Quote Originally Posted by Guenhwyvar View Post
I have a heating pad on my tank now because it was getting so cold in my room, but it only raised the temp one degree and the humidity is at 75%. The temp is at a steady 70.5F He hasn't been processing his food and pooped out 4 nearly whole crickets. I think it's the temp. how do i raise his temp? I have the top covered wear the light doesn't sit. Any ideas? should I put him in his holding tub? It's a plastic container that's small 6qt long and short.
You can buy a 50 watt incandescent basking light bulb. A Zoo Med basking spot light bulb used with a lamp that has a dimmer switch works quite well. You can adjust the output of the bulb so its neither to bright nor hot. Or a Daylight Blue bulb. The Zoo Med basking light works a lot better than the Daylight Blue be cause the beam is more concentrated so you don't have to turn the dimmer switch all the way up so it won't be too bright or hot for your frog. You can also buy a second UTH and put it on the same side as your other pad only either on the front or back of the tank. This will also raise the tep. You'll need to act soon as your frog will lose nutrition by not digesting his/her food. Is your UTH on the side of the tank?