Potential Phyllomedusa sauvagii Terrarium Build

[exasperatus2002]

I hadn't seen either that is why i put it in there in a first place, but when 3.5" fat frog ( see above ) sit on it or trying to climb, well.... RIP my pretty pothos lol

LOL Well put. Mine were still young, didnt have the weight on yet.

[Lija]

here is a very confused Fiona after I sprayed her enclosure lol


and here is also very very confused Fiona, she was leaning backwards like that and then fell down on her back and struggled to flip herself over lol i was so sorry I didn't have video camera lol it was priceless!



she probably confused me with food, not sure


and one more to illustrate why her name is Fiona




ok, sorry, that's it, have to remember that thread is about terrarium build lol guilty!

[leemowac]

Lija and Liam,
I'm reading this ..........laughing .
You two are funny !

Very cool frogs , nonetheless!
Lynn

Glad I can make you laugh haha.

[leemowac]

here is a very confused Fiona after I sprayed her enclosure lol


and here is also very very confused Fiona, she was leaning backwards like that and then fell down on her back and struggled to flip herself over lol i was so sorry I didn't have video camera lol it was priceless!



she probably confused me with food, not sure


and one more to illustrate why her name is Fiona




ok, sorry, that's it, have to remember that thread is about terrarium build lol guilty!

Lija, you have some amazing wood set up in those enclosures. Do you have a full view them?

[Lija]

no sorry, i don't have pics, those are exo terra branches and on the last pic - wood branch for birds, don't remember the name of the wood itself.
i like exo terra the most, they have so many sized and they can be intertwined if needed. and the birds perch i like because it is very smooth and filling space a lot, I just needed to take all the metal parts out.

will try to take pics later.

[sschind]

Hey Guys - I have been playing with the idea of turning an empty 40g breeder right side up as vertical for some Phyllomedusa sauvagii. I have built a few dart frog enclosures in the past so I am used to keeping humidity high, not necessarily at a minimum as needed for these critters.

That said my plan was to have the open side (technically top if laying correctly) an all screen door figuring that would be enough ventilation and for humidity to escape. I have read mixed ideas on what I could do. I am assuming that a huge screen door on one side of the set up should suffice.

I could give either give up on the idea or go for an all screen enclosure but I had my heart set on building a little tree and cliffs from the gran chaco region up the sides.

Thanks for any input!
Liam

I think you would be fine with the humidity but if I am not mistaken these guys need a pretty warm basking spot. How would you provide that? If you just flip the tank on end you would have a glass top and I don't know how you would heat that. You couldn't put a basking light on it. I've done what you are thinking of doing with other tanks and I usually break out the end (now the top) and put a screen on that side as well

[leemowac]

no sorry, i don't have pics, those are exo terra branches and on the last pic - wood branch for birds, don't remember the name of the wood itself.
i like exo terra the most, they have so many sized and they can be intertwined if needed. and the birds perch i like because it is very smooth and filling space a lot, I just needed to take all the metal parts out.

will try to take pics later.

Makes sense they perch like birds

and please do!

[leemowac]

I think you would be fine with the humidity but if I am not mistaken these guys need a pretty warm basking spot. How would you provide that? If you just flip the tank on end you would have a glass top and I don't know how you would heat that. You couldn't put a basking light on it. I've done what you are thinking of doing with other tanks and I usually break out the end (now the top) and put a screen on that side as well

Ah true... I am not sure cause even PDF tanks with glass tops that isn't an issue since they don't need to bask.

Now is your fear the glass will get too hot to the touch or that the heat just won't go through enough to provide basking heat? I wouldn't lay the light directly on the glass, I'd probably clamp it.

[Lija]

oh you can clamp your basking lamp from a side. as long as there's gradient - hot spots and cold ones, doesn't matter from a side or top lamp is shining