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    Right underneath the lamp it gets about 90 degrees (out of red-eyed tree frogs range) without the mist. The mist seems to cool it down to a ideal 83 degrees. Due to the tank having a screen top, heat escapes easily so the lamp is a decent size for the Naturalistic Terrarium by Zoo Med that I own. The negative side to having the screen top is that moisture also escapes easily.

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    Meade Hamilton Lewis
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    I finally got the supplies and completed the set up. I will be posting the new and clean terrarium in a few minutes. Look for the post!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Meade Hamilton Lewis View Post
    Right underneath the lamp it gets about 90 degrees (out of red-eyed tree frogs range) without the mist. The mist seems to cool it down to a ideal 83 degrees. Due to the tank having a screen top, heat escapes easily so the lamp is a decent size for the Naturalistic Terrarium by Zoo Med that I own. The negative side to having the screen top is that moisture also escapes easily.
    Hi Meade,
    For red eyed tree frogs the day time temp range is about 78-82F. A sustained 83F is on the higher side.
    Night : 71-75H
    Humidity 70-80%. Humidity should not remain -sustained-- greater than 82% for prolonged periods of time.
    A cover ( glass or plexi) can be set on top to help adjust the humidity.
    You might move your monitoring devices are around a bit to measure different areas of the enclosure as they will vary; be mindful of the averages.

    This is a rough time of the year for us in the northeast as things are changing greatly during the day.
    ie..... I'm on Long Island .......It will be going down to the low 40's tonight ... and the heat is NOT - in the house -yet.
    The ambient temp in my basement ( where my enclosures are) is lower now than after the heat is turned on.
    You could get a few cheap thermometers from Home Depot and stick them in the tank for now?
    These will help you determine how things shift around.

    Lynn
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sunshine View Post
    Usually weed block is used to separate the drainage layer from the substrate. I had a hard time finding any this time of the year so I used window screen instead.

    Josh's Frogs has a barrier.
    Substrate Barrier, Substrate, Hydroton | Josh's Frogs
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    Dendrobates leucomelas - standard morph
    Dendrobates auratus “Costa Rican Green Black"
    Dendrobates auratus "Pena Blanca"
    Dendrobates tinctorius “New River”
    Dendrobates tinctorius "Green Sipaliwini"
    Dendrobates tinctorius “Powder Blue"
    Dendrobates tinctorius "French Guiana Dwarf Cobalt"

    Phyllobates terribilis “Mint”
    Phyllobates terribilis "Orange"
    Phyllobates bicolor "Uraba"

    Oophaga pumilio "Black Jeans"
    Oophaga pumilio "Isla Popa"
    Oophaga pumilio "Bastimentos"
    Oophaga pumilio “Mimbitimbi”
    Oophaga pumilio "Rio Colubre"
    Oophaga pumilio "Red Frog Beach”
    Oophaga pumilio "Rio Branco"
    Oophaga pumilio “Valle del Rey”
    Oophaga pumilio "BriBri"
    Oophaga pumilio "El Dorado"
    Oophaga pumilio "Cristobal"
    Oophaga pumilio "Rambala"

    Oophaga “Vicentei” (blue)

    Oophaga sylvatica "Paru"
    Oophaga sylvatica "Pata Blanca"
    Oophaga histrionica “Redhead”
    Oophaga histrionica "Blue"
    Oophaga lehmanni "Red"
    Oophaga histrionica "Tado"

    Ranitomeya variabilis "Southern"
    Ranitomeya imitator "Varadero"
    Ranitomeya sirensis "Lower Ucayali"
    Ranitomeya vanzolinii

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    Quote Originally Posted by Meade Hamilton Lewis View Post
    I am going to get some LECA (Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate LECA (Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate) (Fired Clay Pebble) Hydroponic Media Products at Home Harvest® Garden Supply) that was suggested in another post. The one problem I could see with this is that the stones seem to be 8mm-16mm (.31 inches - .63 inches) in diameter and therefore the substrate could wash out past the stones. What would you suggest for this? Will it be a problem?
    Meade,
    You don't HAVE to use this traditional layered substrate, for red eyed tree frogs, if you don't want to.
    A layer of dampened, unbleached paper towel, using de-chlorinated water, would be fine.
    Change it 3 times/week - when the frog(s) are sound asleep, so they are never disturbed during the change.
    Current Collection
    Dendrobates leucomelas - standard morph
    Dendrobates auratus “Costa Rican Green Black"
    Dendrobates auratus "Pena Blanca"
    Dendrobates tinctorius “New River”
    Dendrobates tinctorius "Green Sipaliwini"
    Dendrobates tinctorius “Powder Blue"
    Dendrobates tinctorius "French Guiana Dwarf Cobalt"

    Phyllobates terribilis “Mint”
    Phyllobates terribilis "Orange"
    Phyllobates bicolor "Uraba"

    Oophaga pumilio "Black Jeans"
    Oophaga pumilio "Isla Popa"
    Oophaga pumilio "Bastimentos"
    Oophaga pumilio “Mimbitimbi”
    Oophaga pumilio "Rio Colubre"
    Oophaga pumilio "Red Frog Beach”
    Oophaga pumilio "Rio Branco"
    Oophaga pumilio “Valle del Rey”
    Oophaga pumilio "BriBri"
    Oophaga pumilio "El Dorado"
    Oophaga pumilio "Cristobal"
    Oophaga pumilio "Rambala"

    Oophaga “Vicentei” (blue)

    Oophaga sylvatica "Paru"
    Oophaga sylvatica "Pata Blanca"
    Oophaga histrionica “Redhead”
    Oophaga histrionica "Blue"
    Oophaga lehmanni "Red"
    Oophaga histrionica "Tado"

    Ranitomeya variabilis "Southern"
    Ranitomeya imitator "Varadero"
    Ranitomeya sirensis "Lower Ucayali"
    Ranitomeya vanzolinii

    http://www.fernsfrogs.com
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