White's-TreeFrog is being inactive...?

[Crystal6]

Well he seems more active now since the light was lowered/left on 24/7. He looks sleepy though, like his body thinks it's daytime but he knows it's night and warm enough to allow him to explore.

The result is him just kinda sitting halfway out of his hiding place staring sleepily at the glass. (He looks healthy as ever. Just that his pupils are small like they are in the daytime and he's not climbing around, suggesting the advertisement of this heat bulb being "nocturnal" may be stretched.)

But yeah... breathing is normal and he appears at least somewhat more active then before. Before he litterally did not leave that spot all week. I put crickets in there to prove it. (When he was active he would do everything in his power to reach the crickets even if there's glass and 10 feet between them.)

Now my only worry is rather or not he'll adapt to constantly red light with no periods of darkness until summer.

[Kurt]

I would shut the light off at night. If you need continued heat, use a ceramic heat emitter instead of a heat bulb. The frog needs the darkness to properly function.

[Kerry1968]

Sorry to interrupt the thread again.

I missed your reply earlier Kurt, sorry.

I don't know what the watt of the ceramic lamp was, the mesh on the top of the tank is metal. I replaced the 40w bulb for a 100w bulb, it made a couple of degrees difference to the temperature but after 5 days of having it on continually, the bulb has blown! It wasn't cheap either! Grrrr

I'm thinking it'll have to be a ceramic bulb during the day and a red bulb at night to stop the temperature dropping too low.

Also where would be the best place to put the heat mat for maximum benefit? I have around 3 inches of water in the bottom of the tank, so the bottom is out. I was concerned about putting the heat mat where the frog can sit directly on it (through the glass) as I thought it might burn the frog?

[Crystal6]

I would shut the light off at night. If you need continued heat, use a ceramic heat emitter instead of a heat bulb. The frog needs the darkness to properly function.

I am.. hesitent. He was very wake last night. So much that he started trying to bust out of the cage. O_O I'm glad to have him back to normal but I'm not sure I will be able to get a ceramic. (Pretend I live in a void where I can only recieve items from mail except for aquariums. Walmart seems to have those...)

[Kurt]

So mail order a ceramic heater or take a ride down to Zoo Creatures in Plaistow, well worth the trip. (Right now they have Malaysian horned frogs and white-lipped treefrogs in stock) I just wouldn't leave the light on 24/7 or as Jake Harper says "31".

[Crystal6]

So mail order a ceramic heater or take a ride down to Zoo Creatures in Plaistow, well worth the trip. (Right now they have Malaysian horned frogs and white-lipped treefrogs in stock) I just wouldn't leave the light on 24/7 or as Jake Harper says "31".

150 watt I'm guessing? Or would 250 watt be better?

Either way it'll take a while to get here... Should I just leave it on in the mean time? (It is torturous to me to see my pet so cold he won't move)

[Kurt]

No do not leave it on 24/7. To do so is to cause stress to a nocturnal animal that needs the dark as much as you need the light. You can partialy cover the cage with a blanket at night to retain some heat.

[gray frog in manitoba]

Was at my local cricket supplier / pet store (local mom and pop shop), and was discussing the usage of the red reptile lights with one of the employees. She was adament that frogs (like reptiles) can not see this type of light and does not affect them. I have no idea if she is correct...is there any real data on this subject?