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    Default Re: Gnat traps in the vivarium...

    I keep mine OUT of the viv. I set them on top. I would not want to see what kind of trouble my frogs could get in with a trap inside the viv LOL
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    I am not sure they are getting out of my viv... at least not yet lol. I hadn't thought that far ahead. I was wondering if maybe there was some way to make one small enough but still functional that I could dangle from the screen top somehow.... that way the frog couldn't get in. I will think on it and if I think of something I will share it.

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    Use fly traps with caution....and never in the enclosure. Most have insecticide on them.

    The "larvae on the log" ? Are you sure what you are seeing isn't springtails ? If so just leave them.

    In the long-run, any extra feeder is a good thing. The more variety your frog has the better.

    Is it possible the fruit flies are breeding in the tank?
    If you have purchased more than one species of "flightless" fruit flies it is not impossible for them to interbreed in the enclosure.

    Mixing their genes results in a fly that is no longer "flightless".
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    Default Re: Gnat traps in the vivarium...

    Screen top? With a dart frog you should not have a screen top....

    If you have glass on the top of the tank covering the original screen top you will want to change that out sooner rather than later. The screen will begin to rust and create a potentially bad situation for your frog. Also in your video your tank looks dry. What is the humidity in it. I don't know that I have ever seen one of my tanks at 90% humidity and all the glass nearly free of water. If your humidity is up where it needs to be you don't need a water bowl and could free that space up for your frog..
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    Default Re: Gnat traps in the vivarium...

    Definitely not springtails or flies. I have seen springtails in there, and they look very different. And I have seen fly larvae (not in there) which are also very different. If I did ever put a trap inside it would be with a natural thing like vinegar or something to attract them, nothing hazardous.

    As for the dry look, it was towards the end of a misting cycle (I do it in morning and evening typically), but my humidity stays around 90% for the most part, and even goes up to 94% occasionally. I assure you it's quite wet in there, I just don't spray the glass very much. During the day it does fog up though, but opening it helps it to clear pretty quickly, and I generally wipe the front one on occasion just so I can see.

    Oh and screen top.... I have glass over it, and I know it might eventually rust, but it's not on my immediate to do list. I am just keeping a close eye on it for now and so far no signs of rusting any time soon. Probably because I don't spray it or anything... so it will take longer from the humidity alone.

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