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    very creative! I don't think you will have any issues with insects congregating behind it. Crickets and fruit flies find the craziest places to hid from the frogs. I keep a wad of Sphagnum near the top of the tank. After a few hours all the uneaten fruit flies have climbed up to it. I then shake it into a bowl and re-dust the flies and drop them back in the bottom of the tank. The circle of life? lol The not so smart flies jump into the water section and the army of springtails that hang out in the water pounce on them
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    I can't wait to get the leaf litter in there... I feel like the flies hide so quickly in the moss and she sometimes struggles to see them right in front of her. And with that they rub the powder off so quickly. Some days she eats them so fast it doesn't matter, but like today she was in different spot of tank waiting for her food so I gave it to her there and she struggled more to find them once they dispersed.... and since I only counted her eating maybe 13-15 I gave her a few more in her usual spot she went to looking for more. Btw... is it ok I have seen her eating the larvae too? So springtails will eat the flies? Good to know... maybe that will help clean up lol. Oh and I have heard some people put a piece of food in there occasionally to gather the flies... is that harmful?

    though I guess it would be easy to hide on undersides of leaves too... darn it. I contemplated trying dish feeding even though I know it's a lost cause with FF's able to climb out, but maybe it will give her a head start.

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    Nah bowl feeding darts won't work. As you stated the FF will run for their lives and climb out. Keep feeding her in the same spot. She will catch on and even if she is across the tank she will come a running when she sees them bouncing off the ground.

    Springtails will eat anything that dies in the tank. FF, crickets, poop, decaying leaves, decaying plants. Anything

    One thing i do (i doubt it helps much) is a couple hours after feeding I will mist the tank and any flies hiding with come out and run from the water. This might get the attention of your froggy. She doesn't have anything better todo than hunt for food. She will enjoy flushing out surprise flies as the day goes on. Just don't want so many in the tank they are everywhere. that could/will stress her out
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    good to know.. about them stressing her out with so many. I am glad when I change it tomorrow I can start clean now that she's got the hang of things and get rid of some of the extras. She spends most of the day out hunting, so I am sure she'll find some of them at least. She's literally out from about 9-9:30 when I feed her to around 4ish or so just hunting, and then later in the evening she might hide or might still hunt for a bit before retiring behind her log for the night. It will be interesting to see how that might change with the new setup.

    Oh, and I noticed that misting the tank makes the flies squirm too lol. I do it once in a while as well if she seems particularly stumped at finding them once the powder has worn off anyway.

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    I am still a bit confused at how to attach a brom, with a big base like these especially, to the background with wire? I just can't envision it. and what height is high enough for them? Can they be fairly low, just not actually touching the substrate?

    Thanks again.

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