First Time Frog Owner With Questions.

[FrogLoverSince5]

Hello everyone! I recently bought a White's Dumpy Treefrog and was wondering how to raise the humidity in the cage and keep it up. After misting the cage the humidity is at 60% but after a few hours it falls to 40%. I have a sheet of plastic that covers a third of the lid to keep the humidity in and 2 water dishes, but the humidity still falls. Any suggestions on how to keep the humidity above 50% while I'm not home?

[frogluver]

You could get a misting system from MistKing Misting Systems by Jungle Hobbies Ltd or get a humidifier of some sorts.

Some other members might have a more detailed answer........

[FrogLoverSince5]

Alright, I'll look into it. I've tried putting a damp towel over half of lid and found that it keeps the humidity at 50% at night. Do you think I should dampen the towel with dechlorineated water, or is it ok to use tap water?

[Raya]

First, hello and welcome!

Do you use a lamp or a mat for heating? The lamps dries out the tank faster then a heating mat. But if you decide to use a misting system you will not have a problem with humidity again, if you set it up correctly.

[FrogLoverSince5]

I use a heating lap. I'll look around for a misting system. My tank in only 10 gallons big so it's going to have to be small.