Terrarium setup

[Meade Hamilton Lewis]

I am going to get some LECA (Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate LECA (Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate) (Fired Clay Pebble) Hydroponic Media Products at Home Harvest® Garden Supply) that was suggested in another post. The one problem I could see with this is that the stones seem to be 8mm-16mm (.31 inches - .63 inches) in diameter and therefore the substrate could wash out past the stones. What would you suggest for this? Will it be a problem?

[Sunshine]

Usually weed block is used to separate the drainage layer from the substrate. I had a hard time finding any this time of the year so I used window screen instead.

[Meade Hamilton Lewis]

So landscaping paper?

[Sunshine]

Not the paper kind. It is a fabric, usually black. >I can never find it here this time of year though so I use window screen.

[Meade Hamilton Lewis]

Not the paper kind. It is a fabric, usually black. >I can never find it here this time of year though so I use window screen.

Thank you so much! I will check it out at Lowes today. I feel like they would still have some as it has not started snowing yet in my area.

[deranged chipmunk]

They carry it year round, you just gotta know where to look for it

[Meade Hamilton Lewis]

thats what I thought. Especially in my area where landscaping is huge. I will check it out when I am driving around today.

[flybyferns]

Usually weed block is used to separate the drainage layer from the substrate. I had a hard time finding any this time of the year so I used window screen instead.

Josh's Frogs has a barrier.
Substrate Barrier, Substrate, Hydroton | Josh's Frogs

[flybyferns]

I am going to get some LECA (Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate LECA (Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate) (Fired Clay Pebble) Hydroponic Media Products at Home Harvest® Garden Supply) that was suggested in another post. The one problem I could see with this is that the stones seem to be 8mm-16mm (.31 inches - .63 inches) in diameter and therefore the substrate could wash out past the stones. What would you suggest for this? Will it be a problem?

Meade,
You don't HAVE to use this traditional layered substrate, for red eyed tree frogs, if you don't want to.
A layer of dampened, unbleached paper towel, using de-chlorinated water, would be fine.
Change it 3 times/week - when the frog(s) are sound asleep, so they are never disturbed during the change.