Water too cold.

[Talenkai]

Hello again. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on keeping a frogs water dish warm. He gets in the water when I change it and it's warm, but it gets cold after a day and he gets out and buries himself

[Talenkai]

Also the water is in a plastic tubaware.

[Lija]

the water might just seems cold to you. Go with enclosure temp readings, if ok, the water would be ok too.

[DigitalPunk]

What Lija said. The water temp will cool down or heat up to roughly the ambient temp in his enclosure.

[Talenkai]

Thanks for the quick responses. It's my ABF. I use a 50 watt red bulb. The day temp is 85°F. Should I put the light over the water or on the other side?

[DigitalPunk]

I don't have any experience caring for ABF, but there is a care article on the forums for these lovely frogs.

Frog Forum - African Bullfrog - Pyxicephalus adspersus - Care and Breeding

I skimmed through it and it said to place the eat source on one side of the tank so the frog can move around depending on the temperature he/she wants to be in.

If you haven't already and have spare time and want to learn more about your frog than I would recommend you read it. It is jam packed with gobs of information!

Paul