do i need a light?

[amort90]

hey guys, iv revamped Paco's terrarium today and i was wondering if the natural light that he gets is from the window on the opposite side of the room is enough, or am i going to need to put some form of lamp onto it. what do you recon?

here is a pic of the tank bearing in mind i was also stood slightly infront of it at the time to get the picture.

p.s ignore the temp and humidity on the thermometer at the top, that was because i had only just put it in lol. it is now sitting at 27C which is around 81F and the humidity is sat at 79%

[Lija]

it depends on how much light is he getting from window, usually it is not enough for a day. you will see it better with lights on too, just get simple low voltage lamp bulb.

[amort90]

thanks Lija
i will get a cheap lamp fitting and stick an energy saving bulb into it then i thinks to give him more light and not give off any heat.
or would it be more beneficial to get him if i got him like a 2% UVB bulb instead taking into considerartion the MBD that he has got?

[Lija]

checked your other thread, yes he does have mild case of MBD, and you were given excellent advice on supplements, that you should follow. 2% UVB in his case might help to some extend, but you need to get the lowest voltage UVB lamp. With that being said there is no scientific proof that UVB will help pacman frogs with Ca metabolism. Those frogs are adapted to live in a shade and don't need UVB.

[GrifTheGreat]

thanks Lija
i will get a cheap lamp fitting and stick an energy saving bulb into it then i thinks to give him more light and not give off any heat.
or would it be more beneficial to get him if i got him like a 2% UVB bulb instead taking into considerartion the MBD that he has got?

Running a UVB bulb is not necessary, but he will benefit from about 4 hours of exposure oer day until the MBD is managed. Be careful with any kind of fluorescent bulb as they are normally very bright and can hurt their eyes. These are nocturnal frogs and they do not get exposed to the sun often down burrowed into the forest floor.

[amort90]

yeah that was my thinking to it all, i was thinking of maybe putting a 2% onto the tank and maybe shading it slightly with the plants to dim down the brightness a little bit, but still give him the exposure

would that work do you think?

[Lija]

sounds good Aaron, go for it.

[amort90]

wicked, thanks for you help again it really is appreciated

[Ozone17K]

Hey so people might say its incorrect on what I do but I actually give my frogs about 6 hours at the most of uvb every other day. So I feed and give uvb then turn off and wait till the day after. The light is about ten inches away from my frogs and is a 2.0 tropical uvb bulb. and ive been doing this for over 2 years with my frogs and their really healthy. But if ur frog is a albino do not use uvb at all.

[Lija]

if you have not albino, uvb lamp is not bright and you have hides low percentage uvb is ok. The actual uvb is gone pretty fast from 2.0 uvb lamps, so the amount of uvb your frog is getting is minimal. for those who require UVB I'm usually getting 5.0 and replace every 6 month.

[GrifTheGreat]

Hey so people might say its incorrect on what I do but I actually give my frogs about 6 hours at the most of uvb every other day. So I feed and give uvb then turn off and wait till the day after. The light is about ten inches away from my frogs and is a 2.0 tropical uvb bulb. and ive been doing this for over 2 years with my frogs and their really healthy. But if ur frog is a albino do not use uvb at all.

This is acceptable even though UVB in not necessary. 2.0 is really low and has an effective range of about 12" so they do benefit from this. Many Tropical CFLs or regular tube 2.0 are not very bright so no harm done. Except for Albinos this is acceptable.