New White's Tree Frog Setup Question

[GreenTree]

Maybe a spring peeper? if you like loud frogs. haha
Im not to savy on dart frogs but they arnt good frogs to handle. Thats about the extent of what I know in the dedrobati world...maybe chipmunk will chime in. =)

[newrkv]

lol not to sure that would work out to well in a one bedroom apartment

[GreenTree]

My suggestion would be to clean that tank thouroughly and keep that tank on hand for a quarantine tank for when your little guy gets sick or injured. (its pretty common for whites to come down with a surprise illness which is treatable)

Im sure there is someone savy here on how to make a proper quarantine tank when the time comes.

[newrkv]

cool, thank you!

[newrkv]

All right y'all... I have tried everything I know, and I have finally gotten my temps under control, but the humidity is a crazy animal on its own to control.

Things I have in the terrarium:

Styrofoam background that came with the Exo-Terra terrarium
Zoo-Med Cork Board
2 pieces of grape wood
Coconut substrate
plenty of moss throughout the terrarium
2 small water dishes with the dechlorinated water
4 Fake plants for hiding spots

One half of the screen top is covered with plastic wrap and one quarter of the screen top is covered with a wet towel. This in the hopes the humidity would stay steady for longer.

As of right now, I mist the terrarium before I go to bed and it jumps up top 90%, as expected, but by the time I am up in the morning it is down to 20%.

Same thing during the day. The first few days I got them I was off so I could spray often, but during the day today I sprayed before I left for work and came back and it was down to 25%. I am not sure where the humidity is escaping through...

Any suggestions? I want to get the humidity level situated. I know 90% is to high for them and 20% is way to low. How are you achieving a happy medium throughout the day?

[GreenTree]

Try covering half of the screen lid with glass or plastic wrap....also grape wood will absorb the humidity faster that any other wood I know. Try replacing the grape wood with natural looking bark pieces instead. Grape wood also harbors many bad bacteria, and mold, and can not be washed properly. Have you looked into getting a timed mister?

[newrkv]

ok, I have noticed some white mold on the grapewood, but also saw somewhere else in the forum that it was part of the maturation process of the terrarium. I will go ahead and remove that.

The screen is covered half with plastic wrap already, but somehow the humidity is still escaping... probably the grapewood you mentioned.

I have looked into the timed misters, but those things are pricey! lol