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    Default Fall weather is making nights rough for my frogs. Help please.

    My 40 gallon breeder drops to 60 degrees over night. My Africans have been handling it like champs but I want them to be comfortable. Any ideas to keep a 40 gallon breeder nice and warm over night? Thanks.

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    Default Re: Fall weather is making nights rough for my frogs. Help please.

    I would get an under tank heat mat for them and stick it on the side of the tank. I just turned mine on for my spring peeper babies because we don't have the heat on yet, so the house has been dropping to the low 60's at night.
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    Yup ,it was cold here last night . It went down to 50. I'm lucky the room stayed at 73. Its time to take the ac out from the window. I hope you guys have extra heating pads. Also a 25 watt blue bulb is good for back up. This change will affect your frog.

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    Default Re: Fall weather is making nights rough for my frogs. Help please.

    I have read that using a night time bulb will help too. I have a 60 watt blue night bulb that I might start putting on for the peepers. They are just so tiny yet, that I worry about them.
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    2.2.0 Agalychnis callidryas "Red Eyed Tree Frogs"

    0.0.3 Dendrobates auratus "Turquoise and Bronze"
    0.0.1 Anaxyrus fowleri "Fowler's Toad"



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    Default Re: Fall weather is making nights rough for my frogs. Help please.

    what size heating pad?

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    Default Re: Fall weather is making nights rough for my frogs. Help please.

    A small one to keep an area warm so they can go if they are cold.

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    Default Re: Fall weather is making nights rough for my frogs. Help please.

    Quote Originally Posted by BG View Post
    A small one to keep an area warm so they can go if they are cold.
    Definitely, you don't want to warm the entire tank with it so that they get overheated. They need an area they can go to cool off too.
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    Default Re: Fall weather is making nights rough for my frogs. Help please.

    I would get a heat pad but the frogs probaly will hibration once it winter i know i male pac hibernationed and it freaked me out when he stop eating but i read the they astivate the winter but my frogs will be astivate for breeding puropes but they say it is good to let the frogs astivate for the winter
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    Ok, so I bought a Red bulb for night and it is not working in my dome lightning structure. it is too late for me to go back to pet co and return it tonight. So should I leave the day bulb on overnight, or just let the temp drop overnight?

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    No, don't use a daylight bulb on for the night. That will interrupt his night time cycle, did you buy a heat pad? You can turn that on and try to shut all the windows and cover part of their tank with a towel until you go tomorrow to get a replacement.

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