Azureus and Vivarium Update

[ukfan1976]

Soooo... Today I did some more work to my Viv and went ahead and added the little guy to his new home. I also added more Frog Moss, ferns, and Springtails (yes the mold is back already lol). He seems to love it! Already playing in the stream and exploring. Right now he's hiding out in the hollow log. I'm pretty sure he's spooked!

Also...

I went to LLL Reptile today (twice) and on my second visit I couldn't resist the 20% off sale on their Dart Frogs. I bought a new little friend for my current frog She's in quarantine now (I have no idea if its a she but... haha). Quarantine tank pics are below.

A few more questions:

I bought a digital Hygrometer/Thermometer probe today. Ive researched a little but and have seen recommendations for 70-100% humidity but unsure what is ideal. I have a ReptiFogger to control humidity. Also, ideal temp?? I don't want to kill the little guy haha!! Advice?

Also, I bought some empty fruit fly cups (32oz) and plan on culturing my own. I got a recipe online that uses 4 parts potato flakes, 2 parts powdered milk, 1 part sugar, water, and sprinkle of bakers yeast. Coffee filters for the medium. Anyone use this? Seems pretty simple but would appreciate direction.

FYI...I have named my frogs... Roscoe is my original frog and Rubyjane is the new one in quarantine

I appreciate all the advice, really I do! I hope I'm not becoming a nuisance with all my questions

Below are pics of the finished Viv, some pics of Roscoe enjoying his new Viv, and some pics of quarantine tank

[ukfan1976]

Oh yeah, here's a pic of the new girl before adding her to the quarantine tank (haha i have no idea if its a girl).

[DigitalPunk]

Awesome!

Temps - Mid to low 70's are ideal. Anything over 80F can become dangerous to your little guy/gal quickly.

humidity - 70 - 100% - I would aim for the middle and use that range as a gauge. Anything in the 50% range without access to water can quickly become fatal.

Fruit flies - Culturing your own is super easy. I would always make sure you have more flies breeding than you will need incase you have a culture crash on you. Here si an article on this site for fruit fly culturing. Frog Forum - Fruit Fly Culturing, Care and Feeding - Everything you need to know about Drosophila

Also Bill (deranged chipmunk) uses the below home made formula.

1/4 cup instant mashed potatoes (I get mine at the dollar store)

1/4 cup white distilled vinegar

1 tsp confectioner's sugar

1/4 cup hot water

Mix together, should be a nice think creamy consistency. Sprinkle some yeast on top, add your climbing material and seed.

I am going to try his recipe after i run out of Josh's Frog media.

I am also going to switch from the Deli cups to glass jars with modified lids once I run out of the stock of cups I have. I like the idea of reusing containers instead of adding cost and waste to my operation. Time will tell if I regret this or not.


Place the temp/humidity probe about 1/2 down the tank away from the heat source. Try not to get it wet when misting as this will cause the readings to become wildly inaccurate. If it does get wet and go crazy just remove it from the tank and wave it around like crazy to dry it off and it should return to normal operation.

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You frog is awesome, he looks like he is loving his new home! Got any pics of the new frog?

--- Just saw the post you did while i was typing. He/she is Cute! Can't wait for our 2 to come in from Josh this coming week!

[ukfan1976]

Awesome!

Temps - Mid to low 70's are ideal. Anything over 80F can become dangerous to your little guy/gal quickly.

humidity - 70 - 100% - I would aim for the middle and use that range as a gauge. Anything in the 50% range without access to water can quickly become fatal.

Fruit flies - Culturing your own is super easy. I would always make sure you have more flies breeding than you will need incase you have a culture crash on you. Here si an article on this site for fruit fly culturing. Frog Forum - Fruit Fly Culturing, Care and Feeding - Everything you need to know about Drosophila

Also Bill (deranged chipmunk) uses the below home made formula.

1/4 cup instant mashed potatoes (I get mine at the dollar store)

1/4 cup white distilled vinegar

1 tsp confectioner's sugar

1/4 cup hot water

Mix together, should be a nice think creamy consistency. Sprinkle some yeast on top, add your climbing material and seed.

I am going to try his recipe after i run out of Josh's Frog media.

I am also going to switch from the Deli cups to glass jars with modified lids once I run out of the stock of cups I have. I like the idea of reusing containers instead of adding cost and waste to my operation. Time will tell if I regret this or not.


Place the temp/humidity probe about 1/2 down the tank away from the heat source. Try not to get it wet when misting as this will cause the readings to become wildly inaccurate. If it does get wet and go crazy just remove it from the tank and wave it around like crazy to dry it off and it should return to normal operation.

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You frog is awesome, he looks like he is loving his new home! Got any pics of the new frog?

Hey again Paul!

I added a pic of the new girl above in a reply (forgot to put in the OP).

You mentioned a heat source.... I don't have that. Since I live in SoCal and temps here are always in the 70s is it needed? I don't even have AC in my apt and I never use the heat. My apt stays around 75ish degrees.

[DigitalPunk]

Hey again Jeremy

Nah if your ambient temps in the house stay in range you won't need a heat source... Lucky lol

Yeah I edited my post once i realized I was quick on the draw with the question lol.

[DigitalPunk]

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[ukfan1976]

And don't worry about asking to many questions. We love helping others! Ask any questions you like

Awesome! I've definitely learned a lot these past few days.

One thing I just remembered I forgot to ask:

I bought some ReptiCal with D3 (ZooMed). I tried to sprinkle some on the flies I added to the old tank today when I fed the little guy, but it just came out in clumps and didn't dust anything but the ground. The container says to add crickets to a bag and add the reptical and shake, then add to tank. Does this work for fruit flies? Is this how I should be adding the calcium? I'm a little confused.

[DigitalPunk]

Yes it does. I have a small bowl I shake the fruit flies into prior to feeding. This lets you see how many you have first before dumping them into the tank. Prior to shaking the fruit flies into the bowl I add a tiny bit of the vitamin or Calcium powder to the bowl and then just lightly shake the flies in the bowl. They will get covered in the stuff. It will take some practice, but it takes much less of the powder than you think to cover a lot of flies. I try to avoid shaking excess powder into the terrarium, but it happens