set-up for a white tree frog can't seem to get it right

[tam1978]

Hi was wondering if anyone could help me my set-up is nearly done for my white tree frog but temp does'nt go past 71.8 hum is ok can go upto 50 -70 i don't want to get the frogs yet as i'm trying to get viv right first i have the exo terra viv with the light base on top i have got the coco fibre in viv,
any ideas what i need to do the heat mat i got was exo terra rainforest small any advice would be great full thanks.

[Bombina Bob]

Hi there
If you have trouble with heating, i would maybe get a higher wattage lamp and maybe go up in temp by ten watts, before you try that, i woul try putting the heat mat on the side of the cage, the heat mat would hopefully heat up the enclosure a little

Good luck with your Viv!

[Sasha]

Good for you for setting up the tank first and making sure everything is right before getting the frogs. Not a lot of people do that, I hate to admit that I didn't even do that. What kind of heat lamp are you using? If the fixture allows it the first step would be to get the next wattage up. I personally don't like heat mats. They work good for reptiles that need a heat spot, like a leopard gecko, but don't really offer all over heating.

[Buck Rogers]

I had the same issue with this, especially in winter I struggled to keep the temps at the right levels. I used a dome fixtured at the top with a ceramic heating lamp and then tried a 40w spot, they got the temps up nice and high, but the problem was it was in one spot and it killed the humidity and eventually all the plants died off. Recently I re-built my tank (will post pics soon) and planted it quite heavily and placed a heating pad on the back of the tank and just use a flourescent globe in the dome and my temps and humidity are perfect. I Also was given some great advice about placing a wall mounted heater behind the tank (on the wall obviously) as this is cheaper to run and more economical and environmentally friendly. I have personally not tried this, but I have a mate who breeds chameleons and he only uses these as his heat source and swears by it.

[tam1978]

Thanks for the replys i will see what i can do i have the heat mat on the bottom but might change to the side the exo terra light that came with the viv does nt really give any heat out so will try and get a heat lamp i want to get the viv right before i buy the frogs thanks