tropical moss walls

[simonlaprise]

hey guys i built my vivarium enclosure for cuban tree frogs with tropical moss walls ,at first it was all good but now instead of hiding in their burrows they start going behind the walls and their stating to collapse, my question is what should i do , rebuild the whole vivarium differently or just hope they stop? heres the smallest one , cant find the 2 other ones

[deranged chipmunk]

How is the moss attached? Unless it has something to grab onto, they will just push it off the glass. You won't be able to stop them from going wherever they want to go inside the tank.

For what is worth, that diffenbachia is way too big of a species for that small tank.


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[simonlaprise]

yeah my dieffenbachia was smaller couple weeks ago now it outgrew the viv making it look small , the moss was atached to the hydrogolon?* a type of screen but yeah their breakin it , so you think i should start over ?

[deranged chipmunk]

Hygrolon is great for attaching moss, but it need to be attached very securely and seamlessly to the glass to prevent what's happening. Unfortunately, the Cubans will tear it apart more and more as days go by. Gentle frogs, they are not!!

If you are doing a full moss tank like that, you need to give the tank a minimum of 4-6 weeks growing time to give the moss time to establish before adding the terrors into the tank. Always remember when building tanks, it's their home, and they will redecorate as they see fit, no matter what you say lol I learned that lesson many moons ago when I first got white's. Lol


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[simonlaprise]

thank you deranged chipmunk , i guess your right ,ill try to set up something safer for them ,i wouldnt want a wall to collapse on them

[deranged chipmunk]

If you can swing it and can get it, epiweb would be a much more suitable material to do a moss wall with. It's thicker, comes in panels and can be siliconed to the glass, much like tree fern panels.


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[scooter7728]

anyone sell epiweb? I know its a overseas company.

If you can swing it and can get it, epiweb would be a much more suitable material to do a moss wall with. It's thicker, comes in panels and can be siliconed to the glass, much like tree fern panels.


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and isnt that way too much water?

[deranged chipmunk]

There were a few suppliers selling it in the states. Not sure if or who anyone carries it right now.

The water level is fine for Cubans.


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