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    Default Re: Tomato Frog Question

    For a Tomato frog, would provide same care as for a Pacman; but changing the humidity to 80% and the temperature to 70-75F (lower range for babies). Only way to determine if all is good in enclosure is for you to answer below questions. Thank you !

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    The following information will be very helpful if provided when requesting assistance with either your frog or enclosure. To help with your questions, please utilize the below list and post the information in the proper forum area to get advice from FF members that keep the same frog. This will allow for little confusion and a faster more informed response.

    1. Size of enclosure
    2. # of inhabitants - specifically other frogs and size differences
    3. Humidity
    4. Temperature
    5. Water - type - for both misting and soaking dish
    6. Materials used for substrate
    7. Enclosure set up i.e. plants (live or artificial), wood, bark and other materials.
    - How were things prepared prior to being put into the viv.
    8. Main food source
    9. Vitamins and calcium? (how often)
    10. Lighting
    11. What is being used to maintain the temperature of the enclosure
    12. When is the last time he/she ate
    13. Have you found poop lately
    14. A pic would be helpful including frog and enclosure (any including cell phone pic is fine)
    15. Describe frog's symptoms and/or recent physical changes; to include it's ventral/belly area.
    16. How old is the frog
    17. How long have you owned him/her
    18. Is the frog wild caught or captive bred
    19. Frog food- how often and if it is diverse, what other feeders are used as treats
    20. How often the frog is handled
    21. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area
    22. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc)

    by Lynn(Flybyferns) and GrifTheGreat.
    Remember to take care of the enclosure and it will take care of your frog !​

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    Default Re: Tomato Frog Question

    1. 10 gallon
    2. Just Tom the tomato frog
    3. no idea
    4. no idea
    5. tap water with water conditioner in both
    6. Zoo med Premium
    7. artificial tree and bark log
    8. crickets
    9. None
    10. Lighting- natural indirect sunlight
    11. nothing -natural room temp, I was told they dont need any heat lamp or lighting for heat
    12. he eats daily-about 3-5 crickets
    13. havent seen any for about a week, in the water dish where he went the first time, so maybe he is going in the soil and i just cant see it??
    14. will take a picture
    15. he looks healthy and eating well very alert just staying on top of soil now and not hiding anywhere. great vibrant color
    16. he fits in the entire palm of my hand so i am guessing a year or so
    17. 2-3 wks
    18. captive bred
    19. just crickets-no treats
    20. not often- just to take him out to clean him and sometimes in the evenings, with washed hands that i keep moist with water at all time.
    21. low
    22. rinse water bowl daily, mist daily both with conditioned water and clean and replace soil every two weeks

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