Neat! Not to toot my own horn too much, but I put together a similar project for my cat's exercise wheel. Hackaday featured it a while back: https://hackaday.com/2023/04/02/spy-on-your-cat-to-make-sure...

His exercise routine is somewhat variable but he usually goes for a short jog a few dozen times a day. Most often at 5 am, for whatever reason.

Since the article I also built and hooked up a treat dispenser for extra motivation.

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otherme123 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Most often at 5 am, for whatever reason.

Cats are crepuscular animals. They are "programed" do start at 5 AM, hunt, and go back to sleep until afternoon. Living in homes tweaked them a little, but the 5 AM thing is still strong in a lot of them (mine included).

https://www.animalhumanesociety.org/resource/cat-keeping-you...

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artisinal 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Sorry, you have been blocked

> You are unable to access animalhumanesociety.org

Is this because I laughed when our family dog fell down the stairs when I was six years old?

	▲	b3lvedere 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That would be an amazing and creepy track record of the website :)

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berkes 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> crepuscular

So not specifically at 5AM, but around twilight. In my area, and for my cats, that changes a lot between summer and winter.

Same for my chickens, which is why "automatic chicken doors" are difficult/impossible around here: It'd need to calculate sunset and sundown, and then also consider clouds and trees: in winter the sun sets around 16:30, but the low angle makes sunlight more blocked by clouds, particles and trees and such. My chickens often decide its bedtime before 16:00 already.

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yzydserd an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

The site runs like a dog.

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asdfman123 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Most often at 5 am, for whatever reason.

It gives him time to run, shower, and drive to work

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a1o 28 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Which cat wheel is that?

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cure_42 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]