mine did that when he was young too.&nbsp; He's getting the temps he needs, and one easy way to start getting the routine back is food.&nbsp; Don't cater to him at all at night.&nbsp; Getting him up and out during the day sounds like the right track to me.&nbsp; He'll soon come to expect it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Debita, post: 177255, member: 9255"] Para Para - good idea about the smart plug - I'm going to try that. I'm wanting to change my timers because they keep failing, and somehow manage to undo the setup. My male only half brumates. His day/night cycle isn't off but he's in some weird limbo that I'd like to fix. For Mandi/Mushu - I just wanted to say that Tegus aren't that hard to get to conform to your schedule. They start to get the routine of whatever's going on pretty quickly. Maybe your Tegu is like mine, and can't decide what it wants to do - brumate, or hang out with everybody. Either way - they respond to routine quickly and I wouldn't worry about him being awake at night. Mine did that when he was young too. He's getting the temps he needs, and one easy way to start getting the routine back is food. Don't cater to him at all at night. Getting him up and out during the day sounds like the right track to me. He'll soon come to expect it. [/QUOTE]

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