New White's Tree Frog Setup Question

[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

[DigitalPunk]

Misters are pricey, but they are way worth it. One pump can run up to 10 mist heads so you could use one pump for 8 - 10 tanks easily. LOVE my MistKing pump, it is by far the best purchase I made for my tanks.

Grape wood is awful for high humidity tanks. The mold is most likely a gray mold and will make your frogs sick fast. Josh's frogs has a great election of terrarium wood as does NEHERP.

Florescent or incandescent bulbs will kill humidity as well. You can compensate that loss with a large water bowl, a 2 inch layer of Sphagnum moss on the bottom of the tank. Also it helps to remove the plastic and use a damp towel instead. Switch to using a Ceramic Heat emitter at night instead of a feb bulb. It will help keep your humidity up more as the CHE produces no light and is radiant heat. They are amazing heaters.

[kueluck]

For your humidity issues it just might be the gauge. Analog have a tendency to not be very accurate, and you can get a bad digital also, so I would replace your gauge and go from there. Can't see how your levels can be so low yet mold is growing.