Newbie Looking for some Answers from Frog Folks :)

[Skylar]

Hello, My daughter andd I are turning my 120 gallon fish tank into a terarrium to house a variety of tree frogs and possibly day gekos or some other land creature. Since I am in the very beginning stages of this, and I have gotten a variety of different answers from pet places, I have a few questions I was hoping you could answer. First, do I need a special light or can I use the light I used for my fish and provide some sort of spot lighting for the heat? From what I gathered from some of the forums, the tree frogs do not need the UVB light but I wanted to make sure and I am wondering if the gekos would need it? What would be the best tree frogs to mix, I know we definitely want a Red-eyed and were thinking a small Whites and some others that are all approximately the same size. Were the gold dusted day geckos a good recommendation to live with the tree frogs or would you recommend a different roommate for the frogs? I was thinking about putting glass on one side of the top and metal mesh on the other to help keep the humidity in and purchasing a fogger, do you have any other recommendations to control humidity in such a large tank? I think that is all for now, but I may have more as we go along. I am so thankful this site exists.


Thank You!!!!

[UncleChester]

Since you are interested in Red-eyes, here's a care sheet for them:

Frog Forum - Red-Eyed Leaf Frog/Red Eyed Tree Frog Care - Agalychnis callidryas

I guess a White's care sheet while we're at it:

Frog Forum - White's Tree Frog Care - Litoria caerulea

But you should know that the only thing that's recommended you mix with a red-eye would be ... more red-eyes. No geckos, no other treefrogs and especially nothing from different climates or other parts of the world.

[deranged chipmunk]

I have a 125 that i built into a paludarium and i wouldn't dream of putting any other creatures in there besides my frogs and my fish. A multi-species tank sounds like a good idea, but unless you are an expert herpetologist or zookeeper, it can only end in disaster. Keep in mind that multiple species equals multiple amounts of stress and with that, multiple toxins. I think you can see where this is going. Lol

Believe me, i was a big fan of multi species tanks a while ago, and as i did more and more research i started leaning against it. It's just not worth the risk.

Controlling humidity is basically the same in a large tank as it is in a small tank. You just have more volume to deal with is all.