Quote Originally Posted by Lija View Post
Brian, did you read a care sheet?

Yes you need:
- hydrometer and thermometer, get digital, analog ones are garbage
- water conditioner for all water you are using, including the one you expand exo earth (plantation soil) with. You can get reptile specific, but any fish tank ones will do. I like prime the best, cheap and lasts long time.
- fine coconut fibre - eco earth or plantation soil, get bricks, more economical this way. You will need to change it every month, water - every day.
- shallow water bowl, i like ceramic plant dishes the best, they are very cheap and usually just right size. I think they are under 1$ at walmart.
- plant of sorts - any plastic or silk plant, hanging or not ad long as frog can hide under is fine. Any terrarium decor if you'd like to, but something to cover 3 sides if your tank, fish tank background works awesome. But anything not see through would do.
- ca with vit d3 powder and multivitamin powder
- something you will use to heat up the tank - infrared lamp + dome or heat mat that has to be attached to the side.
- mister , hand mister or humidifier.
I have an analog thermometer and it seems to be working fine for me but I keep my humidity and temperature pretty stable. 70"F Is the lowest my temp gets at any part of the day, and 80% humidity all the time.

A portion of my terrarium also has some moss to hold moisture. I was advised to change it once every two weeks but I have gotten away with the moss being reliable for up to a month.

Water conditioner is also very important, or you can opt to make it easier and buy bottled spring water jugs. (I had done research and I do my daily misting and water dish changes with spring water.) It has the right water properties/qualities as far as I understood and for three months or so now Keropi seems to be doing just fine. If you don't use water that has the correct necessities you run the risk of leaching vital nutrients and minerals from your frog, or your frog absorbing toxic substances, i.e. chlorine used to make tap water drinkable/bacteria free.

Plastic plants can be a hazard if you think that the leaves or pieces of the plant could prove to be a poking injury. You don't want your frog to poke his eye because he just happened to jump into a plant to try and hide but instead stabbed himself in the face. As for real plants, I have heard that they will try to dig under and hide beneath plants, so expect real plants to be uprooted if not carefully placed. I buried my plastic plants low enough in the substrate that he can't possibly burrow to them bottom grids that hold the plant down in the substrate.