Quote Originally Posted by Nathan Tetzlaff View Post
The guy I'm looking at isn't quite that size, but he doesn't really seem to be a baby, either. Here's a picture - I realize there's not much to go by in the picture to judge his scale by, but I'd say he's maybe 2.5 inches. I only want to buy one terrarium, and I feel if I bought the smaller 12x12x18, I'd just regret it further down the line. If he's uncomfortable in an 18", I could house him in a small critter keeper until he grows a little larger.





The Zoo Med version of the hood I'm looking at goes up to 60 watts, but it doesn't have the adjustable dimmer your domes have. It seems like it would be a little more difficult to get the correct temperature in the cage without a dimmer, but if I were to use a UTH in conjunction with the Zoo Med hood, it should be possible, correct? Would there be any issue with adding a cheap plug-in dimmer from Home Depot to allow me to dim the lights in the the hood? I just prefer the look of the hoods a lot more than the domes.


Is there any difference in using the red bulbs over the blue moonlight bulbs if I prefer the color? Both are used for heating, but most people seem to use the red ones from what I've seen on the forum.
The dimmer is to prevent the temps from getting too high. The problem with the hood is that you have to find the normal designed bulbs that direct heat and light in all directions instead of focusing it inside the enclosure. They will work and you can find heat bulbs similar to what I've mentioned above so getting the bulbs may not be a problem.

As for the external dimmer. I really don't know how the hood will work with it. They were not designed for a dimmer so it could short it out or do nothing. I don't know. You can try it and see how it works, but if anything seem off I'd remove it imediately.

You can add a UTH in conjunction with the hood if you are not gaining required climate levels. I recomend that you look into purchasing a Zoo Med Hygrotherm humidity and temperature control unit and a Zoo Med Reptifogger. This will assist greatly in maintaing his climate in such a large tank.

Infrared heat much better and put off heat in a more uniform pattern than the Moonlight bulbs. In my experience the Moonlight bulbs seem to bug the frog a bit. Think about it. The Moon isn't full every night so there isn't always moon light during the night.