Uvb, yes or no?

[hyla]

I think I can remember a post somewhere by Kurt saying he doesnt care for using red lights...maybe I am mistaken. What kind of heating pad do you use Julia? Like a regular one for people or a special kind designed for this kind of use? My frog isnt a tropical species and its temps and humidity dont need to be particularly high but room temp is only around 68 F so I like to boost it up some.

[Kurt]

Yeah not a fan of red lights, except at concerts. I think it is BS that people think frogs can't see red light. I am pretty sure they are not color blind. Even if they were they could still see the light period, it just wouldn't registar as red in their little froggie brains.

[Julia]

What kind of heating pad do you use Julia? Like a regular one for people or a special kind designed for this kind of use?

I dont use heating pads for my frogs. I have a reptile room which has 3 desert tank set ups in it. Because all the desert tanks have heat lamps and under tank heating the whole room keeps around 80+ degrees during the day. I have heard that using under tank heating pads are just as bad as heat rocks. There is a chance that they could overheat and burn the animals. (For reptiles anyways.) Frogs are much more sensitive so I assume they would move if the heat pad got too hot? I use the exo terra heat pads for my reptiles and have not had any problems, so for frogs I would recommend this:
Exo Terra : Products : Heat Wave Rainforest

[hyla]

Julia, thanks for the tips

[daziladi]

This will be my next purchase for Chester. We've had him a month and I keep his area warm with the use of a space heater sitting about 24 inches away from the bottom of the tank. It's going to cost a fortune to keep the space heater running so can't wait to get the pad you suggested.