Red Eyed Tree Frog - Habitat Questions

[kiwibaby]

Wow that is a really beautiful habitat! Are those all live plants? I bet they enjoy that a lot. I will definitely need a bigger thank if I want to incorporate a water feature though.

[DonLisk]

Wow that is a really beautiful habitat! Are those all live plants? I bet they enjoy that a lot. I will definitely need a bigger thank if I want to incorporate a water feature though.

Ditto on the beautiful home your Red Eyes have. If I had a small enough tent I'd move in :-)

[DonLisk]

Well, I stopped down to Zoo Creatures tonight to pick up a few bags of ESU Forest Mix and they had some new Red Eyes in so we grabbed the little guy at home a friend.

I also removed a large piece of cork flat that was in the enclosure. It was initially put in to use in a waterfall and took up space in front of the foam background supplied with the Exo enclosure.
Still left many hiding places on the back wall and opened up some floor space.

Can't wait for Saturday to redo the Whites Tree Frogs home with the new substrates, leaf litter, and some new landscaping :-)

[DonLisk]

Wow, I love redecorating :-) Received in the leaf litter from Josh's and grabbed some new plants on the way home from work. I'll put up some pics once I get a few on the camera.

Are you supposed to soak leaf liter before adding?

[Tony]

Are you supposed to soak leaf liter before adding?

Nope, just toss it in there.

[DonLisk]

Nope, just toss it in there.

Thanks Tony, It seems like I have way too much so I only added a few leafs since setting a water dish on it doesn't seem to flatten it one bit.

[DonLisk]

I added pics to my albums and heres one of them after I remodeled today.

[Tony]

Thanks Tony, It seems like I have way too much so I only added a few leafs since setting a water dish on it doesn't seem to flatten it one bit.

It will pack down in time as it absorbs moisture and gets trampled by the frogs.

[kiwibaby]

I added pics to my albums and heres one of them after I remodeled today.

Beautiful remodel you did there. I love it.

[DonLisk]

Beautiful remodel you did there. I love it.

Thanks Kiwibaby.

Today I am remodeling my Whites Tree Frog enclosure too. Should be interesting and hopefully as fun as doing the one pictured above.

I think I have everything in place to get it done except a few larger background pieces. This remodel is being done only due to needing a substrate change. It will be more open and less live plants.

[bshmerlie]

Why are you getting rid of the live plants?

[DonLisk]

Why are you getting rid of the live plants?

I probably said that wrong. The White won't get as much added as this Red Eyes enclosure. I have some to add but not so full looking.

I'm going to try and create three levels. One with some live plants that already exist in the setup, going into a higher level with some leaf litter, plantation soil, and structures, then a higher level with the existing bromalaid and the ESU Jungle Mix and some leaf litter.
I'm heading to the pet shop and plant shop here in a few minutes :-)


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[bshmerlie]

Sounds great...show us some pictures when you are done.

[DonLisk]

Sounds great...show us some pictures when you are done.

Ok, think I'm all set with the exception of the water dish which has been my nemesis. Now, I said I was not going crazy with the live plants and only a few but only a few turned into more than a few since the Pothos was pretty big.

The Whites were not too happy coming out for the transformation and one stayed in to watch the show.
To accommodate the large pot holding the Golden Pothos, I used a piece of driftwood with a "Y" and dropped the pot down into the "Y" section in the top corner.

The water dish is suspended (kind of) since it is sitting on the Magnolia leaf litter and needs time to flatten out. I'll have to figure this out since they seem to prefer the little terracotta cups I have over the big dish. This worries me since the bigger frog sits on the littlest one and sinks him when in the cup. I'll need to put up signs with seating arrangements huh?

[charlamanda]

Added a few plants and topped off with plantation soil. Also added a small area of New Zealand Moss to start.

I was just reading through your thread, love the frogs, but noticed you have arrow heads in your terrarium. Are you aware they are poisonous plants? I am not sure if they will affect the frogs, but I wanted you to be aware of it. It may not cause any problems unless the leaf or stem is damaged and weaps or decays on the bottom, etc. Please check to make sure this plant will not harm your frog if you plan on keeping it in with your them.
Best of luck.

[DonLisk]

Which plants are the arrow heads..... thanks for the heads up on that.

[DonLisk]

OK, did a quick search on the plants and I did remove the large one for the Red Eyes enclosure so I'll remove the small one too.

Thank you, thank you, thank you..... I would definitely be heart broken if something happened ue to my ignorance.

[Tony]

I was just reading through your thread, love the frogs, but noticed you have arrow heads in your terrarium. Are you aware they are poisonous plants? I am not sure if they will affect the frogs, but I wanted you to be aware of it. It may not cause any problems unless the leaf or stem is damaged and weaps or decays on the bottom, etc. Please check to make sure this plant will not harm your frog if you plan on keeping it in with your them.
Best of luck.

A large number of common vivarium plants are poisonous to some degree, but most are not going to cause problems. Arrowhead plants (Syngonium) are fine, they are common viv plants and I have personally used them for years. Other common toxic plants include pothos, Monstera, Philodendron, and Ficus. The only toxic plant I make a real effort to avoid is Dieffenbachia since the sap is a powerful skin irritant and the plant is delicate enough that frogs are likely to damage it and contact the sap.

[DonLisk]

Thanks Tony. The Big Arrowhead I already took out when I did over the Viv. I still have a small one that could be pretty fragile due to its size so I may remove it anyway.

Thanks

[bshmerlie]

I have used Arrow head in my red eye tanks with no ill effect.