I think that if I were stuck in a box that was too hot, and I went in the shade only to find that it was hotter, I'd probably go crazy, so I could see how something similar could stress a sensitive frog out. That's a good idea, I've unplugged the heater for now until I remove it. Again, the reason I installed it was to increase temps, but if tomato frogs really are cool with cooler temperatures (intentional), I think it'll be okay. If temps are too low, I'll have to give heat pads a second look. I purchased a Zoomed UTH before and was disappointed, but have been happy with the flexwatt tape I'm using for my roaches, so I might try that.

From what I can tell, Franz doesn't get blasted per se with the nozzle (at least right now he's situated on the opposite side of the tank), but the nozzle does spray out into the tank and the mist circulates. Even with all the plants in the way, I think it still does "hit" him. I would have to say though that I prefer it spray out into the tank so it can keeps things damp and tropical like. It seems like him getting wet from the distilled water is bad, but only if he doesn't go in the water dish? I read around, and it has something to do with the salts in the water, apparently? I hope Franz knows that the he's not getting his salts from the mist, and therefore needs to stop being lazy and hop in the water dish.

I've turned off the uvb, and this might just be me, but he looks orange-er already. My plan at this point is the pot (i.e. take out of the tank) one of the pothos and shift the plants around a bit to give him some open space. Also, if I'm going to be cleaning the tank with some regularity, I might as well start mixing some sort of material into the coco fiber to enrich it, allowing me to plant more exotic plants. This last part, of course, is mainly for me, not Franz . Thanks for the advice!