Frog buried in moss

[Kurt]

You're welcome. Sorry can't help you with plants.

[John]

Identifying plants is really an experience thing, unless you have some kind of magic book that identifies all tropical species. I'm not very good at it - the best I can do is narrow down to the family ("that's a begonia", "that's an Aroid", "that's a fern", "that could be an orchid"). If you really want to do this right, I suggest you contact Black Jungle (www.blackjungle.com). They're good guys and one of the owners, Richard Revis, is a real tropical plant expert. Tell him what you're trying to do and I am sure he can help you out - he also sells a fantastic range of named tropical plants - both Kurt and I buy plants from him.

[adawinters]

I'm not all too great with plant species either, but I found this:

Plants of South America

It's not specifically northern, but you could poke around and get to know some of the species you like, and see if (a) they're available, and (b) they'll fit the dimensions of your tank.

Some of the hiding could simply be adjusting to a new home. I usually try to up the humidity, though, when I see a tree frog burrow into moss. Was there any difference after you got the humidity above 60?

[bmlbytes]

I actually dont think it has been that low, just a bad hygrometer. I got a digital one that works better and it hasn't been under 75% at all.

How exactly do I "up" the humidity?

Oh and thanks for all the suggestions regarding plants everyone.

[adawinters]

Raising the humidity might depend on your set-up. In terms of decor, soil and live plants retain and release water. You've already got that going, so the two other ways to raise humidity are (1) more frequent mistings and/or (2) covering part of the lid with plastic/plexiglass or something that doesn't breathe too well to keep more of the moisture inside the tank. If you've already got ~75%, you probably don't need to raise the humidity further, though.