Heating help!

[DirtyBird]

What about using one of those blue/purplish Exo Terra Moonlight bulbs to help boost the heat? Its not as bright, but puts out good warmth. Thats what ive been using at night, and day to keep it around 83 day, 80 night temp.

[GrifTheGreat]

What about using one of those blue/purplish Exo Terra Moonlight bulbs to help boost the heat? Its not as bright, but puts out good warmth. Thats what ive been using at night, and day to keep it around 83 day, 80 night temp.

Even bulbs like that can make it difficult to raise the heat where its needed because the ambient air surrounding the outside of the tank. If the outside air is too cold it can creep through the ventilation and glass. Some sort of insulated box sounds good. Infrared lights no more than 50 watts are good. Especially for night time use. Placing the frog in the room where you and your dogs sleep will help at night as you body and the dogs will raise the ambient air temp within the room which will help raise temps in the frogs enclosure. As was said above even a standard house bulb will produce heat to help raise temps. Keep us posted on what you decide. If you have a desk lamp you could even place that over the lid of the tank.

[Guenhwyvar]

Thanks guys. I really, really, really don't want to keep him in the tiny closet tank. I'm going to goodwill to find a desk lamp or anything that'll help me out. I took him out of his large tank also so I could safely raise the temp of the heating pad, it's too strong for a 10gal, but it was free, so no complaints. I'm heating up the soil at least and will turn it off for maybe an hour before putting him back in. I'll keep you guys posted. I've only had him since aug13th, but I'm already really attached to him and my Pacific. Thanks for the help.

[GrifTheGreat]

Thanks guys. I really, really, really don't want to keep him in the tiny closet tank. I'm going to goodwill to find a desk lamp or anything that'll help me out. I took him out of his large tank also so I could safely raise the temp of the heating pad, it's too strong for a 10gal, but it was free, so no complaints. I'm heating up the soil at least and will turn it off for maybe an hour before putting him back in. I'll keep you guys posted. I've only had him since aug13th, but I'm already really attached to him and my Pacific. Thanks for the help.

We all understand. They are so easy to love and get attached to. Make sure your heat pad is safe for plastic or it could melt it or is the smaller homre the 10 gallon? Most heat pads are not safe for plastic carriers.

[Guenhwyvar]

I wouldn't put the heat pad on the plastic out of fear of melting it. I have it heating the 10gal before i put him back. He hates being misted, but I'm tempted to mist him with warm water. I'm scared the temp change may put him in shock though. I'm going to go find a lamp now. I'll send an update on temps when i get back.

[GrifTheGreat]

I wouldn't put the heat pad on the plastic out of fear of melting it. I have it heating the 10gal before i put him back. He hates being misted, but I'm tempted to mist him with warm water. I'm scared the temp change may put him in shock though. I'm going to go find a lamp now. I'll send an update on temps when i get back.

Sudden and rapid temp change can harm them. The water should be luke warm so it shouldn't harm the frog. As long as he is kept warm the misting shouldn't harm him. He may get stressed from being moved into his smaller container so I would try to no induce any uneccissary stress.

[Guenhwyvar]

I decided against the misting, since he's stressed. I found a lamp that can go up to a 60watt bulb, so my bases are covered. I put him back in his tank as I got the temp up to 80F XD YAY!
I got a new batch of crickets a few days ago that seem hardier than the previous. They look different too. They're darker and their bodies are heavier. Their eggs also seem to hatch at 75-80F as apposed to the 90F needed for the other ones...unfortunately I learned this by watching them hatch in my pacman's 10gal. not cool...I've removed as many as I can find at the moment and put a carrot in there so they won't think my Jr is lunch. I have a cricket breeder tank and I just keep moving them into there. Maybe I can get a hardy hybrid out of it^^ Our African Butterfly Fish seems to like these new crickets more than the old ones.