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    Question can I make a tree frog diurnal with low light or red light

    If I control lighting so bright lights are at night and low lights during day can I fool the red eyed tree frogs into being diurnal?

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    Default can I make a tree frog diurnal with low light or red light

    Why would you want to? I'm not sure it would work even if you do try.


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    Default Re: can I make a tree frog diurnal with low light or red light

    I would say thats a negative and would stress them to no end. We have ours timed nicely enough they wake up at about 9pm shortly after light out... blue leds for viewing

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    It is feasible. In fact, when temps get too high in the summer, many keepers (myself included) will cycle their lights so that the lights are on at night, when it is coolest. The frogs don't care about our schedule and have no concept of time, all they care about is light and dark. Provided you keep the room dark during the day and don't mind having the lights on all night, they will be ok.


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    Default Re: can I make a tree frog diurnal with low light or red light

    Quote Originally Posted by deranged chipmunk View Post
    It is feasible. In fact, when temps get too high in the summer, many keepers (myself included) will cycle their lights so that the lights are on at night, when it is coolest. The frogs don't care about our schedule and have no concept of time, all they care about is light and dark. Provided you keep the room dark during the day and don't mind having the lights on all night, they will be ok.


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    Wow. Thats cool to know! My grow lights heat my tanks no issue and weve been doing the led thing(no heat) for summer. The ultrasonic fogger i made does climate control(blows cool fog) for me lol.

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    There are a lot of things you can do to cook tanks. The changing of light cycles is normally the last ditch effort. I have been changing light cycles in my aquariums like this for decades, but only when temps are extreme, like over 90* sustained for a week or so.


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    Default Re: can I make a tree frog diurnal with low light or red light

    That's good to know, Bill. Little auratus is the first heat-sensitive frog I've gotten. I've been wondering what people do over the hotter months.
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