my Pacman popcorn box

[LoLzMachine531]

Hello everyone just though i would post some picture of the progress ive made i though of the idea a month or more ago when i decided i wanted to get a Pacman frog

the original idea was for it to have wither dual doors or a panel held inplace as a door dont know what its called but since its my first build i figured id make a basic tank
my first time around i used acrylic for this build it was alot more exspencive than i though next time ill used glass

here is the basic plan of the tank

and this is where i am so far
(dont mind the stove its in a spare bedroom)

i know the black silicone looks bad but you wont notice it once the tank is complete

im still thinking of differant things i could do im building a water dish for the corner out of styrofoam thinking i might drill the bottom of the tank
and draining the water dish that way and using the mister head above the water dish to fill it and keep the humitiy up

[ninkyninja]

Looking good! Thats a good idea

[LoLzMachine531]

Looking good! Thats a good idea

Thanks ^^ i have a couple 20 gals im growing plants in right now that i might be converting shortly into a split tank for frogs

[TheHornedToad]

How big is the floor area?

[LoLzMachine531]

How big is the floor area?

the tank is
12 inch Length
12 inch width
15 inch high

it is just under 10 gal

[LoLzMachine531]

ive drawn up the basic idea i have for a water dish and ive got most of it carved out at work just have to get the tubing and figure out what kind of grate or screen for the bottom of the pond im thinking somingthing plastic with holes in it like a kiddie pool would have anyways i digress

what do you think of my plan?

[TheHornedToad]

I think the floor space is too small for a pacman frog they need a 10 gal long tank. You can probably put something that would use the space better like a small tree frog.

[GrifTheGreat]

I think the floor space is too small for a pacman frog they need a 10 gal long tank. You can probably put something that would use the space better like a small tree frog.

The dimensions are just fine for an adult male or a small female. These frogs fo not need a lot of floor space. They will only use 1 or 2 areas to burrow in. They normally pick a favorite spot and stay there for days only moving after a bowel movement, to thermoregulate, or soak. I keep adult males in 12"x12"x18" terrariums and even a C. joazeirensis female in a tank of this size. They do just fine. Now for large females you want more floor space such as a 18"x18"x18" or a 10 gal long even a 20 gal long. To me a large female is 5" an up. Babies should always be kept in small enclosures until mature enough for a move to a larger enclosure.

[LoLzMachine531]

The dimensions are just fine for an adult male or a small female. These frogs fo not need a lot of floor space. They will only use 1 or 2 areas to burrow in. They normally pick a favorite spot and stay there for days only moving after a bowel movement, to thermoregulate, or soak. I keep adult males in 12"x12"x18" terrariums and even a C. joazeirensis female in a tank of this size. They do just fine. Now for large females you want more floor space such as a 18"x18"x18" or a 10 gal long even a 20 gal long. To me a large female is 5" an up. Babies should always be kept in small enclosures until mature enough for a move to a larger enclosure.

THANKS GrifftheGreat im glad to hear the support this tank will be used for a male im thinking and untill there big enough they will be in smaller enclosures i know the tank could have been bigger but this project was sparked at work, i was playing around in the carpenters shop building frames from scrap wood in the corner when i made the bottom cover part was thinking what it could be used for and starter putting some drawing/ideas together so i used the dimentions that i already had which was 3 squares of 15"x15" with the inside measuring 12"x12"

once i drew up the sketch for the popcorn box i drew 3 differant tanks one of my 20 gallons split with a water feature in either end and a tree frog terrarium Lamp and a half barrel tank with a curved acrylic lid
once you get the mind going its hard to stop so i wasted like 10 pages of paper on tank ideas

[DeeDub]

I like the build

As far as floor space I agree they need bigger than 12x12.

I use and like the twelves but water pools and deepens in the bottom of the substrate more quickly. Equals changing more often.

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Thanks
DW

[GrifTheGreat]

I like the build

As far as floor space I agree they need bigger than 12x12.

I use and like the twelves but water pools and deepens in the bottom of the substrate more quickly. Equals changing more often.

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Thanks
DW

How are you getting water pools beneath your substrate DeeDub?? That should not happen unless you are soaking the substrate often. I have fog machines that kick on and off throughout the day and never have pooling water. I even have to mist occationally for extra moisture.