Hiding places in the terrarium and temperature

[GRABibus]

Hi,

my Pyxie frog has a set up of 50cm long and 35cm large at the moment. I will transfer it in a bigger one thiks year.

In this set up, I have e "Zoo med" half bark resin hidding place :



I heat the set up with a 50W "Dayling backing" spot from Exo Terra and I reach between 78.8°F and 89.6°F in 75% of the set up surface, so it's ok.

What I notice now, is that my frog spends all its days under this hidding place (Completely hidden and not half-hidden as on the picture) and the nights in the water bowl.

Until 2 weeks ago, it spent its days outside, half burried in the substrate, waiting for a prey.

Under this hidding place, there is only 75.2°F. That means it spents all its days since 2 weeks at 75.2°F.

- Isn't it dangerous for its health ?
- Why it doesn't put itself at heat as before ?

thank you.

[Jimifrog]

If he's eating and growing, he is fine. He is going to do what he likes in that environment. Seventy-five isn't going to be dangerous for your pixie. You have given him options, and he is choosing the cooler area.

[Preston]

mine prefer the cooler side as well, 70-75f

[Mikey]

This is normal. And a pain in the A$$. I'd say it was because he didn't like the light, but my frogs are in a dark rack yet they choose to be at the cool end (some of them). I have both males and females that do this. Unfortunently in my case the ones that choose to stay cool tend to skip meals and don't grow as fast. What I recommend is to increase the Ambient Temps, or put him in a smaller cage that you can maintain higher ambient temps.

Or you could just leave him be. 75 degrees is perfectly fine for your pixie to function, as Jimifrog said.