Mold???

[deranged chipmunk]

I agree with Paul, while not pretty, cinder blocks are the best and cheapest stand out there.

As far as using the old tank, sterilizing should be done. You would just be inviting a cross contamination nightmare to happen.

[ukfan1976]

I agree with Paul, while not pretty, cinder blocks are the best and cheapest stand out there.

As far as using the old tank, sterilizing should be done. You would just be inviting a cross contamination nightmare to happen.

Ok thats cool. So in the meantime just a regular plastic shoebox-like container with some bedding and pool of water should be ok for quarantine? for 30 days? seems pretty long

[deranged chipmunk]

Yup. Unbleached, unprinted paper towels, a small water bowl and some air holes and you're good.

30 days seems like it's a long time, but they will be in their new home for a long time, what's 30 days? Better to be safe than sorry. Oh and don't forget to keep the humidity up in their quarantine tank. You can even throw a cutting of a hardy plant like pothos for them to hang out in and around.

[DigitalPunk]

Yeah I use Pothos in my Quarantine bins. I use the mesh pots commonly used in terrarium back ground and stuff a bunch of Sphagnum moss in it to secure the plant. The moss also doubles as a great humidity tool since it can hold a ridiculous amount of water, and an added bonus the Pothos LOVE being planted like that! My quarantine pothos are doing better than the ones on the window seal lol.

30 days will fly by. It will be hard once the tank is ready to roll, but just keep telling yourself... This will give me time to dial the tank in. This will help me identify any issue with the tank setup and correct. This will help me learn how to tweak the settings in my tank to simulate seasons. This will help me identify the eating habits of my frogs.

As I have said I have 3 Red eye tree frogs in quarantine right now. 2 of them have been in their quarantine setup for nearly 60 days now. The other one just finished his first week. I left the first 2 in longer they got just a little bit bigger, but at the 32 day mark I did move them into the same quarantine tub.

I am glad I have been able to be even a little helpful in your process. I am thoroughly addicted to this hobby... Heck I don't even consider it a hobby any more. This is something I will be doing for the rest of my life.

[kev48584]

I just want to be clear on this lol so when you have cork bark for example in a tank and it gets those white mold spots/patches you're suppose to leave it alone and it'll go away in a couple of days and it's normal in humid environment?? i know it's a silly question but i everytime i see that in my tarantula tanks i always remove it and discard the cork bark lol......

[deranged chipmunk]

I just want to be clear on this lol so when you have cork bark for example in a tank and it gets those white mold spots/patches you're suppose to leave it alone and it'll go away in a couple of days and it's normal in humid environment?? i know it's a silly question but i everytime i see that in my tarantula tanks i always remove it and discard the cork bark lol......

That is correct. The white mold will go away on it's own. May take a few days, may take a couple weeks, but it will go away. Isopods will eat it, if your t's don't eat them first lol