reptifogger q

[frogphibian]

Can I use distilled water in a reptifogger? I read somwhere that it wasnt safe to be sparayed on frogs, but it wont leave water marks. Also, where can i get distilled water?

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

Hello,
Yes it is recommended that you use distilled water in your reptifogger, and in misting the enclosure but not spring directly or in the water feature or bowl of your
terrarium.

The reason it is recommended in the fogger is that over time the minerals in filtered/bottled/tap water will build up in the fogger and shorten its life.
also distilled water is recommend for misting the enclosure so it will not leave mineral deposits on the glass and ornaments.

You can buy distilled water in just about any super store or grocery store by the gallon.

To tell you the truth the inexpensive bottled water that does not say that it has minerals added will be just fine.
I have been running target brand bottled water in my foggers for almost 2 years and no problems. but I do
clean my forgers out in the sink (with out getting water in the electronics base) once a month to so.

The only thing I've had to do is replace a fan, witch is pretty easy.

As long as you have them on a level surface the fan will last a long time and will last even longer if you use a controller of some type.

I like the zoo med HT-10 hygrotherm.
you can get them pretty cheap on amazon for about $40.00 plus shipping.

[frogphibian]

Ok I just bought one today and some distiller water at shaws. Will the distilled water get rid of water stains that already exist? Also does anybody know if we can catch red leg from a pacman frog? My PAC recently passed cuz of it and my moms worried that I will catch it.

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

You need to show this post to your mother.

Sorry to say but red leg is caused by poor conditions in his enclosure.
There's no way you can catch Red leg.
But if you don't clean the enclosure very thoroughly your new frog might be at risk.

But it's very important that you wash your hands and rinse them well before handling your frog and then washing your hands very well afterwards.

Sorry to say that frogs are more of a look at me pet than a touch me pet.
They should only be handled when it's time to clean their enclosure or when they are ill and then done very carefully.

Sorry the distilled water Will not get rid of the stains that are already there. You need to put your new frog in a plastic bin with some paper towels there are moistened with dechlorinated tapwater not the distilled water.
And put some holes in the lid of the plastic bin.
Don't throw away the bin, this could be your little hospital for the frog for when it's not well.

Now you need to clean the enclosure very well.
To get rid of the water spots you can use distilled white vinegar and a paper towel. Make sure that you rinse it out very well until you cannot smell the vinegar anymore.
The vinegar will do two things for you, the acid Will remove the water stains and also kill any bacteria.

Normally I would use A weak solution of Clorox and water but I prefer that you use the vinegar it is much safer for you and the frog.

You can get new ornaments for the enclosure or you can have your mother soak them in a 10% solution of Clorox to water for about an hour.
Then you'll need to soak them in A solution dechlorinated water that has been double dosed with dechlorinator solution.
over night, for the plastic ornaments that will be good enough.
You can get the dechlorinator at any pet store and it's not very expensive at all.
For the wood and rocks you will need to bake them in a oven at 200F for at least 2 hrs this will kill any bugs that are remaining.


I'm just curious what kind of frog did you get. And what kind of enclosure do you have?

[frogphibian]

Thanks for all of the info! I had a pacman frog who passed, it may not have been from redleg( i kept the tank very clean) he was in a 10 gallon(strawberry albino). He stopped eating one day, and the next day he died Im getting two whites tree frogs, but dont worry they are going in a new exo terra 18x18x24 that i bot for them. Im getting a blue phase and a blue eyed to go together from south central herpetological. Have you ever heard of them? I just want to make sure they r good.

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

I don't have any experiences with south central Herpetological so I really can't say anything bad or good.
Nor have I ever heard of them until this point.

I would love to see a photo of the enclosure you have for the whites.

[frogphibian]

Ok while i figure out how to upload a photo ill describe it to you. It has a 40 watt night bulb and a 60 watt blue day bulb that provides uva and heat. Ive got eco earth a lagoon water bowls, ground cover plant, philodendron plant, 4 hanging plants, stick on branch, and two vines that i twisted together going around the whole tank. exo terra 18 18 24. is it ok to have the uva lighting instead of the uvb?

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

In reality A regular 65k White CFL bulb Will be just fine. Everything you described sounds good. The only thing I'm kind of concerned about is how you're going to control the humidity and temperature.
I would suggest getting a simple lamp timer to turn on and off daylight bulb have it come on about 7 AM and then off at 5 PM
The 40 W light bulb I would assume is red and doesn't put out a lot of heat.
What I did for my enclosure was to use an EXO terra CFL hood and two mini dome reflectors.
One had the nightlight and the other had a 50 W ceramic heat element controlled by a zoo med HT 10 Hygrotherm
And they nighttime temperature offset set to 7° so when the lights went out the controller would automatically drop the temperature by 7°
These frogs need a night time temperature gradient.
I also used A zoo med repti-fogger for humidity control.

When I have my whites I fed them A mixture of nightcrawler pieces, dubia roaches, crickets and a monthly pinky Mouse.
I always gut loaded my inset feeders with fresh veg before feeding to the frogs.
I also dusted the crickets and roaches with calcium plus D3 every other feeding.
My terrible Trio Will gobble up just about anything I put in front of them including my finger. LOL