New pacman, new member

[GrifTheGreat]

You need to move your gauges. They need to be dead center of the back wall, but down 1" to 1.5" above the substrate. Gauges must always be where the frog lives. So you get an accurate reading.

[ZachP]

Ok so I'll probably just pass on the live plants then, sounds like more trouble then its worth. After i get paid i want to get a fogger with hygrotherm controller.

You need to move your gauges. They need to be dead center of the back wall, but down 1" to 1.5" above the substrate. Gauges must always be where the frog lives. So you get an accurate reading.

Ok thank you for the information, ill do that right now. See this is the reason i joined a forum, its little things like this that i easily miss when skimming through the internet for info.

[Lija]

After i get paid i want to get a fogger with hygrotherm controller.

and you will never want to go back to regular gauges again
by the way you can make a fogger out of ultrasonic humidifier, save some $ and the thing will work better, at least you could use tap water for it vs distilled

what other info you're looking for?

[DeeDub]

Welcome to the forum!

Not to disagree with everyone, but I use live pathos for all my frog cages. I just put them along the sides and my frogs don't uproot them too bad. When I change the substrate I just pull em up and replant. Pathos are real hearty plants.

[Lija]

Deedub, i have pothos in one of the tanks too, it is in magnitural pot high up on the side, my female waxy almost killed it, so had to put it somewhere

Zach would you post pics when you're done? we LOVE pics here

[ZachP]

I think my grandma has a pothos plant at her house. Maybe I'll try cloning it and putting some in, that way if the frog destroys its not much of a loss.

Zach would you post pics when you're done? we LOVE pics here

I'll try to have some pictures up soon! Im waiting for my brother to get back from out of town so i can use his camera lol my cellphone camera isn't the best

[ZachP]

Oh ya and by the way my frog is finally out when i woke up this morning The night i got him he almost completely buried himself and this is the first time he's come out. Now he's burrowed a little into the substrate but his head and a little of his body are still sticking out. I tried feeding him a cricket with tongs but still wouldn't take it so I'll just let him be for now

[ZachP]

and you will never want to go back to regular gauges again
by the way you can make a fogger out of ultrasonic humidifier, save some $ and the thing will work better, at least you could use tap water for it vs distilled

what other info you're looking for?

I'll have to look into making it out of a humidifier then sounds awesome. Just any tips on making the cage look good and anyway i can make the frog thrive

[Lija]

Just any tips on making the cage look good and anyway i can make the frog thrive

it seems your froggy is already happy
i would get paper background, like the one for fish tanks, but with pic suitable for frogs, and cover 3 sides from outside, i just like it better this way, crickets have a bad habit of getting up on cork or foam background and out of frog reach, so unless frog is tong fed, that is very annoying. and paper is cheaper too.
then i would get some naturalistic stuff- cork hide or just piece, fake plants ( i love ones from Michaels, cheap and pretty ), may be a piece of wood to make it nice, you can do pothos if you want, but whatever you do keep in mind you need to take all substrate out and exchange it with new one every month, and when they bigger they tend to rearrange everything lol that is why i like to have whatever i can hanging

[ZachP]

I just like the look of the bark. For now at least i'll be feeding with tongs or in another container so it shouldn't be a problem. And I can always change it later if i want. Thanks for the ideas

I was thinking it would be cool to have a peice of wood with moss growing on it or moss that could grow on the bark background or something. Is this possible to have?

[GrifTheGreat]

You have to be careful with any moss. If accidentally ingested it can cause an impaction, but it can be done. You may want to start it outside the enclosure so you are sure the moss is attached. You will also need a tropical moss most likely because moss from temperate climates will normally die in a tropical climate.

Any plant placed inside with you frog will have to be purged of all fertilizers and chemicals. To do so you will need to take the desired plant and wash it off really well. Then plant in a pot with plain soil. Even in just coco fiber is fine and it must stay this way for up to 4 weeks to be sure everything is flushed out of the plant's system. This must be done before the plant can be placed in with your frog. Also nearly all plants are toxic to frogs and Pathos are no exception. Always be sure that any dead leaves are removed immediately and be sure your frog does not ingest any part of the plant. They will not harm the frog as long as it is not ingested.

It is safe to feed your frog by leaving crickets in with him/her over night. Just remove the hind legs from the crickets so that they cannot jump. This makes them much easier to catch and will greatly reduce substrate ingestion.

[ZachP]

So good news The frog just ate 4 crickets! Which leads me to a couple questions. First, the frog wouldn't let me feed it with tongs but when i put them in the tank he ate them no problem. So is it safe to eat on the coconut fiber? Can he digest it if he accidentally eats little bits of it? Second question is how much should I feed him? He's about 2 1/2 maybe 3 inches.

[Lija]

So good news The frog just ate 4 crickets! Which leads me to a couple questions. First, the frog wouldn't let me feed it with tongs but when i put them in the tank he ate them no problem. So is it safe to eat on the coconut fiber? Can he digest it if he accidentally eats little bits of it? Second question is how much should I feed him? He's about 2 1/2 maybe 3 inches.

congratulations!

for that size i would go every other day using 15 min rule - let him eat as many as he can in 15 min.

as for tongs, not every frog is used to it, you can try to train him to eat like that, it may take loads of patience and persistence from your part, he might or might not get used to it, but right now just make sure he is eating there is a excellent video by Ivory on how to tong feed, will try to find it.

oh and for mosses- as Grif said be careful, they should be out of frog reach, there is a mixture out of mosses spores and i think some kinda glue. you paint a something with it and mosses will start growing, I'm planning on getting that for my nasuta tank, there should be something similar for sale in US too