Kevin's first frog

[kwandrsn]

Ok ill get a background, humidity guage, coconut substrate

about dusting the crickets I just dust what I feed him. I am giving him about 3 a day. and I just dust once a week?
the stuff I'm using to gutload has calcium and stuff that won't give him too much will it?

also what about the lighting

[Gnag the nameless]

Alright, good work!

Dust the crickets once a week, but the Calcium + Vitamin D3 on one day and Multi-Vitamin on the other. Lightly dust, don't overcoat the crickets in the powder.

As for the gutload question, I don't think it'll be a problem. You don't have to buy the gutload from a petstore, either. Simply place some spinach, lettuce, apple, squash, baked potatos, as well as bread or oats in the cricket container. The crickets will eat this, and then your frog will eat the crickets, giving it the nutrients of both the cricket and the food the cricket had previously eaten. You'll have to refresh the food as soon as it goes off, however, or it'll get pretty stinky.

As for lighting, a day/night cycle is an absolute must. Preferably 14 hours dark 12 hours bright. As long as you've got Vitamin D3 in the Calcium powder you should be fine without a UVB bulb. Make sure there are dim spots for your frogs to hide in so its not always in direct sunlight. Adding plants and decor/furniture can help with this.

[kwandrsn]

Ok so what type of light fixture do I need and bulbs. You said 14 dark and 12 light. did you mean 12 and 12?