Whites tree frog STILL hurting himself

[irThumper]

I'd give him a bigger water dish, place a flat rock or something else in the bottom (I use a tera cotta pot saucer upside down) and get him a "Pineapple" variety Dracaena. One of our Pacific tree frogs, and now our new Whites Tree Frog's, love snuggling down between the leaves to nap. I think the live plants help make them feel more secure & less frustrated and are kinder to their skin.

<< Pacific tree frog in Dracaena << Pacific tree frog in African violet
<< Outdoor Pacific tree frog in a Hosta

(Will have to get pics of the new Whites Tree Frog girls in their dracaena)

[DigitalPunk]

Hmm I have not kept White tree frogs, but I do have some Red Eyes and I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night so let me toss a few ideas at you and see what you think.


Heating a tank with a heat bulb also has the added benefit of drying the air out in the tank super fast. I would venture a guess and say the hydrometer is way off on it's readings. With a Heat bulb on 24/7 there is almost no way for it to be on average 60% without the substrate being completely soaked with water and swamped out. I am going to link an item below to use in place of the heat bulb.


Ceramic Heat Emitter - If your current dome has a porcelain socket than this will work in your existing dome. He it is a plastic or metal socket you will want to replace the dome. These babies are bit more money than bulbs but last a heck of a lot longer. They will heat the tank 24/7 and produce no light. You will want to either use a thermostat to help control the output temp of find a dome with a dimmer switch on it to help regulate the heat. These things also do not dry out the air so all that precious humidity will stick around for a while.

That is the one thing that jumps out at me right away with your setup is the heating lamp. I tried those, it was a nightmare, and so I switched to the CHE and love them!

[irThumper]

How hot do those get though...? I'm second guessing myself on my own frogs' temps at night too, though I still think 73 at night is not too low I just don't know if they're used to it yet, and I don't really want it getting lower than 72 at the most. I did read somewhere on here that someones WTFs got to 68 or 69 at night and seemed to be perfectly fine, but I don't even let my African violets get that low at night and the frogs will wind up being in the same room as them.

[DigitalPunk]

It depends on the wattage you get. they 100w one gets up near the 80's the closer to it you are. It is a radiant heat so the closer to the device the warmer it feels and then down towards the vivarium floor it will feel a bit cooler The box shows the estimated distances and the heat drop off.