Mesh cage/tank combo?

[irThumper]

Contemplating my WTF enclosure that will be set up this year to prepare for frogs I will get in the spring. I have a 29 gal tank that is 30" long x 18" tall x 12 1/2" wide, I'm thinking of setting it INSIDE a 100 gal mesh Reptarium that is 30" wide x 48" tall x 16.5" deep... that would give me a 4" gap in the front that I'd have to do something with, but would figure that out. I thought that this would give me good humidity down in the tank and the option of having a taller/climbing plant which could wind it's way to the top of the Reptarium enclosure, there would of course be plenty of ventilation. Going to place the set up on a Style Selections 5-tier steel freestanding shelving unit (74" tall x 48" wide x 18" deep) with shelves that adjust at 1" inch increments. Will have something underneath besides the bare rack of the shelf. I'll also be hanging a 48" T5 light fixture for plants from the top shelf, and a heat lamp if needed. Any thoughts on if this would make a good set up for WTFs?

[irThumper]

There would be plenty of branches for the frogs and the plant to climb on too, of course Still figuring out the water situation, I also have more than enough dishes and trays that would work, just deciding what would work best in the tank.

[DigitalPunk]

a full mesh cage will never have the humidity you need. No matter how much water you have. The air movement would pull the humidity into the whole room the tank was in. This sounds like a cool idea theory, but I don't see a way for this to work. Unless you replace the mesh with glass

[jarteta97]

Lol, replacing an entire mesh cage with glass is the same as building a custom glass enclosure. I agree with Paul, though, I can't think of any way that would work, unless you just got a regular lid for the tank, and only used the mesh screen for having a vining plant grow along the outside of the tank for a visual effect.

[irThumper]

a full mesh cage will never have the humidity you need. No matter how much water you have. The air movement would pull the humidity into the whole room the tank was in. This sounds like a cool idea theory, but I don't see a way for this to work. Unless you replace the mesh with glass

They'd be in my plant room, which already has humidity in the 50's% range, so was wondering. I'm going to set it up and monitor everything this fall/winter before I get the frogs, so I guess that will give me the best indication over all, lol.

[irThumper]

This is where I got the idea White's Tree Frog Fact Sheet - National Zoo Figured if I added a taller bromeliad or two that could cup water it would help too

[deranged chipmunk]

The only way I could see this working over the long run would be to build it like a chameleon enclosure, with a misting and drip systems. I'm not 100% sure about the logistics of it, but if you really have the bug to do this, I would research those high humidity screen enclosures people build for chams.


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