What am I doing wrong?

[DMBhippie]

Here are the set up pics also temps read 72ish I was wrong earlier with the 75-76.you were also saying to grab a 75% basking light as well? I can then just swap my bulbs out as the correspond to the cycle?

[GrifTheGreat]

Here are the set up pics also temps read 72ish I was wrong earlier with the 75-76.you were also saying to grab a 75% basking light as well? I can then just swap my bulbs out as the correspond to the cycle?

Yes. These are also nocturnal frogs so food should b offered really early in the morning before the sun comes out or at night. You can buy a power supply made by Zilla that has day and night outlets and constants. You'll wan your UTH plugged into a constant and your lamp can go into the day outlet during the day and just plug it into the night outlet when the light goes off at whatever set time you have it to. You can program the power supply to a 12 hour cycle so that the light goes off after 12 hours. It's programable.

This way you have everything for the enclosures in the same power source and on the same timer. They work very well. Set the cycle so its like 7 am to 7 pm or 8 am to 8 pm. Then switch your bulbs and outlets.

Cover 3 sides of the enclosures with some sort of natural background to help the frog feel more secure. How many watts is the UTH? Also both gauges should be side by side in the same pasition of the center back wall.

[DMBhippie]

Ok so I moved the hygro to the center...heating pad is 8w....and I have space heater going now but I'm not terribly found of. Will the basking bring the temp up to what I need? Also I grab the background.

[GrifTheGreat]

Ok so I moved the hygro to the center...heating pad is 8w....and I have space heater going now but I'm not terribly found of. Will the basking bring the temp up to what I need? Also I grab the background.

It should help a great deal. Its concentrated beam of light heats the ambient air in the enclosure without as much effort. Just try and make sure the frog doesn't sit directly under the beam without some sort of cover like a fake plant with large broad leaves.

Also the lamp will work more efficiently if it's in the center of the enclosure istead of on one side. Just cover both sides of the lid with foil leaving the center open so that the lamp can shine directly in. The UTH will warm the one side and the lamp will warm the ambient air. Also in the oil on each end have a hole cut for air circulation. Doesn't have to be a huge hole maybe 3" by 1.5". You should get a better reading this way. You may be better off buying a digital temp gauge/hygrometer combo.

[DMBhippie]

Ok so I fixed the tinfoil...hopefully I can grab the stuff you mentioned relatively cheap..layer off for the winter months as I work construction so budget is tight

[DMBhippie]

That basking bulb is an incandescent?

[GrifTheGreat]

That basking bulb is an incandescent?

Yes. Incandescent bulbs are what you want for heat. CFLs don't produce much heat.