Green & Gold turned BROWN..!

[Lija]

I've read very recently about it, the was a study done about UVB and frogs, temps were mentioned too, can't recall details now, I was looking more for UVB effect in captivity. anyhow i do remember these frogs change color depending on a mood and tank temps, the color gets dull when it is stressed out and a frog turns very dark brown if a tank is too cold, that would be your case i'm assuming. UVB is a must, real unfiltered UVB and suspended above tank basking lamp. i remember reading and thinking that these would very cool to keep, big and aggressive, pacman and pixie mix that is active during a day lol

[EmJay]

I've recently read that in the wild, during winter Green & Golden Bell frogs can turn so dark bronze they're almost black... So I guess making her warmer with a lamp is unnatural, but kinder and safer since she's in captivity and the conditions of the tank can't automatically mimic the natural (almost-) equilibrium of nature. I'd just always been told previously that Litoria didn't need lights or heaters in NZ, and all my prior experience with them has been in outdoor ponds, so I hadn't considered getting a lamp until now.