What DOES your tank look like?

[bshmerlie]

Your tree frogs use to live here....What does your tank look like?

[clownonfire]

Awesome thread, Cheri! I'll post a pic of my American Green Tree frog tank as soon as I can get one without a flash.

Eric

[bshmerlie]

Bump...this post kind if goes hand in hand with the one Eric just posted.

[beezy]

check my picx in my album...its not as nice as the picx but its ok..loll

[ViperJr]

Well, it's not very similar but... I hope it will do anyway.

http://www.frogforum.net/members/vip...8284-front.jpg

[clownonfire]

check my picx in my album...its not as nice as the picx but its ok..loll

Beezy. I did take a look. Your tank seems about right. It's high, you have branches, there are plants (I would add more pothos, and would remove the fake plants - the plastic is so rigid on these fake plants that they can cut the frogs). You have a bowl of water which is also very important.

Now I do have one major concern: I see a American green tree frog in the same habitat as the Big-Eyed tree frog.... That my friend is a big no-no! In general we suggest that no species of frogs should be mixed together, unless you are a herpetologist working in a zoo and you are recreating the natural environment of species who live together in a micro-system.

Also, AGTF and BETR have different requirements. Your BETF needs higher humidity as opposed to your AGTF. Too much for one will be detrimental like too little will be for the other one... And the skin toxins they both secrete are not healthy for each other.... Look up "slow poison" with frogs...

Eric

[clownonfire]

Well, it's not very similar but... I hope it will do anyway.

http://www.frogforum.net/members/vip...8284-front.jpg

Looks great!!

[clownonfire]

Here's a picture of my American Green Tree frog tank. It's a vertical 35 gallons. There is a layer of hydro balls, earth, coconut husk and forest mix. We've planted philodendron, there's croton, green spider plants and a Janet Craig dracena. This picture was taken when it was freshly planted, so it looks a tad spare. Pothos were added and a very large Dracaena, in which the frog loves to sleep in. The plants now are taking over.

[bshmerlie]

What Eric just said is key, "It looks like the plants are taking over." Look at the jungle pics that's what it looks like. When you first plant the tank in may look a little thin but when it grows in it should look dense. I hope Tony posts a picture of his red eye tank...its another simple but great one. Beezy you do need to add more plants and ditch the fake ones. Take a look at my Red Eye tank in my photo album...see the two plants on the far right...with the small leaves. Those plants are gone. I noticed my red eyes didn't use them or sleep on them and I adjusted. I dug those suckers out of there and put in things they will use. When you're new to frogs your tank should be a progression. As you watch and observe your frogs you will learn how to design their tank. As you do your tank will look nicer, more natural and your frogs will be less stressed. I'm new to dart frogs so I have a bunch of new babies. And those little guys love leaf litter. I used to use it just to keep soil off my tree frogs. But little baby darts they live under it they can't get enogh of it. Don't be worried about not being able to see you frogs if its too densly planted. Believe it or not they are more bold if a hiding spot is only one jump a way. You'll have the boys singing from the tree tops right out in front like a show off.

[Ebony]

Well I have too many set ups But here are some of them. The last photo is the inside of my outdoor enclosure, 2 meters by 2 meters. It has four 7 year old Litoria raniformis living in there, raised from Tads.. All the plants have grown since that photo. The more plants the better, I think . These are all Tree frog enclosures.

More photo's in my albums.

[Tripe46]

Bumble Bee Walking Toads

American Green Tree Frogs

Juvenile White's Tree Frog (w/o vines and moss)

Adult White's Tree Frog (waterfall/filter back left, waterfall/fountain front right)

[Tony]

I hope Tony posts a picture of his red eye tank...its another simple but great one.

I'm guessing this is the one you were looking for. I tore it down a couple months ago and moved them to bigger tanks, but it worked well while they were in it, even had a spontaneous breeding in there last fall.

[bshmerlie]

Yeah...that's the one Tony. I love it....that is a tree frogs dream. Also think about how stable the environment is in Tony's tank with all those plants. He can probably go an entire week if he had to without misting. If the frog wants to be dryer he could go to the top where the screen is and if he wants it more humid he could tuck himself into the thick of it. No matter where he is in the tank he feels secure. The environment will not have extreme fluctuations and Tony will most certainly have healthy and stress free frogs. When I hear people have difficulty keeping the humidity up or it drops really quickly after they mist...that tells me they dont have enough plants. Those extreme fluctuations of humidity back and forth cannot be good for the frog. Take a look at Vipers tank...once it is grown in it may challenge Tony's as my favorite. See...you don't need an elaborate setup...you just need a good one.

[Tony]

See...you don't need an elaborate setup...you just need a good one.

Absolutely. That tank was done with three plants, the dark green Ficus elastica, a large Peperomia obtusifolia, and the best tree frog plant ever, pothos. The pothos later choked out the Peperomia but the Ficus managed to hang on.

[Tony]

Take a look at Vipers tank...once it is grown in it may challenge Tony's as my favorite.

That will be a great one when it is grown in, though the Dieffenbachia (there it is again Cheri! ) makes me nervous.

[ViperJr]

Wohow, time to put on the happyhat!
That's a good advice to put in the advice thread; let the terrarium grow for a while before adding frogs. I plantes mine about... 4 months ago, maybe more. And it's only becomming a better and better home for the froggies to come. Of course you hardcore froggods now that, but perhaps it will enlight someone new to the hobby

What about the plant Tony, why is he scaring you?

[Tony]

What about the plant Tony, why is he scaring you?

Dieffenbachia contains very high concentrations of calcium oxalate crystals in its tissues and sap, it is a powerful skin irritant for humans and can cause severe reactions and even fatalities when it is ingested or absorbed through the mucus membranes. Since a frogs skin is so permeable the likelihood of harm from contacting the sap is high enough that I avoid using them.

[ViperJr]

I am aware that they are dangerous when digested, but so are pothos. I have been told that they only are a real threat to animals who might eat them, such as cats. So, if pothos is safe (which is has to be, it's like the king amongst terrarium plants), I figured that plant is as well. It has been recommnded in several forum as well.

So, is it more dangerous for frogs than pothos, and how if that's the case? I don't want to harm the future frogs, but I would like to be sure before doing anything

[clownonfire]

Great thread, and I love how it's creating excitement and friendly competition amongst members.

[ZachTurner]