Red Eyed Tree Frog Vivarium/Paludarium Built - EXO TERRA (Medium/Tall)

[Ferguscyc]

PHASE 1 - PLANNING (1)

Hello everyone,

At the moment right now, my two baby red eyed tree frogs are doing very well in quarantine. Though it will be quite some time before they reach an adult size, I couldn't help but start to plan for a terrarium when they grow bigger. So I am starting this new thread as a built journal where I will include all my planning, ideas and actual construction. Please feel free to give any comments and suggestions. Before I go on, here are some pictures of my tree frogs


Moving on to the future vivarium that I hope to build for these two little guys. I currently have an empty Medium/Tall 24"x18"x24" exo terra terrarium that was previously used to house my bearded dragon. This is a rough sketch of how I envision the tank to look like. This is however, just a sketch of how I want it to look and I still have not considered the technical problems of the construction of the tank


WITH COLOUR:

Here are a few concerns that I hope you guys can address and help me improve on (:

1) The pond: I have have hoped for a small pond in the front of the vivarium that would be home to some water plants and small fishes. However, having seen care sheets of red eyed tree frogs that suggests a shallow water dish, I am concerned about whether or not this is a good idea. As for the cleanliness of the water, I plan to have a water pump/filter as the waterfall at the back. Will that suffice for keeping the water clean enough for the frogs in case they want to take a dip?

2) The waterfall: I have seen some designs that have a custom homemade waterfall with the use of a pump and filter. However as I want to have a waterfall that has water coming out from a pile of stones, I am worried that the weight might be too much.

3) False bottom: For many of the other vivariums that I have seen, they often put in false bottom but I don't really understand the mechanism behind having a false bottom, can someone explain??

4) Moss: Is there any post that talks about growing moss on background and/or pieces of wood? Do I use place them onto the surface and wait for it to grow?

5) Misting: I was wondering how to set up a regular misting system?

6) Planting: What kinds of plants are best for Red Eyed tree frogs? Are their any plants that I should AVOID putting into the red eyed vivarium as they might be harmful to the frogs?

If you have any answers or comments, please feel free to tell me It will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.