Now that I've returned from vacation I picked a new member of the family, er crew. He/she is an albino Cranwelli I've had my eye on at the local pet shop for nearly two months. I was tempted to get the baby apricot, but I felt an attachment to this one. It is hard to tell in the photo, but his colors are fairly striking for a regular albino from what I have seen locally. His lime and dark brown markings over tan are pretty neat. He is 3" STV.
I discovered he is quite adventurous this morning. He decided to try his hand at mountain climbing in the tank which I thought was blocked off well enough and the lip of the waterfall basin too high (~3") above the water dish. He gave me quite a scare but he also got back down to the substrate on his own and seemed pretty darn proud of it to boot. He's also shown that he can hop pretty powerfully, but I'm hoping that calms down as he gets acclimated more. When he does it, it only lasts for one or two leaps. Anyways, here's my info...
1. Size of enclosure
18x18x18 Exo Terra
2. # of inhabitants - specifically other frogs and size differences
The COB bunks alone
3. Humidity
77-80%
4. Temperature
Day: 82-85F | Night: 76-79F
5. Water - type - for both misting and soaking dish
Top Fin water conditioner
6. Materials used for substrate
Eco Earth
7. Enclosure set up i.e. plants (live or artificial), wood, bark and other materials.
- How were things prepared prior to being put into the viv.
Artificial plants, Exo Terra waterfall, artificial stone cave hide. Everything was soaked and/or scrubbed in Flukers Super Scrub. Tank walls cleaned with Wipe Out.
8. Main food source
Samurai Pacmanfood with tongs. (Pet store alternated feeding crickets and mealworms daily)
9. Vitamins and calcium? (how often)
Part of food; so far two small marble sized balls every other day (offered daily)
10. Lighting
Two Exo Terra tops (both on for day, one for night) Night bulbs: 1x 15w blue night vision heat, 1x 25w blue night vision heat. Day bulbs in addition to night ones: 1x 25w red party bulb, 1x 25w blue night vision heat
11. What is being used to maintain the temperature of the enclosure
1x Exo Terra digital thermometer | 1x Exo Terra digital combo
12. When is the last time he/she ate
Tonight
13. Have you found poop lately
Not yet (very fresh poop in tank at store)
14. A pic would be helpful including frog and enclosure (any including cell phone pic is fine)
See below...
15. How old is the frog
Guessing 3mo
16. How long have you owned him/her
3 days (joined my crew 8/25)
17. Is the frog wild caught or captive bred
Captive
18. Frog food- how often and if it is diverse, what other feeders are used as treats
See #8
19. How often the frog is handled
Only to move to new home
20. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area
Low traffic area, I spend a few hours each evening in the room otherwise none of my family use it
21. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc)
Water dish change out before work each morning. Will be doing a substrate refresh each Sunday and a full cleaning monthly