Day/Night Cycle

[Wildside]

I've been thinking about this a lot and can't quite get my thoughts organized on this, so I thought I'd see what you guys have to say...

Since I joined this forum I've been paying better attention to my husbandry practices. When it comes to the Day/Night cycle mine are getting the full service. By that I mean they have their light/dark photoperiod but they're also getting an ambient temp drop by 5 to 10 degrees. What I'm wondering is if this could be beneficial to the animals as it's closer to what happens in nature? Does anyone else here practice this? While these are the questions at the forefront of my mind I'll accept any sort of feedback on this particular subject.