Viewing rtf

[skeet9924]

Im just curious how all of you red eye tree frog owners view your frogs at night? Do u use a light ? And if u take a pic do you use a flash? My frog has been with me for about a week and has really settled in.. He is awake right in time everytime at night and is sleeping and bright green by the morning. He is also eating well. I'd love to get some good awake pics of him.. Just wondering how I should do it.. And how much longer should I wait?

[skeet9924]

Anybody??

[DonLisk]

I use a flash light to view and take pics of mine. I keep the light from hitting them in the eyes also.
I don't think using a flash would be good in their eyes when its dark in the tank :-)

My frogs are also next to my computer so the light off the screen doesn't seem to bother them and I often catch them sitting looking out at the screen.

[skeet9924]

Thanks..how long do you think I should wait before I start attempting to view him at night?

[DonLisk]

I would wait a few weeks at least.

You can probably peek in at night to check him out but I wouldn't try too much light until he/she settles in and doesn't run off at the 1st sight of you.

[Heatheranne]

I turn on the light in the room. It is generally enough to see them and not disturb them too much. Although their pupils will constrict a bit, so I usually try to catch pictures when I first peek.

[flybyferns]

Im just curious how all of you red eye tree frog owners view your frogs at night? Do u use a light ? And if u take a pic do you use a flash? My frog has been with me for about a week and has really settled in.. He is awake right in time everytime at night and is sleeping and bright green by the morning. He is also eating well. I'd love to get some good awake pics of him.. Just wondering how I should do it.. And how much longer should I wait?

Hi skeet,
I use a little tiny flash light as well.
It is NOT a LED light, of which seems very bright to me.
I would let them get adjusted first- before you sneak a peak !
As mentioned, a very dim light on in the room does not disturb them very much.
Lynn

[skeet9924]

Thanks so much!! I'm really looking forward to getting some good pics of my little guy!!

[nagol]

Depending on how good/serious/gung-ho of a photographer you are, this article about using flash to photograph frogs may help:
Tropical Herping — Advantages of using flash when photographing frogs

As far as seeing your RETF move around at night, I used to use a pretty low-light red bulb with mine and it seemed to work well - enough light that you can see watch them move around, but not so much that it negatively affects them. I always found my Red Eyes to be very shy. Also, very slow moving. Watching them required patience. But well worth it, as they are beautiful animals.

-ryan