Similar to providing the correct temperature and humidity, lighting is provided to match the UV index of the environment where the captive animal exists in the wild. There are some lighting guides on...
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Similar to providing the correct temperature and humidity, lighting is provided to match the UV index of the environment where the captive animal exists in the wild. There are some lighting guides on...
Completely depends on if you aim to keep them in the best way or merely adequate enough to keep them alive. Best care would definitely include providing UVB as oral d3 supplements are impossible to...
I'm not sure where this information comes from Elly, but the utilisation of UVB in production of vitamin d3 (which is required by the body to process calcium) is a very long established scientific...
Couple of things: the white spots, did they suddenly appear? Because white spots are normal markings for this species otherwise. They appear to be juveniles, so any reason you feel the need to worm...
I do, but it's a long way for you to come and get them!
It wasn't. Milk Frogs can easily climb out of a water bowl, I've been breeding them for years and use water 3 inches deep, they never drown. Tree frogs do however often take to the water when dying...
A bit worrying that a breeder doesn't know what he's breeding! Can you ask him how he was keeping them? Where he got them? Or any other information? If they're Leptopelis they will of course need...
It isn't Hyla arborea. It looks like one of the Leptopelis species to me, possibly nordequatorialis or similar.
When you say you 'rescued' them, what do you mean exactly?
Yes, those kind of markings are usually indicative of a bacterial infection caused by either dirty water or being kept too wet/without sufficient ventilation.
How do you know how much the frog is or isn't eating? Does it look thin?
They need much better ventilation, a full screen top at least. Moist, stagnant air will indeed kill them. 60% humidity is great, (I don't know who would suggest 90%, that's complete nonsense unless...
No. For the reason above (hypochondrialis are kept drier than tomopterna), but also there is a considerable size difference.
With ambush predators like tree frogs, what needs to be borne in mind is that they'll likely ingest whatever their prey was sitting on when they feed. They have evolved to naturally dispose of or...
I'd get rid of the plastic plants and replace them with real ones. Live plants are much more natural and help with humidity etc. while plastic plants can actually be dangerous if accidentally...
No, it's actually too small for one (adult). You need to be looking at 18x18x24 as a minimum for one or two adults, larger is better though.
The information I was given regarding the production of the P. bicolor is that they were bred at a facility in Peru (primarily a Draceana breeding facility). Obviously without witnessing it with...
How do you know they are collected in the wild rather than bred at a farm out of interest?
Why not provide UVB for the Day Geckos too Aliza? It's a far, far better way to correctly meet the D3 requirement in all animals.
How do you know that the males aren't eating?
You do need to provide UVB for RETFs, without it they can't produce vitamin d3 and will unable to absorb calcium (aside from the other benefits). A 6% T5 tube would be suitable for the size of your...
Could be a few different things, how were you keeping him?
All normal markings.
Looks like two males to me.
I can't really comment on the suitability of Maple as it doesn't come up much where I live, but can maybe give some feedback on the conditions.
Temperature-wise 80F during the day is good, I'd...
They do sit on the top of leaves (rather than underneath like Red Eyes), but they want they same temperature and humidity as Red Eyes, not hot and dry like sauvagii.