Quote Originally Posted by Skelly98 View Post
The water dish is only up to their chests, it's pretty shallow. I put up some nice brown backround, and the frogs are a lot happier looking now (hopping around the enclosure all day and eating every fruit fly i put in there). It was also a bit cold today, so i hooked up a thermostat and a heat pad. It's set not to get hotter than 85f (the heat pad, not the enclosure), so the viv is pretty well always 75f on the cool side and 80f on the warm side. Also, should i hook up the whole thing so that the heat pad and the light go off at night, or just the light? I know nighttime drops are acceptable, but are they necessary?

Thanks for the help,

Mitch.
Hi Mitch,

I use timers ( on heat emitters) for any heat ( if needed) at night. .
It's scary...my enclosure are in my basement. It needs very careful monitoring.

You might keep a thermometer in the vicinity ( outside)the enclosure(s) as well.
I'm crazy about thermometers...they are everywhere.

You don't want it to go above 80F - ever.
I use 78 as a cut-off.

You don't want more than a 10 degree drop at night. Avoid the swings if possible.

If heat is a problem, a low wattage bulb works well (depending on where the enclosure is kept) .
Remember they need a photo-period of 12 hours of light and 12 hours of dark.