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    For a baby you must not go below 75 degrees at night just because they can handle it does not mean they should be put through it. To far of a temp drop can cause stress and make them stop eating. I reccomend that you buy the infrared if at night the temp drops below 75 in the enclosure. The bulb will not affect the night time cycle of your frog. Babys especially shouldn't have large temp drops at night. Best is only a drop of 2 to 3 degrees from the 80 degree daytime temp. They are capable of handling a lot but you must prevent as much stress as possible.
    Alright, thanks a lot for the advice. Would you suggest the blue light I linked or the red infrared one?And, I'm going to follow your suggestion and buy one light fixture to rotate the bulbs in. Now, I just gotta find a place to keep the enclosure because the night light will keep my girlfriend up at night.. Decisions, decisions. And, the Sun Glo bulb I linked was the one you suggested, right?

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    Alright, thanks a lot for the advice. Would you suggest the blue light I linked or the red infrared one?And, I'm going to follow your suggestion and buy one light fixture to rotate the bulbs in. Now, I just gotta find a place to keep the enclosure because the night light will keep my girlfriend up at night.. Decisions, decisions. And, the Sun Glo bulb I linked was the one you suggested, right?
    The Day Glo is a full spectrum light. They are warm but are bright. The Sun Glo has a tight concentrated beam that is warmer than the day glo and isn't as bright. Find the Sun Glo not the Day Glo. Go with the infrared bulb. They they don't produce a lot of light and aren't bright by no means. The infrared shouldn't keep her up at night.


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    The Day Glo is a full spectrum light. They are warm but are bright. The Sun Glo has a tight concentrated beam that is warmer than the day glo and isn't as bright. Find the Sun Glo not the Day Glo. Go with the infrared bulb. They they don't produce a lot of light and aren't bright by no means. The infrared shouldn't keep her up at night.
    It says Sun Glo on the picture, but Day Glo on the title. Weird, haha. I'll have to check it out in store, and I'll go with the infrared. Thanks again for all your help, you've helped me become a good frog parent.

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    It says Sun Glo on the picture, but Day Glo on the title. Weird, haha. I'll have to check it out in store, and I'll go with the infrared. Thanks again for all your help, you've helped me become a good frog parent.
    Thanks! We all learn from each other here. I certainly didn't know much when I first joined this forum, but I asked a lot of questions and paid attention to the answers. I just want these frogs to have long, happy, healthy lives. They are beautiful creatures and deserved to be taken care of and treasured by their froggie parents.
    Last edited by GrifTheGreat; October 22nd, 2011 at 11:37 PM. Reason: bah, typing on phone.


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    Thanks! We all learn from each other here. I certainly didn't know much when I first joined this forum, but I asked a lot of questions and paid attention to the answers. I just want these frogs to have long, happy, healthy lives. They are beautiful creatures and deserved to be taken care of and treasured by their froggie parents.
    I agree! Will be picking up the fixture and bulbs later today. On a side note, is it ok if the humidity rises to 90% on occasions? The new glass terrarium holds moisture way better than the XL plastic tote I used before, so I'm still adjusting to how much I have to mist. And, I use drinking water from the store - that's ok, right?

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    Yeah It's completely fine if the humidity is 90%, better for more than not enough. Spring water is fine, but they do benefit from some of the minerals left in tap water after dechlornating. Plus it's just a lot cheaper to fill a water bowl or spray bottle with tap water and dechlorinate it.

    Pick up a bottle of Reptisafe (Dechlorinates the water and adds calcium) and dechlorinate your tap water when you get home. You'll be good.

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    Yeah It's completely fine if the humidity is 90%, better for more than not enough. Spring water is fine, but they do benefit from some of the minerals left in tap water after dechlornating. Plus it's just a lot cheaper to fill a water bowl or spray bottle with tap water and dechlorinate it.

    Pick up a bottle of Reptisafe (Dechlorinates the water and adds calcium) and dechlorinate your tap water when you get home. You'll be good.
    Interesting, I will pick some Repti-Safe when I go by the store for my lights. Thanks for the tip!

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    Yeah It's completely fine if the humidity is 90%, better for more than not enough. Spring water is fine, but they do benefit from some of the minerals left in tap water after dechlornating. Plus it's just a lot cheaper to fill a water bowl or spray bottle with tap water and dechlorinate it.

    Pick up a bottle of Reptisafe (Dechlorinates the water and adds calcium) and dechlorinate your tap water when you get home. You'll be good.
    Couldn't have said it better myself Lol!


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