High humidity cause death??

[Theeblueking]

I finally figured out a way to keep my tanks at a good 83 degrees for my pacmans, but now my humidity is 95 or so, is this a big problem? I have read yes and no I just want a definite response. One of my baby caatingas I found dead this morning, I had to force feed him from the day I got him, he never grew at all and never wanted to eat and would even spit roaches back out during force feedings, so i stoppd doing it I offered him crickets and roaches but he didnt even react. I want to prevent any others from dying so I want to make sure that if humidity is an issue i take care of it asap.

[mikesfrogs]

Put some extra holes in the tub. Higher humidity and the right temps will cause bacteria infections if cages aren't cleaned out right.

I have 2 caatinga here that just have not grown either. Mostlikely something is wrong with them and will not make it. You have to remember in the wild these frogs wouldn't survive. In captivity we baby along the weak animals and get them to survive.

You may have done nothing wrong and it was its time to go.

Don't stress too much

[GrifTheGreat]

I finally figured out a way to keep my tanks at a good 83 degrees for my pacmans, but now my humidity is 95 or so, is this a big problem? I have read yes and no I just want a definite response. One of my baby caatingas I found dead this morning, I had to force feed him from the day I got him, he never grew at all and never wanted to eat and would even spit roaches back out during force feedings, so i stoppd doing it I offered him crickets and roaches but he didnt even react. I want to prevent any others from dying so I want to make sure that if humidity is an issue i take care of it asap.

95% to 100% is bad for extended periods. They can develope pnemonia from the air being overly saturated. The only time humidity is 100% in nature is when its raining and if its raining constantly water buildup follows. They cannot be in that high of humidity all the time. Fluid can also build up in their bodies causing edema. Overly saturated substrate promotes bacterial and fungal growth. They need moist substrate or heavily damp, but not muddy otherwise they become ill and die.

[frogsanity12]

I have two that I have had for about a year and they barely have grown. They only seem to like pinkies and Night crawlers. I believe that it could be genetic and what the other two are saying.

[DVirginiana]

The high humidity should be fixed, but I doubt that's what killed your caatinga. The sounds more like a failure to thrive situation.

[GrifTheGreat]

I have two that I have had for about a year and they barely have grown. They only seem to like pinkies and Night crawlers. I believe that it could be genetic and what the other two are saying.

Sounds genetic to me. The usually grow very rapidly on night crawlers. That is my staple for all my frogs. I have one that only likes crickets and waxworms. He is growing very slowly, but I'm hoping he's just a late bloomer.

[Theeblueking]

Put some extra holes in the tub. Higher humidity and the right temps will cause bacteria infections if cages aren't cleaned out right.

I have 2 caatinga here that just have not grown either. Mostlikely something is wrong with them and will not make it. You have to remember in the wild these frogs wouldn't survive. In captivity we baby along the weak animals and get them to survive.

You may have done nothing wrong and it was its time to go.

Don't stress too much

I was thinking that could be the possibility. Just hearing it from someone else makes me feel better

[Theeblueking]

95% to 100% is bad for extended periods. They can develope pnemonia from the air being overly saturated. The only time humidity is 100% in nature is when its raining and if its raining constantly water buildup follows. They cannot be in that high of humidity all the time. Fluid can also build up in their bodies causing edema. Overly saturated substrate promotes bacterial and fungal growth. They need moist substrate or heavily damp, but not muddy otherwise they become ill and die.

I'm not sure whos post it was but i made a mental note of your response on how wet to keep the substrate, you said just wet enough where u can feel it like when u get a bag of soil from the store, so thats how i've been trying to keep it. I soak the Pacs about 2x a week to help them poop they seem to really like that. Is there a maximum time that I should soak them for???

[Theeblueking]

Oh yeah one more little question, should i have a small fan in the vacinity for some airflow, or do they not need that? Right now I'm not using one.

[GrifTheGreat]

Oh yeah one more little question, should i have a small fan in the vacinity for some airflow, or do they not need that? Right now I'm not using one.

Soaking duration is usually 15 minutes or until the water begins to cool down.

You may want a fan to drawl excess humidity out of the tank if it gets too high. Alot of people modify the little cooling fans from Computers to act as cooling/air circulating fans.

Post a pic of how your Saran Wrap is on your frog's enclosure lid.