New To Whites Tree Frogs

[Cylifornia]

now what about heat lamps, are they necessary, would they hurt if I got him one anyway? is it ok if I get an infra red one so I can watch him at night? will he need any specific lighting at all?

[deranged chipmunk]

specific lighting, no. as far as heat lamps, i can't really answer, i don't use them. all my enclosures use a false bottom setup and i heat the water with an aquarium heater, which in turn, heats the air above it. many people do use heat lamps and ceramic heat emitters. i'm sure someone who uses them will weigh in soon enough

[Sasha]

I'll weigh in on this. You are going to need a way to heat your tank, whites need to be kept at about 75-80 degrees during the day and maybe around 70 at night. I don't have a water element in my tank so I have a heat lamp. It's just a dome light fixture with red heat bulb. My tank is tall and I have the decor set up so that the heat lamp is not directly over something that the frogs will sit on and burn their little butts. I also use a repti-fogger. Both the heat light and the fogger are set up with a hygro/therm, they are a little expensive but well worth the money!

I agree with Bill too, you will want to buy the largest and tallest tank that your budget can afford. Tree frogs LOVE to climb and be up high and you will want to get more than just one!

[deranged chipmunk]

Thank you Patsy

[Sasha]

No problem

[Cylifornia]

Im glad you came in with that info. So when I go to my local herp store on saturday I will pick up a red heat bulb (Im starting with buying things and then getting the frog, did the opposite with a turtle recently.... not fun.) and I already have a dome lamp. Im so excited!!

[Sasha]

Be very careful not to let the frog come into contact with the heat bulb. You don't want your froggie to get burned. I have mine resting on top of the tank because there is nothing the frog can sit on directly under it.