new pacman frog owner

[breenaful]

Thank you so much for replying back fast! I want to try to get him everything he needs and situated and as fast as possible.
I really don't think he minds the size of the tank, at random times it seems like he will get bursts of energy and needs to jump to the other side of the cage! It's adorable. And i'm having trouble keeping the temp and humidity up (again do you have any tips?) I have read a couple things a little bit ago about the water. I have to wait until morning to get it (were having storms do to the hurricane)
BY THE WAY: I do have the calcium with vitamind3, I dusted his crickets for today and he loved them!
and I uploaded a few pictures of him to an album on here. (you cant see much of the tank)

[Lija]

you're welcome
do you have bottled spring water? u can use it too.
forgot to add, make sure you cover 3 sides of a tank, it will make your baby feel safer. will go look at the pics now
temps - your heat mat might be too small for a tank, you might need to use heat lamps, it is really the matter of figuring out what works for each particular situation.
humidity - get a fogger or spray more, cover part of a top with plastic wrap or use plexiglass, things like that.
i recommend to get a fogger plug it into zoomed hydroterm as well as your heating device and never think about humidity or temps again but these are extra expenses, not on a must have list but on very much want list. you can just mist a lot and your humidity will be just fine. keep in mind your substrate has to be wet but not mud like.
edit - you have one very adorable frog!

[breenaful]

alright thanks! just a heads up if I have questions i'll most likely ask you! lol

[Lija]

oh you WILL have questions we all do
no worries.

oh and i meant to use declor agent for a water that you will use for everything, i hope you got that right just wanted to clarify

[breenaful]

I have a pretty big problem..the thermometer/hydrometer (whatever the humidity thing is called) keeps going up and down. Im very worried, right now the temp says about 85° and the humidity is at 50!?! I had put tin foil on parts of the screen to keep the humidity in but nothing is working?! It has never been this low?!

[Lija]

don't panic

what type are your gauges? and where they're located. analog ones are known for showing whatever at any given time, digital are more accurate. sensor gotta be placed in a dead centre of a back wall about 2" above the substrate and that place should not be on or by a heat mat that you placed on a side.
usually when the substrate is moist and 2/3 of a top covered and if misting 2-3 times a day the humidity should be about right, but it depends on a room humidity too.

[breenaful]

They are analog, it is located exactly how you said it and I have tin foil over 2/3 of the screen. I have also been misting the tank. Will live plants help? I think it was the changing of the substrate that had brung the humidity down.