Rescued a WTF!

[Frogman1031]

It is soooo cute!! Very thin. You want to really feed that thing now. The QT is a must as has been mentioned. They grow pretty fast too. Mine went from an inch or inch and a half to almost three inches in a year so you must get that other tank ASAP. Im surprised it has retained its green color though. I would think that it would become a dull olive when stressed.

[Mushrooms]

Thanks for the tips guys. I will clear out all the coco fiber when i get home from work and give it paper towels. I guess it will also be much easier to tell if it is toileting too. I fed it last night, which it was very happy about. I was feeding each cricket by hand to make sure they were eating.
Eli it was very brown/olive when i brought it home, but its colour came out once it ate. So must be happier. It was very active last night, so its good it wasn't lethargic.

[ColleenT]

if you get a chance to find a nice long piece of wood at the pet shop, i'm sure he'd appreciate climbing on that as well. Good job so far. thanks for helping the little guy.

[Mushrooms]

Okay so little frog is doing well. Eating a good few crickets a day, beimg nice and active at night. I find it in its water dish every morming looking about and waiting for food. I have changed the massive uvb heat bulb for a standard 50w that keeps the temp at a pretty steady 28 c. But humidity is nearly always 80% which is to high for whites from what I am reading ? How is the best way to get it down?

[LilyPad]

Are you sure it is 80? What kind of hygrometer are you using? Many of them are inaccurate. Does the tank have ventilation? I doubt it's too high if the tank is ventilated and you have a 50w bulb on it.

[Mushrooms]

Amy it is one of those dial hydrometers, it was only a cheap one so im begining to think its just really useless. The tank is ventilated by mesh at the top and little vent slats along the front. A little after you replied last night the humidity was reading 75% this morning then I turned the light on its literally shot up to 90% and by just putting my hand in there I can tell it is not that humid at all.
Any one reccomend a better type of hydrometer?

[flybyferns]

Congratulations - He hit the 'honey pot'
It's funny how they find YOU

The hygrometers are very frustrating.
Use a fan ? Ventilate a little more? Move them around ?
I have never found one that is reliable.
You want to use them as a guide while you are getting comfortable making a judgement on the humidity.
Maintaining his temp is more important.

If ....or .... when you add any wood to the enclosure be sure to bake it first--- to get rid of all the nasties.
Plants should be prepped first --- bleach dipped roots and all ( 1:10) (bleach:water) then rinsed, rinsed, rinsed in de-chlorinated water.

When rinsing -- submerse the entire plant. If it's a delicate plant re-pot it into ABG / spray it often / and wait several weeks to 'grow it out' before planting it into the frogs's enclosure.